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Auction 04 - No Reserve Timed Auction of International Autographs and Manuscripts
Lot 37:
HISTORY - AUMALE Henri Eugène (1822 - 1897) - Autograph letter signed - France
Description
Son of King Louis-Philippe. A general and historian, his name is linked to the conquest of Algeria. He wanted to return to France for the 1870 war, but Napoleon III refused. In 1871, after the fall of the Emperor, he returned to the government. He was proscribed again from 1883 to 1886. He bequeathed his Chantilly estate to the Institut. Academie française in 1871.
Autograph letter signed and dated London, 16.11.1886 to Paul Perret "J’ai reçu la première partie de votre livre :Un demi siècle d’Histoire populaire, … m’intéresser est plus d’un titre…"; Photo No 108. – This lot is under temporary import in the UK. 5% VAT is due if delivered in the UK. Imnport VAT will be due if delivered within the EU.
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