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Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

50 - Victor HUGO (1802–1885). Autograph letter, Paris, 17 Februar…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Victor HUGO (1802–1885). Autograph letter, Paris, 17 February [1834?], to Madame de Lelée in Pontarlier; 2 pages, in-8, addressed. To his godmother. “We think of you, and how much we love you here. It would be a great joy for us to come and see you there, but I am tied to my work like a horse to a halter and must keep turning my millstone. […] my wife is pulling me as best she can towards Besançon and our dear godmother.” He writes her a long letter, “and yet my eyes are very poor and very unwell”…
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About the sale AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS – PENNED BY HISTORY’S GREAT FIGURES
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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