Alexandre von HUMBOLDT. L.A.S., [Paris November 8, 1841], to the sinologist Stanislas Julien, of the Institut"; 1page in-8, address with red wax seal. About to leave France, Humboldt, who didn't have the courage to go all the way to the Place de l'Estrapade that evening, wanted once again to assure his "excellent friend" of his gratitude: "I will express it in the preface to my work. Not only will you have your texts, but I will also send you proofs of three or four sheets of my prose, so that you can indicate any corrections or changes you may wish to make"...