Autograph manuscript, in pencil, in French, untranslated, eighteen pages, 6.25 x 7.75, all tipped in to a larger leatherbound 7.25 x 9 hardcover book. In the manuscript, Zola writes of Les Halles et Marchés, the intricacies of la Bourse (stock market), how fortunes are made, feudalisrn, and the rise of the bourgeoisie. In all, over 2000 words in Zola’s hand presumably a draft for an article on production, money, commerce, and exchange. A central horizontal fold to each sheet, and scattered light toning and soiling, otherwise fine condition. RRAuction COA.
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