Printed letter signed, an invitation to the among the earliest exhibitions of the daguerreotype in America

by Francois Fauvel Gouraud

$35,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Signed

1 page. Signed in manuscript at the lower right, and with manuscript additions to the text of the invitation, adding the date and time. 9-3/4 x 7-7/8 inches. Old folds. Provenance: Thomas W. Streeter his sale, erased but faintly visible pencil handwriting on verso . Streeter sale 4191 this copy . Item #353866 The author of this printed letter, Francois Gouraud 1808-1847 , served as the principal agent for Alphonse Giroux & Cie., the

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