BANVILLE (Théodore, de) - Lot 51

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BANVILLE (Théodore, de) - Lot 51
BANVILLE (Théodore, de) Born in Moulins. 1823-1891. Poet, playwright, journalist. L.A.S. "Th. de Banville" to "Mon cher Arsène" [Arsène Houssaye]. Paris, s.d. 2 pages in-8. Théodore de Banville is about to leave for Docteur Fleury's nursing home in Bellevue. La Rounat, [Charles de la Rounat, writer, playwright] the minister, M. de Fleury, the Société des Gens de lettres, everyone has put in their share, he says ... and decidedly a poet without fortune costs more than he is worth. However, he is still short of pocket money, one or two louis, which he asks his correspondent to kindly lend him ... are you still rich enough to add to my debt, insatiable, alas! like that of the state ... As for the volume that will appear in a week's time, he recommends it to her ... like the abandoned child of a father who remains, through all his misfortunes, your beloved...
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