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Lot 527

Dreyfus – Two Newspapers

1. A sheet of the La Vie Illustrée newspaper, Paris, May 25, 1899. Describes with large illustrations the Dreyfus Affair, letters, the public ceremony of stripping him of his ranks, his confinement on Devil Island, photographs and illustrations of the affair's outstanding characters and various caricatures. On the last page "the stages of the Dreyfus Affair". French.
32 pages, 35 cm. Good condition. Slight tears. Detached leaves.
2. Le Progrès Illustré, supplement to the Progres De Lyon newspaper. Lyon, December 18, 1898. On front leaf illustration of Dreyfus after stripping of ranks, surrounded by illustrations of Devil Island.
8 pages, 44 cm. Fair condition. Foxing, detached leaves