French government declares the Marquis de Sade’s manuscript, 120 Days of Sodom, a national treasure

The Marquis de Sade’s manuscript, 120 Days of Sodom, and André Breton’s Surrealist Manifestos have been declared national treasure by the French government and have been withdrawn from a planned auction tomorrow.

They were part of a huge haul of works from defunct manuscript investment scheme Aristophil.

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