Complete run of the first twenty years of the newspaper Libération, founded in 1973 by Jean-Paul Sartre, Serge July, Philippe Gavi, Bernard Lallement and Jean-Claude Vernier.
6,200 issues in pristine condition (never opened).
This unique collection comprises 6,200 issues of Libération in impeccable condition (never opened), and is absolutely complete – including all the “numéros zéros”, promotional issues, special reports, thematic supplements (including the entire series of the celebrated “Sandwich” issues), and the commemorative twentieth anniversary album – from Monday 5 February 1973 to Monday 3 January 1994.
The collection is offered with its custom-made display unit (2.60 m high, 4.20 m wide, and 50 cm deep). It consists of 35 stackable compartments, each measuring 84 x 36.5 x 50 cm, each housing two sliding drawers. Each drawer holds approximately one hundred issues of the newspaper.
Provenance: Frédéric Fredj Collection.