Michel CHEVALIER (1806–1879). Autograph letter, Paris, October 25, 1868, to a minister; 2¼ pages, in-8 format, with a vignette and a letterhead from the 1867 World’s Fair. He thanks him for sending his book and letter to the Queen of the Netherlands. The queen has invited him to the Netherlands. “Which are the two or three most important public libraries in the kingdom—that is to say, the most frequently visited? Likewise, which is the most popular university? I would like to send the report to these institutions. I do this to a greater or lesser extent in all civilized countries, and Holland is undoubtedly one of the most civilized nations”…