Autograph note, signed “Emile Zola” , acknowledging the loan of two books

by Emile Zola

$1,250 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

5 lines in ink on his engraved calling card, Rue de Bruxelles 21 bis. 1 vols. 2-1/2 x 4 inches. Toned, adhesive residue on verso. Item #267670 A bold signature from the great French novelist Emile Zola 1840-1902 : “Merci mille fois de l’aimable prêt des deux volumes, que je rendrai à mon confrère Schneider, dès que je n’en aurai plus besoin. Cordialement, Emile Zola”.

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