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178655829a Lyon: de l'Imprimerie du Roi 1786. 2 38 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Self wrappers. Upper wrapper dampstained and spotted slightly stained within. 2 38 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Verdicts Announced -- a Rare Printing. Official announcement of the verdicts rendered by the Assembly on all of the accused in the complicated swindle known as the "diamond Necklace Affair including Cardinal Rohan acquitted Count Cagliostro acquitted Marc-Antoine Nicholas de la Motte and his wife Jeanne both convicted of fraud sentenced to public flogging nude! and branding. Although the Queen was exonerated of having any part in the affair the sensational revelations of the life style at the Court harmed her and the Court irreparably fanning the flames which soon led to the Revolution.<br/><br/>Several concurrent printings have been noted; OCLC finds this rare Lyon printing only in microform; not found not in the BN online catalogue or RLIN. OCLC 47280679 microform only; not in RLIN; not in Bibliothèque Nationale de l'Imprimerie du Roi unknown books
1786LD16927Paris 1786. Hardcover. Good. 4to 249x195 mm contemporary tree sheep recased. Miscellaneous publications relating to the scandal at the court of Louis XVI in which the self-styled Comtesse de Valois manipulated the Cardinal de Rohan into purchasing a diamond necklace for Queen Marie Antoinette which the Comtesse and her husband then broke up and sold. A complete list of the pamphlets is available upon request. The condition of the first 14 pamphlets is excellent the 9 that follow have marginal dampstaining and spotting. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1786LD17850Paris 1786. Hardcover. Good. 4to 249x195 mm contemporary tree sheep recased endpapers renewed front joint chipped and repaired at top. 23 pamphlets bound together. Condition of contents generally very good or better through the first 14 pamphlets. Last nine with marginal dampstaining and occasional traces of mold. Overall an impressive sammelband of historical importance. The publications relate to the scandal at the court of Louis XVI in which the self-styled Comtesse de Valois manipulated the Cardinal de Rohan into purchasing a diamond necklace for Queen Marie Antoinette which the Comtesse and her husband then broke up and sold. Complete list of contents available upon request. <br/><br/> hardcover books