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Delon - Hoebanx

219 - (BARON IMBERTI, in MONACO), a handwritten notebook in French…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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(BARON IMBERTI, in MONACO), a handwritten notebook in French, containing copies of Baron Imberti’s correspondence from between 1866 and 1868. Quarto-sized notebook, 25.5 × 20 cm, in a period dark green half-basane binding, unmarked spine, covers in black marbled paper with a floral pattern. Approximately 270 pages, containing copies of letters sent by the baron to various lawyers, representatives of various government departments – including the Department of Public Works – banks and tradespeople in Nice, Naples, Florence, Rome, Paris, … (notable names include Bottini, Delacroix, Arminati, Malaussena, Pontieroli, Langlois, Lagarigue, Gavini, Count Picolomini, Commander Colcaboli, Commander Naldrini, Consuls of Haiti and Norway, etc.; Thomas, an arquebusier in Paris, etc.). Also included with this volume: - - a signed autograph letter from Aimé Vingtrinier (an author from the Bresse region), on the letterhead of the *Revue du Lyonnais*; a long letter of four pages in-8 dated 10 August 1858, in which Vingtrinier laments, due to inadequate transport, his inability to be in Lyon to welcome his friend and show him round the library; he spent the month of July in Uriage and is now ‘in the rich and tranquil Bresse; I have brought books with me and am working…’. - A signed autograph letter from Bottini’s lawyer in Menton, dated 18 April 1869, concerning a sum of 4,500 francs. (1 page, in-8, in its envelope, on which various calculations have been made), - also enclosed are around twenty draft letters or small receipts and sheets containing various calculations. Corners of the notebook are worn with some paper loss; a tear of 8 cm at the lower hinge.
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About the sale Nice and the French Riviera: Over 200 lots – Mr X’s Collection – Antique books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts and collectable historical papers, photographs and tourist posters
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Auction time 07/01/2026 at 2:15 PM
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