A rare and unpublished L.S., ‘V’, signed with his initial
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CMV33650
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International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L- Lot 743
Title:
A rare and unpublished L.S., ‘V’, signed with his initial
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Un pauvre vieux malade vous remercie bien tendrement, Monsieur, de vôtre huile et de sa rente.
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Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Mr. Audibert, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 9 February 1772.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that he is a poor and ill old man who thanks Audibert tenderly for his oil. He tells Audibert to have fun with his beautiful business while he is young, and says that he blieves that Audibert won’t bother him for long. Voltaire then responds to Audibert’s attempts to convince him that the sun of Marseille would be favourable in the last days of his life, saying that it is too difficult for him to move and so it will be necessary for him to die in the snows that he had chosen. He concludes by noting that he cannot be angry with them, because they introduced him to Audibert.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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3
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Additional Comments:
The letter features multiple horizontal and vertical fold lines suggesting that it was letter locked before sending. It was sealed with red wax.
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Undecorated
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A later hand has added a brief note in the top left-hand corner of f.1v, and a small next to a bracket around four lines of text on the same folio. Further notes at the top of the page read ‘No 12’, ‘VOLTAIRE’, and ‘”V”‘. There is a postage stamp over the address on f.1v.
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Sold at auction by International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L, Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario, E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga) on 2 December 2021.
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