Pierre Didot - Autographed letter signed P the elder to Mr. General Dupont 1838

  
Autographed letter signed "P l'aîné," to General Dupont - 1838. An autographed letter signed by the renowned printer, Pierre Didot, addressed to General Dupont, dated September 29, 1838, in Paris, written in black ink on a double sheet of vergé paper, with the letterhead "Firmin Didot Frères." Sir, I am sending you 2 copies of your work on the art of war; please take care not to open them too much today for fear that they might come apart.

I am sending them to you before they dry, given the insistence that Mr. [Bax] made to me yesterday. I will wait for you to give me a binding approval before the other copies are bound. I extend my warmest regards. Dimensions: 12.9 x 20.1 cm.

Condition: See photos and description for more details. Number of pages: 2 pages. Included is an autographed letter signed by a certain Volnais (unidentified) addressed to Firmin Didot, regarding a new prose translation project of Anacreon and fragments of Sappho, with an autographed note from Firmin Didot: Responded on August 21 that I could not print it at my expense and provided the price for the sheet in 8... Dimensions: 17.6 x 22 cm. Number of pages: 3 pages. Known as "Didot l'aîné," born on January 23, 1761, in Paris and died on December 31, 1853, in the same city, he was a French printer. Born on April 14, 1764, in Paris and died on April 24, 1836, in Mesnil-sur-l'Estrée, he was a printer, publisher, typeface creator, and French politician.

He is the most famous member of the Didot family, which began in the early 18th century and continues to this day. Autographed letters, old papers, antique books, photographs, engravings, stamps... We appraise and/or buy your letters, letter collections, and antique books throughout France. Careful shipping in a rigid and waterproof package within three days.

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