BAKUNIN. Mikhail. Russland wie es wirklich ist! Der 17. Jahrestag der Polnischen Revolution. Eine Rede gesprochen in der zu Paris am 29. November 1847 Mannheim. Heinrich Hoff. 1848. 1 volume in-12, late 19th century white half vellum with corners, smooth mute spine, title in gilt letters at top of first cover. 16 pp. Rare first German edition of the famous Valentino Hall speech, delivered in Paris by the Russian revolutionary Bakunin on the anniversary of the Polish Revolution of 1830-32. The next day, the Russian ambassador demanded the troublemaker's expulsion, and Bakunin had to return to Brussels. Minor brown spots.

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