20 pp. 1 vols. 4to
1821 · [Luzern
by (Swiss Guard) [Gügler, Alois]
[Luzern: gedruckt bei Johann Martin Anich], 1821. 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Sewn. Original wrappers perished, some marginal soiling, minor rubbing at corners. Scarce. 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Verse account of the death of more than 500 of the Swiss guard in the Tuileries on 10 August 1792 at the hands of the Parisian mob. A statue of a lion by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvalds was erected near the city gate and dedicated in 1821. OCLC list 7 copies (all in Switzerland)
(Inventory #: 55888)