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It includes a photo of Prosper Mérimée as a frontispiece, 9 illustrations (views, portraits, facsimile letters) and 14 drawings by Mérimée, including 1 in color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur copy is complete with the notice to the binder and the substituted leaves. The interior is fresh and wide-margined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpper corner of the first cover dulled, slight wear to the upper joint of the first cover, minimal foxing at the start of the work and on the gutter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Maurice Tourneux Library (1849-1917) with his number on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038210396485,"sku":"0209","price":250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/ProsperMerimee-1.jpg?v=1725532751"},{"product_id":"la-double-meprise","title":"La Double Méprise.","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMÉRIMÉE Prosper. La Double Méprise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, H. 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The rare label title for works in unprinted yellow covers has been preserved on the spine (Vicaire).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLight water stain at the bottom of the page from page 188 onward, not affecting the text; small scratches on the boards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVicaire, V, 712 ; Carteret, II, 140.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755787870533,"sku":"0279","price":700.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/35-image00102.jpg?v=1733127179"},{"product_id":"h-b","title":"H.B.","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMÉRIMÉE Prosper. H. 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Leclère.\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a unique edition of 125 copies, all initialled by the publisher; our copy is enriched with a double suite of all the illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe story recounts the capture of the Cheverino redoubt, the tension before the battle and the confusion during the battle. The Battle of Chevardino, which took place from 5 to 7 September 1812, was a direct inspiration for Mérimée and resulted in 4,000 deaths on the French side and 7,000 on the Russian side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53993409413445,"sku":"0366","price":450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/2-IMG_7391.jpg?v=1737380347"},{"product_id":"lettre-autographe-signee-merimee","title":"Autograph letter signed, Mérimée","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"242\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eMÉRIMÉE, Prosper (1803–1870). Autograph letter signed “Mérimée”.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eSans lieu, 3 June 1841.\u003cbr data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e1 page, 8vo (205 × 132 mm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"747\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"373\"\u003eA sharp, playful note in Mérimée’s unmistakably ironic tone, announcing that he will deposit his latest book at the Institut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eHe explains, with mock regret, that since the Jardin des Plantes lies neither on the road to Greece nor on that to Bayeux, he sees no alternative but to leave his book at the Institut if the recipient wishes to read it. With wry humour he adds: “Vous ne le trouverez pas tout à importer. Ce sera autre chose quand vous le lirez. Je souhaite que votre sommeil soit léger.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"747\"\u003e\"Le jardin des plantes n'étant malheureusement ni sur la route de grèce, ni sur celle de Bayeux, je ne vois d'autre moyen de vous faire lire mon livre que de le déposer à l'Institut. Vous ne le trouverez pas tout à importer. Ce sera autre chose quand vous le lirez. Je souhaite que votre sommeil soit léger.\u003cbr\u003eP. Mérimée\u003cbr\u003e3 juin 1841\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56533802221893,"sku":"0775","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_4816_jpg.jpg?v=1764714582"},{"product_id":"lettre-autographe-signee-merimee-1","title":"Autograph letter signed, Mérimée","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"259\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"230\"\u003eMÉRIMÉE, Prosper. Autograph letter signed “P. Mérimée”, Paris, 52 rue de Lisle, 1 August 1857.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"233\"\u003e4 pp., 8vo (207 × 133 mm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"446\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"444\"\u003eA major working letter in which Mérimée delivers an exceptionally precise survey of British legal and parliamentary history, correcting one by one the assertions submitted to him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"907\"\u003eHe reports the \u003cstrong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"502\"\u003eresults of his latest verifications\u003c\/strong\u003e, having consulted the \u003cem data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eState Trials\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"562\"\u003eAnnual Register\u003c\/em\u003e and Howard’s \u003cem data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"595\"\u003eStatutes