Ámes de Guerre The Souls of War ; A Handwritten Manuscript

by Octave Mirbeau

$1,250 · Offered by Biblioctopus

1904. 3pp, 4to. Holograph manuscript in pen in French , writing on the rectos only, the first two pages are filled with text, the last page is trimmed, with only 4 lines and Mirbeau’s signature. Creases, stains, smudges, offsetting, but cleanly written, legible and very good. An article for the left-wing newspaper L’Humanité, published 25/Sept/1904. The newspaper was founded only a few months earlier by SFIO leader Jean Jaures, who also served as editor. Near fine. Item

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