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Description
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BERLIOZ, Hector (1803–1869)
Autograph letter signed ‘H. Berlioz’. No place, no date. 2 pp. in-12. Faint stains.
‘My dear friend. I shall not have the pleasure of dining with you next Thursday; I have long been committed to a country engagement on that day. I have just sent my apologies and regrets to Mme de Bury [Baroness Rode Blaze de Bury] at 18 Rue du Cherche-Midi. I am giving you this address so that you do not go looking for midday at 2 o’clock. Ah! yes, it was GRAND. Now that’s a FINE OPENING! Three fine openings, in fact… ‘Ballots’! Do you say that? It should be ‘Balais’! There are so many things and so many people to sweep away! Yours sincerely. I am leaving for London very soon […]”.
We would like to thank Ms Mathilde Lalin-Leprévost for her expertise; she is an expert in ancient manuscripts, rare letters and archives, and a member of the Compagnie Nationale des Experts (CNE).
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10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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