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Maître Christophe LUCIEN
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – 5 MAY 1912
See original version (French)
109
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – 5 MAY 1912
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES – 5 MAY 1912
An article in *The New York Times* dated 5 May 1912 concerning the Bonnot Gang, entitled “The most amazing true story of crime ever told” and “Inside history of the auto gang’s bloody crimes”.
The New York Times article on Bonnot was written by Maurice Leblanc, the author of Arsène Lupin.
ATTACHED
COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL ARTICLES ON THE BONNOT GANG
La Domenica del Corriere (12–19 May 1912), La settimana illustrata (20 February 1913), New York American (16 April 1912 – Titanic), The New York Herald (29 April 1912), Il Mattino (27–28 February 1913), Il Mattino (28 February – 1 March 1913), The Dallas Morning News (12 May 1912) and a press clipping: ‘The Racing Car Bandit: “Jules Bonnot had a brilliant record on race circuits before he turned to crime”’.
The front page of the New York American on the Titanic does not mention Bonnot but serves to highlight the extent of the press interest in the gang, even a few days after the terrible accident.
See original version (French)
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Lot description modified on 09/01/2026 at 10:12 AM
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