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Lot #316
Honore de Balzac

Balzac to his mother—"I am not well and always as busy"

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Balzac to his mother—"I am not well and always as busy"

ALS in French, signed “Honore,” 5.25 x 8.5, January 4, 1837. Letter to his mother seeking assistance, in part (translated): "Sign this lease by putting 'approved' to be written herewith…and send it back to me to Madame widow Durant rue No. 13 by courier, because it is urgent, it has to be registered the soonest. Kisses…I am not well and always as busy." He adds a hurried postscript: "If you can send it more promptly by stagecoach send it Auguste will go tomorrow at noon." In very good to fine condition, with light creasing to the top, and paper loss to the left edge affecting none of the handwriting.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #549 - Ended April 10, 2019





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