Loi Relative aux Juifs. Donnée à Paris, le 13 Novembre 1791 [Grant to Jews of full equality in the realm of political and social rights]

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: $5,500

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author

(FRENCH JUDAICA)

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L. Fournier

Place

Auxerre

Publication

1791

Description

Text in French. Woodcut headpiece on recto of first leaf

summary

“The National Assembly has decreed, on the 27th of September 1791.... that all men adhering to the duties of the Constitution are given the advantages that it assures; revokes all delays, reserves and exceptions applying to individual Jews.” Among the most significant documents in the history of the Jewish people. The grant of full equality of rights to Jews opened the flood-gates of the modern world to the Jews

pp. (4). Light dampstain at inner margin. Unbound. 4to

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