"My son is working at my house, under my supervision, on a history of the commedia dell'arte in Italy and France, with drawings, a luxury and in-depth work, partly in print, I have come to ask you to allow us to request from the imperial library the works necessary for this work."
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George Sand (1804.1876)
Autograph letter signed to Jules Taschereau, at the Imperial Library.
A page in-8° on paper with its figure.
Nohant. October 4, 1858.
George Sand works, with his son Maurice, on Theater and Commedia dell'arte.
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"Mr. General Administrator of the Imperial Library. Sir, My son is working at my home, under my supervision, on a history of the commedia dell'arte in Italy and France, with drawings, a luxury and in-depth work, partly in print, I have come to ask you to allow us to request from the Imperial Library the works necessary for this work. In the hope of being granted, I have the honor to send you, sir, the expression of my gratitude, and that of my distinguished sentiments."
Sand correspondence. Georges Lubin. Volume XV, pp 198.199.