Jules BARBEY d'AUREVILLY. - Lot 45

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Jules BARBEY d'AUREVILLY. - Lot 45
Jules BARBEY d'AUREVILLY. Reunion of autograph pieces. A L.A.S. to Henry de Pène, Valognes, October 12, 1879. 1 pp. in-8 format with envelope Red ink on Never More headed paper, 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, reminding him of 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. Attached is a small engraved portrait of Barbey d'Aurevilly, signed etching, in sepia, and a facsimile autograph of the same. BARBEY d'AUREVILLY (1808-1889), French romantic writer and dandy
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