Autograph Letter, signed “A Thiers” to “Monsieur Mornan”, arranging a trip to Lyon from Paris to visit him and “Bernard”

by Adolphe Thiers

$250 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

One page, in ink, first page of singled bifolium. 1 vols. 7-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches. Addressed by Thiers on verso of conjugate leaf, with seal; tipped to a hinge affixed large sheet. Minor soiling but very good. Item #261593 Brief business letter from the elderly statesman 1797–1877 and historian of the French Revolution, remembered also for his brrutal suppression of the Paris Commune.

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