Author: PERDIGUIER, Agricol.
Title: Comment Constituer la Republique. [and] Despotisme et Liberte. [and] Religion et Fanatisme. [and] Conseils d'un Ami aux Republicans. [and] Les Gavots et les Devoirants ... [and] Patriotisme et Moderation.
Description: Paris, all but one by the author 1862-73. Six works together, without whatever wrappers they may have had, in calf backed mottled boards (16x11cm,front hinge cracked but joint firm). Varied browning depending on the paper, nothing serious. With stamps of the Bibliotheque Populaire, Cantonale de Sens, gilt shelf number on spine, and each inscribed Don de M. Epoigny. Unfortunately Epoigny is a common name in Sens. ¶ Radical republican, carpenter and fervent compagnonist (what would become a trade unionist), Perdiguier was elected to the assembly in 1848 and booted out of the country after Napoleon's coup in 1851. Returning to France a few years later he opened a small bookshop, a sure sign of impending destitution. Once championed by George Sand, praised by Sue, Pierre Leroux, Hugo, Lamartine etc etc, and supposedly given a send off by a huge crowd at Pere-Lachaise when he was buried he indeed died destitute in 1875.What's collected here is all from his bleak later life, all self published.

Keywords: social science political economy utopian socialism reform c19th France trade unions