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1748 - MAGALON (J. D.). *Ma translation ou La Force, Sainte-Pélagie…
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MAGALON (J. D.). *Ma translation ou La Force, Sainte-Pélagie et Poissy*. Paris: Available from leading booksellers in France and abroad, 1824. In-8, [2] leaves, 262 pp., half-cub-coloured calf with the coat of arms and cipher of Louis-Philippe (contemporary binding). Headbands torn, joints split. Foxing. First edition. ‘Bibliothèque du roi. Neuilly’ stamp on the title page. This work by the writer Jean-Denis Magalon (1794–c. 1840), founder of the newspaper *L’Album* in 1822 in Paris, in which he fiercely attacked the Jesuits, an act which led to his conviction in a criminal court to 13 months’ imprisonment and a fine of 2,000 francs. Thanks to the intervention of Châteaubriand, then a minister, he was transferred to Sainte-Pélagie to serve out the remainder of his sentence after being tried alongside common criminals.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 4 of 4 – Nos. 1643 to 1970
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Auction time 08/22/2026 at 11:00 AM
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