Victor HUGO (1802-1885). L.A.S., May 17 [1832], to Mme de Sauvignier; 2 pages in-8, address with stamp Bureau de la Mon du Roi, red wax stamp broken. An a.s. manuscript and 3 l.a.s. are enclosed. (plus a copy of a poem): Léon Daudet (ms The Opium, Wine and Prohibition), Marie Brunier baroness Dupin (1834), Gyp (she was one of the first to make a long journey by car in 1896), Pigault-Lebrun (1819). "I read with great interest the beautiful verses you have done me the honour of sending me. I would be very happy and proud to have disciples like you, and I would take lessons from them. I am, moreover, at your command. The illness I feel, which is merely an eye ache, makes it possible for me to go to your house, if you think it appropriate to make an appointment for me there. Otherwise [...] I shall have the honour of waiting for you at my house the day after tomorrow, Saturday...".
Estimate
€400 - €500
Result
€576
Buyer's premium
28%
Victor HUGO (1802-1885). L.A.S., May 17 [1832], to Mme de Sauvignier; 2 pages in-8, address with stamp Bureau de la Mon du Roi, red wax stamp broken.
An a.s. manuscript and 3 l.a.s. are enclosed. (plus a copy of a poem): Léon Daudet (ms The Opium, Wine and Prohibition), Marie Brunier baroness Dupin (1834), Gyp (she was one of the first to make a long journey by car in 1896), Pigault-Lebrun
(1819).
"I read with great interest the beautiful verses you have done me the honour of sending me. I would be very happy and proud to have disciples like you, and I would take lessons from them. I am, moreover, at your command. The illness I feel, which is merely an eye ache, makes it possible for me to go to your house, if you think it appropriate to make an appointment for me there. Otherwise [...] I shall have the honour of waiting for you at my house the day after tomorrow, Saturday...".
Sale
Tuesday 6 October 2020・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Sale location coming soon
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris