BERTILLON, Alphonse: Rare and antiquarian books, inscribed books and letters, and manuscripts

“Judge me, gentlemen of the jury, but if you have understood me, in judging me, judge all the unfortunate people whose misery, united with natural pride, have made criminals, and for whom wealth, for whom affluence would have made honest people!”

RAVACHOL, Alphonse BERTILLON

Unique portrait photographique daté et signé par Ravachol connu à ce jour[PHOTOGRAPH] Unique photographic portrait dated and signed by Ravachol as known to this day

S. n.|Paris [à la prison de la Conciergerie] [Paris] s. d. [6 mai 1892]|11.70 x 16.90 cm|une photographie

Superb original photographic portrait of Ravachol taken by Alphonse Bertillon, contemporary print on albumen mounted on bristol board.
Extremely rare handwritten caption signed by the most famous of the French anarchists, written in his hesitant and naive handwriting, at the bottom of the photo: “1er mai 1892 Koningstein [sic] Ravachol” “1st May 1892 Koningstein [sic] Ravachol”.
The spelling Koningstein chosen by Ravachol differs from his father's surname (Königstein). This variation confirmed by the Maintron (Biographical dictionary of the social and labour movement) is found in particular in a piece of his writing by hand dated 13 April 1892 and kept at the Conciergerie.
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Alphonse BERTILLON

Unique portrait photographique daté et signé par Ravachol connu à ce jour[PHOTOGRAPH] Unique photographic portrait dated and signed by Ravachol as known to this day

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