Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921). 14 L.A.S and an autograph poem, 1887-1917, [to his friend the musician Paul Dugas, or his son the painter Paul Steck]; 23 pages in various formats (slight defects in some letters). Friendly correspondence. February 19th, 1887. Disappointing results: "You see by the tone of the letter that there is no ill will. Would there be no way to get Paul to reform?"... Enghien September 26, 1887. "While I am sawing your back, I will add that you will fulfill my wishes if you can hire as a singer Mrs. Masson, wife of my excellent friend Ernest Masson of the Société des Concerts. You know that Gounod took her to sing Mors et Vita "... Paris June 14, 1890: "While going through my paperwork before settling in St Germain I find the invitation ticket and I see with despair that the ceremony has passed. It saddens me "... Hôtel Bedford, Paris 9 June 1892. "Alas, my dear friend, I cannot be found. I have a thousand things to do and am never at your place. Nevertheless, I still love you. "... London, June 20, 1902. "Yes, I am angry: I had a bronchitis that kept me locked up for several days [...]. 2° for having been forced to come to London, which makes it difficult for me to go and see the Exhibition. I think our visit is f..... "... September 20, 1906: "I learn from my friend Sizes that you often play my works and that you play them very well"... November 1, 1908. Called to a cousin whose child was at the very end, " I was "horribly matagrabolized" when I came back at 9 o'clock in the evening definitively, when I noticed that you had, as they say, broken your nose; I had registered you, it would not have happened without this catastrophe "... Cannes November 3, 1908. "Yes, but Friday I'm not free; Saturday neither; and Monday I'll probably go to the Diémers'...". February 13, 1917. In spite of precautions, "the obligation to go to the Odeon every day in the very cold weather did me a lot of harm [...]. The result was good, my music was go