LICQUET. Isidore, known as François-Théodore. Notice sur Alain Blanchard Rouen. Imprimerie de Nicétas Périaux le Jeune. 1828. 5 works in 1 volume in-8, half calf slightly rubbed, spine ribbed and decorated. Binding signed Petit sucr. de Simier. 15 pp. Limited edition of 25 copies only, after Frère. Ex-libris R. Chardey. Havre. Licquet, curator at the Rouen Public Library, seeks to show that, far from being a Norman hero hero of Normandy, Alain Blanchard was a sad sire. This triggered an immediate regional controversy regional controversy, as the Rouen crossbow captain beheaded by the English in 1419 enjoyed a reputation in Normandy. Bound with 4 rare notices on the same controversy: I. DUPIAS: Réfutation du discours contre Alain Blanchard, prononcé par M. Th. Licquet II. LE PREVOST: Réflexions sur Alain Blanchard. Limited edition of 22 copies. III. PERRIN: Notice historique sur Alain Blanchard. IV. CHERUEL: Pièces relatives à l'occupation de Rouen par les Anglais au XVe siècle.