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and André Breton’s Surrealist Manifestos have been declared national treasure by the French government and have been withdrawn from a planned auction tomorrow.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.
Auctio…