Report of police searches of bookshops, c.18th
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CMV33728
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MS 46 (G)
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Report of police searches of bookshops, c.18th
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Brief Summary:
Report of police searches of bookshops, c.18th.
Detailed Summary:
The report details of police searches of bookshops in Paris. The searches were designed to uncover banned books.
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8 ff.
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244 x 186 mm
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The paper is watermarked with a shield and the initials ‘FA’
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The MS is written on pale blue paper. The fold-line has almost entirely torn. The leaves feature both additional horizontal and vertical fold lines, suggesting that the letter had been folded into four at one stage.
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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[Paris]
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