ASSASSINATION OF SADI CARNOT ASSASSINAT DE SADI CARNOT - Menu du banquet offert au Président Sadi CARNOT par le Conseil municipal de Lyon et Conseil général du Rhône le 24 juin 1894 à l'occasion de l'Exposition universelle, internationale & coloniale de LYON. In-12 oblong, 4 ff. printed on 2 pieces of gold and cream silk with wide bangs, bound with a tricolor cord and illustrated with views of the exhibition pavilions and Lyon's emblematic monuments, musical program following. Enclosed is the printed text of President Carnot's last speech before his assassination that evening by the Italian anarchist Caserio. All in original burgundy folder and cardboard slipcase, gilt title on spine, a few tears, second cover of slipcase detached but not detached.

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