Lot 28
Chateaubriand (François-René, Vicomte de) Autograph Letter signed "Chateaubriand", in French, 1822, thanking madam for her letter and that he is going to send her a package for her to keep until he arrives; and 3 other letters, comprising: Henri-Joseph Harpignies, Edmond Goncourt & Edgar Quinet (4).
Estimate: £150 - 200
Description
Chateaubriand (François-René, Vicomte de, French writer, politician, diplomat and historian, 1768-1848) Autograph Letter signed "Chateaubriand", in French, 1½pp., sm. 4to, n.p., 4th February 1822, thanking madam for her letter and he is going to send her a package for her to keep until he arrives, folds, slightly browned; and 3 other letters, comprising: Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French landscape painter, 1819-1916); Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (French writer, literary critic, art critic, publisher, 1822-96); Edgar Quinet (French historian, 1803-75), all but the first tipped-in on card, folds (4).
Description
Chateaubriand (François-René, Vicomte de, French writer, politician, diplomat and historian, 1768-1848) Autograph Letter signed "Chateaubriand", in French, 1½pp., sm. 4to, n.p., 4th February 1822, thanking madam for her letter and he is going to send her a package for her to keep until he arrives, folds, slightly browned; and 3 other letters, comprising: Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French landscape painter, 1819-1916); Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (French writer, literary critic, art critic, publisher, 1822-96); Edgar Quinet (French historian, 1803-75), all but the first tipped-in on card, folds (4).