French writer (1824-1893). Autograph letter signed. No place. 8vo. 2½ pp. on bifolium. In French.
$ 276 / 260 €
(88402/BN58244)
Emotional letter to a friend, announcing to come for lunch to explain his behaviour at a council meeting and to prove that he is safe from the accusations of a "delirious capuchin", speaking of "revolt", "insolence" and a "monkey whistling the Marseillaise": "De la révolte et des insolences!!! Mon singe favori sifflant la Marseillaise!!!!! Alors c'est la guerre? Soit! Je me jetterai dans les bras de l'ours! A moi mes fidèles cannibales! A onze heures ½ je monterai à cheval, et j'arriverai déjeuner vers midi, car je ne pourrais venir diner ce soir.