Alphonse Duvernoy: Set of 5 Signed Autograph Letters

  
Collection of 5 signed handwritten letters.

Undated signed handwritten letter, written in black ink on a folded double sheet of laid paper.

“Tired, exhausted—I absolutely must have my finale. Tell me when I can see you.”

Dimensions: 10.2 × 13.6 cm.
Condition: See photos and description for further details.
Number of pages: 1 page.

“Dear friend,
About a week ago, I bravely turned up at Beaujon to see you. You can imagine my utter astonishment, and I congratulate you on exchanging your cottage for a palace. I need you to give me verse, verse, and still more verse. See you soon, I hope.”

Dimensions: 10.2 × 13.3 cm.

Number of pages: 2 pages.

Signed handwritten letter dated August 3, 1883. Written in brown ink on a folded double sheet of laid paper with a 13 mm mourning border.

“My dear Gallet,
I am writing to remind you of me. I hope no one in your household is ill and that you yourself are in good health. In short, I hope you have no excuse. When you find a spare moment, think of me. I need something to get my teeth into... Otherwise, I shall devour a theatre director when the season resumes. I shall be back at Les Fresnes on the 9th of this month.”

Dimensions: 13.2 × 20.6 cm.

Undated signed handwritten letter, written in black ink on a folded double sheet of laid paper.

“Dear friend,
Come and see me! I spoke to Carvalho a week ago. He received me very warmly and asked me to give him a few more days before arranging a hearing for me.

If you see Carvalho, say a word or two to him about the matter. I am at your disposal any day, at any hour!”

Dimensions: 13.2 × 20.4 cm.

Undated signed handwritten letter addressed to Louis Gallet, written in black ink on a folded double sheet of laid paper.

“I do not want to give you too much of a shock, my dear Gallet, by appearing before your eyes without first calling out: ‘Watch out!

’ I am back and ready to work. Have you thought of me? A word in reply, if you please, and I shall have myself taken to the hospital as soon as you give me the signal.”

Dimensions: 13.1 × 20.5 cm.

Victor Alphonse Duvernoy, born on August 30, 1842, in Paris’s 3rd arrondissement and died on March 6, 1907, in Paris’s 8th arrondissement, was a French pianist and composer.

Louis Gallet, born in Valence on February 14, 1835, and died in Paris on October 16, 1898, was a French librettist and playwright. He also wrote novels and poetry.

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