BIB_ID
296561
Accession number
MA 1319.18
Creator
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870.
Display Date
[1866?] Oct. 5.
Credit line
Acquired before 1949.
Description
1 item (3 p.) : ill. ; 20.7 cm
Notes
Includes a drawing of his bed showing how he wants his initials to appear.
Part of a collection of 34 letters from Alexandre Dumas. Letters in the collection are described in individual records (MA 1319.1-34).
Probable year and place of writing are from Fernande Bassan's article in Bulletin du Bibliophile.
Part of a collection of 34 letters from Alexandre Dumas. Letters in the collection are described in individual records (MA 1319.1-34).
Probable year and place of writing are from Fernande Bassan's article in Bulletin du Bibliophile.
Provenance
Purchased from Librairie Lipton before 1949.
Summary
Telling Vanloo he would like the bed Vanloo designed for him; reporting that the person who loaned him furniture is taking it back; giving specific instructions regarding the appearance of the bed; noting that he will be at home on Monday and Tuesday; warning that if he does not get the bed by the 15th he will have to sleep in town.
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