Historical account of Clichy's cottage

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Gouriet Jean-Baptiste, La chaumière de Clichy, nouvelle historique, Eymery Alexis, Paris 1820, paperback, 12mo, untrimmed, damaged title page, small tear at head, x93In 12 includes 3 folded plates + 218 pp. Contains an engraving depicting the cottage demolished by order of the authorities. Dedicated to those who subscribed for its restoration. An authentic story of the cabin in Clichy, owned by a winemaker named Morisset, which was demolished in 1819 by a wealthy neighbor under the pretext that it obstructed his view. The affair caused immense outrage and a subscription was organized for its reconstruction. The lithographed frontispiece illustrates the demolition scene.