Sales catalogue 512: Maggs Bros

Date:
1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/69
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 512: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AUTOGRAPH LETTERS—continued. ‘GOUNOD (CHARLES FRANCOIS)—continued. [403] ———— Avrocrapu LerTeErR SIGNED (IN FRENcH) TO CHoRLEY. 2 pp., 8vo. Courtavenal, 9th May, 1850. £2 10s An interesting letter referring to the writer’s opera ‘‘ Sappho,’’ and to the performance of his works in London. He writes from the country house of Mme. Viardot that he will probably not be able to undertake his intended journey to London and asks Chorley to take care of his musical MSS. which he had left in charge of Mr. Hullah, and he expresses the wish that, if any of his works should be performed in London, they should be the ‘‘ Sanctus ’’ and the ‘‘ Libera me ’’ for preference. [404] ———— AurtocrapH LETTER SIGNED. I page, 8vo. 2524 May, 1888. 1 22S Announcing that his ballet is finished and that he will be at the opera to have a chat with his correspondent. [405] ————— AvrocrapH Letter SicNED To Mr. JoHNsON. 2 pp., 8vo. 5th September, 1835. 7 Txtos A very interesting letter, thanking Mr. Johnson for an article for the ‘‘ Figaro.’’ (Trans.):—‘‘. . . It was my last work executed at Birmingham. I am very sensible of your thankfulness and the evidence of your sympathy for this work to the direction of which I was not able to give my personal supervision as you have felt.’’ [406] ————— AvrocrarpH Manuscript SIGNED CONSISTING OF ELEVEN LINES FROM THE PREFACE OF Victor Huco’s “ Crom- ye WELL. I pave, 40. ND: ges ‘* Ouel paradis on ferait de sa mémoire, si l’on pouvait y loger tout ce qu’on Bee ’ ee q admire! ‘* Connaissez-vous rien de mieux pensé, de mieux senti, de mieux exprimé que cecil : “ TArt ne compte pas sur la médiocrité : il ne lui prescrit rien, il ne la con- nait pas, elle n’existe pas pour lui; 1’Art donne des ailes et non des béquilles.’’ Ete.
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