first edition Frontispiece of the Temple, with facsimile at back. [vi], 255, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
1798 · London
by Cléry, M.
London: Printed by Baylis, Greville-Street and Sold by the Author, No. 29, Great Pulteney-Street, Golden Square, 1798. First edition in English, with half-title. Frontispiece of the Temple, with facsimile at back. [vi], 255, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter brown moroocco, t.e.g. Fine. First edition in English, with half-title. Frontispiece of the Temple, with facsimile at back. [vi], 255, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cléry was the faithful valet de chambre of Louis XVI during his imprisonment in the Tour du Temple, and thus an intimate witness to the days leading up to 21 January 1793, when Louis XVI was guillotined on the place Royale. ESTC T110766 (Inventory #: 227413)