at Large\u003c\/em\u003e in order to establish facts with absolute accuracy. No lawyers were sentenced in 1793, despite the abundance of political trials that year. No proceedings against journalists took place in 1773, although he recalls a 1774 action brought by the House of Commons against the Reverend John Horne and his printer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003eOn the prosecution of \u003cstrong data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"940\"\u003ePaine\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mérimée confirms that nothing occurred in 1791 but that Paine was indeed condemned in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1036\"\u003e1792\u003c\/strong\u003e for a libel whose title is not given in the records. Regarding the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1171\"\u003eRoyal Proclamation against writings hostile to the Constitution\u003c\/strong\u003e, he corrects the date as 21 May 1792. He identifies no trace of a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1302\"\u003e1792 bill against political news hostile to the Constitution\u003c\/strong\u003e, concluding that the supposed measure is a confusion with the proclamation itself, though the same year saw strict legislation against provisioning or corresponding with France, even extending to the purchase of property on French soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1954\"\u003eFor the reference to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1593\"\u003e1800 restrictive bill\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mérimée identifies the act of 19 February 1800, intended to prevent sedition within the armed forces and essentially a renewal of the 1797 act. Similarly, the bill said to date from 1818 must in reality be placed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1819\"\u003e1817\u003c\/strong\u003e, a statute reviving and making perpetual previous acts aimed at deterring attempts to “seduce” His Majesty’s forces from their duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003eHe ends with his customary politeness and availability, inviting further questions: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2113\"\u003e“J’attends les nouvelles questions que vous voudrez bien m’adresser.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"2115\"\u003e\"Monsieur\u003cbr\u003eVoici le résultat de mes dernières retouches :\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr\u003e\"1793, deux avocats écopés déportés.\"\u003cbr\u003eJ'ai inutilement cherché à cette date dans la collection des state trials de Horwell qui contient tous les procès politiques pour libelle ou pour sédition. Il y a beaucoup de procès cette année, mais pas d'avocats condamnés.\u003cbr\u003e\"1773 Journalistes poursuivis pour publication des séances du parlement.\"\u003cbr\u003eAucune affaire de ce genre à cette date.\u003cbr\u003eEn 1774, le 4 Février, une procédure a été commencée dans la chambre des Communes contre le Révérand John Horne, pour un libelle contre le speaker. L'imprimeur a été également poursuivi. L'un \u0026amp; l'autre après quelques jours de détention ont été mis en liberté pour amende.\u003cbr\u003e\"1791. John Payne poursuivi pour la publication des Droits de l'homme.\"\u003cbr\u003eRien d'autre les State Trials. En revanche 1792, Jh. Payne a été condamné pour un libelle dont on ne donne pas le titre.\u003cbr\u003e\"1791. Proclamation royale contre les livres hostiles à la constitution.\"\u003cbr\u003eElle est du 21 mai 1792..\u003cbr\u003eV. L'annual Register, année 1792, p.156.\u003cbr\u003e\"1792. Bill contre les nouvelles politiques hostiles à la constitution.\"\u003cbr\u003eJe ne [?] rien de semblable dans les [?], je suppose qu'on a confondu la proclamation avec ce prétendu Bill. Mais la même année on a promulgué des lois très sévères contre les personnes qui fournissaient des provisions de guerre à la France, ou qui seraient en correspondance avec les ennemis de l'angleterre. On y déclare coupable de haute trahison quiconcque acheterait une propriété en France.\u003cbr\u003e\"1800. Bill restrictif de la liberté de la Presse et contre les [?] illicites.\"\u003cbr\u003eC'est probablement le bill \"for the better securing and punishing such persons as should attempt to seduce H.M. subjects.\"\u003cbr\u003epromulgué le 19 Fév 1800. V.Howard's Statutes et large. 10e armée de Georges III C. 16, tome 12, p. 493.\u003cbr\u003eC'est le renouvellement d'un bill du 6 Juin 1797. 37e Geo.III.C.70.tome 11, p.270. Il s'agit surtout de prévenir et de [?] toute tentative de séduction à [?] des soldats.\u003cbr\u003e\"1818 Bill analogue au précédent.\"\u003cbr\u003eNon pas en 1818, mais en 1817, [?]. Le bill est intitulé : An act to revive and make perpertual two acts of the 37th year of H. present M., the one in the Parliament of Great Britain, the other in the Parliament of Ireland for the better prevention and [?] of attempts to seduce persons in H. M. forces by sea and land [?] their duty and allegiance to H.M. or to incite them to Muting and disobedience.\"\u003cbr\u003e57e. Geo.III.C.7. tome 57 p.11\u003cbr\u003eJ'attends les nouvelles questions que vous voudrez bien m'adresser.\u003cbr\u003eVeuillez agréer Monsieur l'expression de tous mes sentiments dévoués\u003cbr\u003eP. 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