DANDISM AND WRITING. Jules BARBEY d'AUREVILLY (1808-1889), F - Lot 5

DANDISM AND WRITING. Jules BARBEY d'AUREVILLY (1808-1889), French writer. Nice set of autograph pieces. Fine LAS to Henry de Pène, Valognes, October 12, 1879. 1 pp. in-8 format with envelope Red ink on Never More letterhead, Barbey's motto printed in red ink for his mail. Important fold that broke the sheet (restored with adhesive paper). Addressed to Henry de Pène, 19th-century French journalist and novelist, telling him about his salary with the Petit-Journal. "I accept at three hundred francs a month. I had dreamed of four hundred, but I accept, happy and glorious to be in the same newspaper as you [...]". Enclosed is a stamped envelope with a postmark. [Barbey d'Aurevilly Jules]. A P.S. from his devoted companion, Louise Read (1845-1928). To M. Couët, Paris November 12, 1916. 1 pp. in-12. About the "dreadful war" and her much-loved cats. Enclosed is a small engraved portrait of Barbey d'Aurevilly, signed etching, in sepia, and a facsimile autograph of the same.