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37 - Bonnard, Bernard de – Signed autograph letter in prose and v…
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Estimate €30 - €60
Description
Bonnard, Bernard de – Signed autograph letter in prose and verse – A signed autograph letter of 3 pages in prose and verse addressed to the scholar ‘Cassini ’ (César-François or Jean-Dominique Cassini), written at Semur-en-Auxois on 19 March (with the year 1777 written at the top of the first page), concerning a friendly confession full of intimate details. Bernard de Bonnard (1744–1784), known as the Chevalier de Bonnard, was a poet. ‘Here, my dear Count, is my declaration of faith in verse; I had already made it to you in prose, in every language and in every form—do not doubt its truth. You are the first person to whom I have written this; it is a tribute that my heart owed to yours…’
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About the sale AUTOGRAPHS & BOOKS
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Auction time 09/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 88412413
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