Df55 – Signed Autograph Letter – J. B. Bathery – Jules Fontaine – Autographs

  
Signed autograph letter by J. Bathery, a man of letters and editor notably associated with the publication of the Journal and Memoirs of the Marquis d’Argenson. In this letter, Bathery discusses Jules Fontaine, author of the celebrated Manual for Autograph Collectors, published in Paris in 1836, and explicitly mentions his involvement in the autograph trade. A letter on autographs written by a man of letters about one of the pioneers of autograph collecting. Condition: central fold, light foxing, and signs of age; fine handwriting and a well-preserved signature.