‎STEYERT, A.‎
‎A propose d'une Prétendue Histoire des Institutions municipales de Lyon avant 1789 Par M. Marc Guyaz ..... Etude au courant de la plume précédée d'une dédicace à l'Académie de Lyon Par A. Steyert.‎

‎Lyon, Imprimerie A. Waltener et Cie., 1884. 46, (2) pp. 8vo. Contemporary half morocco, corners, marbled boards. spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, top edge gilt, original covers preserved (Thierry). Charlety, Bibliographie Critique de l'Histoire de Lyon, vol i, 1074. First and only edition. Guyaz is the author of the Histoire des institutions municipales de Lyon avant 1789 which was awarded a prize by the Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Lyon. The work however was severely criticized as inaccurate and full of errors. Steyert, a known expert of the history of Lyon, was among those who questioned the judgement of the Académie and in this work recapitulates his objections to the work produced by Guyaz. This text was printed in a very limited number of copies and not put in the trade and is quite rare. Charlety lists under 1074 the work by Guyaz and mentions this work by Steyert in the note, but did not list it in his Bibliographie critique as a separate entry. A very nice copy of an apparently very rare work. ‎

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