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Sep 25, 2024
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 705:
SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE: (1835-1921) French Composer. A.L.S., ` C.Saint-Saëns´, one page ...
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SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE: (1835-1921) French Composer. A.L.S., ` C.Saint-Saëns´, one page, small 4to, mourning paper, Paris, 26th October 1878, to Mr. Eschenauer, in French. Sant-Saens thanks his correspondent for the volume of poetry he sent him, and states in part ` Je vous suis très reconnaissant de m´avoir adressé votre beau volume de poésies; je m´efforcerai de vous satisfaire... quand j´aurai fini les grands ouvrages qui m´occupent en ce moment.´ (Translation: " I am very grateful to you for sending me your beautiful volume of poetry; I will endeavour to satisfy you... when I have finished the great works which occupy me at the moment.") To the inside of the bifolium, and lightly affixed to the third blank page is the front mourning envelope addressed to Monsieur Eschenauer, sent to Boulevard St. Germain in Paris, postmarked and stamped. With blank integral leaf. Few very small tears to the edges, not affecting the text or signature. G
