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117 - Jean-Baptiste SAY (1767–1832). Autograph letter, Paris, Satu…
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Estimate €250 - €300
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Jean-Baptiste SAY (1767–1832). Autograph letter, Paris, Saturday 27 [1829?], to Ernest Desclozeaux; one and a half pages, in-8. He expresses his thanks for the copy of ‘the latest volume of Madame Dubarry, which my wife and I read with interest, despite the author’s deception’ [the so-called Memoirs of the Countess du Barry were the work of Lamothe-Langon]. There is no point in obtaining the volumes by Clara Gazul [by Prosper Mérimée] for his son Alfred: ‘this young man has had the misfortune of being appointed deputy director of a very large manufacturing establishment (the Marais paper mill)’ and will not be able to read this work. Say invites Desclozeaux to come and dine with the family…
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About the sale Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part I
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Auction time 10/13/2026 at 2:00 PM
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