The Dreyfus Affair - Le Petit Journal - Five Issues

The Dreyfus Affair - Le Petit Journal - Five Issues

Five issues of Le Petit Journal from the opening days of the Dreyfus affair. 1898-1899. Each issue was an illustrated supplement to the Parisian daily Le Petit Journal, which was among the sharp opponents of Alfred Dreyfus. On the first and last pages of each issue, there are color illustrations depicting the events of the affair.

* Issue from January 2, 1898. The cover page includes an illustration by Henri Meyer illustrating the initial court proceedings a number of days before the court found Esterhazy not guilty.

* Issue from February 12, 1899. Two days before the national assembly confirmed the law dictating that the court of appeals alone is authorized to decide on a retrial for Dreyfus.

* Issue from July 9, 1899. Prior to the Berne military trial in which Dreyfus was acquitted, he was found guilty of treason under extenuating circumstances and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment (which were later reduced to absolute acquittal).

* Issue from July, 16 1899. Progress in the trial towards Dreyfus' pardon which actually occurred about two months later.

* Issue from September 24, 1899 three days after the issuance of the order by Minister of War Joffre: "The affair is over."

Issues of identical size: 30x43 cm. Overall fine condition except for stains and slight tears in the margins of some of the issues, overall fine condition.