Prolific and important French novelist and playwright (1799-1850) best known for his complex 'cycle' La Comédie humaine. ALS in French, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, June 13, [no year, but docketed 1835 on the reverse]. Letter to Monsieur Liodet. In full (translated): "I have arrived today from Vienna after having left Paris on May 20. Therefore, it may be possible that someone has brought me the clock during my absence. Please write a word to the person and I will send you a bill of change for two months. I will need another after I will have confirmed the reception of the clock. Agree my thanks and please remember I will never forget you and ask me anything in which I can be of use." In very good to fine condition, with repairs to paper loss at edges. The consignor notes that this letter was sold to a Brazilian collector in the 1940s, and that it has been off the market for seventy years. An extraordinary resurgence of Balzac's letter about the clock, boasting a rare, longer variation of his signature than typically seen.
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