Émile ZOLA. J'accuse...! Letter to the President of the Republic, in L'Aurore, January 13, 1898; large folio (62 x 46 cm) of 4p. (fold marks).
First edition of this famous appeal for Justice for Alfred Dreyfus.
This letter-manifesto, addressed to President Félix Faure, appeared on the front page of the newspaper L'Aurore, edited by Ernest Vaughan, two days after Esterhazy's acquittal by the Conseil de guerre. It marked the beginning of the fight for Alfred Dreyfus's innocence and rehabilitation. It earned Zola legal proceedings, which led to his temporary exile in England.
Good condition; original folds.
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Émile ZOLA. J'accuse...! Letter to the President of the Republic, in L'Aurore, January 13, 1898; large folio (62 x 46 cm) of 4p. (fold marks). First edition of this famous appeal for Justice for Alfred Dreyfus. This letter-manifesto, addressed to President Félix Faure, appeared on the front page of the newspaper L'Aurore, edited by Ernest Vaughan, two days after Esterhazy's acquittal by the Conseil de guerre. It marked the beginning of the fight for Alfred Dreyfus's innocence and rehabilitation. It earned Zola legal proceedings, which led to his temporary exile in England. Good condition; original folds.

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€4,000 - €5,000
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€14,300
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Émile ZOLA. J'accuse...! Letter to the President of the Republic, in L'Aurore, January 13, 1898; large folio (62 x 46 cm) of 4p. (fold marks). First edition of this famous appeal for Justice for Alfred Dreyfus. This letter-manifesto, addressed to President Félix Faure, appeared on the front page of the newspaper L'Aurore, edited by Ernest Vaughan, two days after Esterhazy's acquittal by the Conseil de guerre. It marked the beginning of the fight for Alfred Dreyfus's innocence and rehabilitation. It earned Zola legal proceedings, which led to his temporary exile in England. Good condition; original folds.
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