François Amédée Doppet, Le Commissionnaire de la Ligue d'Out - Lot 249

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François Amédée Doppet, Le Commissionnaire de la Ligue d'Out - Lot 249
François Amédée Doppet, Le Commissionnaire de la Ligue d'Outre-Rhin, ou le Messager Nocturne, Containing the History of Francoise emigration, the gallant and political adventures that happened to the Knights François and their Ladies in foreign countries, instructions on their counter-revolutionary projects, and notices on all the means tried or to be tried against the Constitution. By a Francis who makes his general confession and returns to his homeland. Paris, Buisson, 1792. In-8 paperback of VIII-240 pp., silent cover. First edition. Fictitious confession of a knight of industry, emigrant, who returns to France and tells several anecdotes relating to emigration. A soldier, doctor, novelist, founder of the club of foreign patriots, General Doppet (1753-1799) was promoted to general in the Army of the Alps in 1793, began the siege of Toulon at Bonaparte's side before being sent to the army of the Eastern Pyrenees. Handwritten dispatch: "to aumerle de Cordoba". Trickery II, 82b.
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