Proof sheets of La Beaumelle’s ‘Qu’en dira-t’on?’ with autograph corrections
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CMV33761
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MS 54 (N), ‘Dossier of papers in the possession of Laurent Anglivel de La Beaumelle at the time of his imprisonment in the Bastille in April 1753’
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Proof sheets of La Beaumelle’s ‘Qu’en dira-t’on?’ with autograph corrections
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Brief Summary:
Proof sheets of La Beaumelle’s Qu’en dira-t’on? with extensive autograph corrections and additions.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
12 pp.
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190 x 103 mm
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The MS is bound with other papers in the collection in Middle Hill boards.
Additional Comments:
P.67-78 are cut from a printed book. A small hole runs through all of the pages, just below the centre of the pages.
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Undecorated
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La Beaumelle has heavily annotated the proof pages of Qu’en dira-t’on? in the margins, crossed out sections of text, and added revised text superscript.
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History
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Owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps.
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Provenance:
Sold at auction by Sotheby in London on 28-29 June 1976 (Lot 4167) for £2600 plus commissions.
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