Alexandre Bida Signed Autograph Letter Marius Michel, Engel, Magnier 1887

  
Alexandre Bida – Signed Autograph Letter – Marius Michel, Engel, Magnier – 1887.

Signed autograph letter by Alexandre Bida, dated December 13, 1887. Written in black ink on a sheet of watermarked laid paper with the letterhead “22, Boulevard Saint-Michel.”

The letter concerns the search for a misplaced book among the leading Parisian bookbinders of the late 19th century. Bida explicitly mentions his work “Le Cantique” and names the master bookbinders of his day: Marius Michel, Engel, and Magnier.

Dimensions: 12.8 × 10.2 cm. Some discoloration along the upper portion and an ink stain on the right edge. Mounting tabs on the back of the letter. See photos and description for further details.

Alexandre Bida, born on October 3, 1813, in Toulouse and died on January 2, 1895, in Lautenbach, was a French painter and engraver.

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