Official reproduction of "J'Accuse" (front page of issue 87, published 13 January 1898), in honor of the first anniversary of Émile Zola's death. Printed as an official supplement to L'Aurore (the original publisher). Paris, 24 September 1904. French.
Commemorative issue, with a reproduction of "J'Accuse" on one side, as it had appeared six years earlier (page reproduced in full, with original issue number and date). On the reverse side of the issue is a biography of Émile Zola, with two portraits and an illustration of his home.
The French writer and publicist Émile Zola (1840-1902) was a prominent supporter of Alfred Dreyfus when the latter was accused of treason and espionage for Germany in 1895. In 1897 he published a series of articles in support of Dreyfus; in January 1898 he published the article "J'Accuse" in the newspaper L'Aurore. This was an open letter to the president of France, in which he accused the heads of the military, the War Office and the military court of a travesty of justice. The letter's publication resonated throughout France. Zola was accused of libel, sentenced to a year's imprisonment and compelled to flee to England.
[2] pages, approx. 47X65 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Some stains. Several tears and holes across central fold and margins (partially repaired).
