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1811 Letter of Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald
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Historical Manuscripts and Printings
May 13, 2026 10:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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![[HISTORY] - BIGNON Louis-Pierre-Edouard baron (1771 - 1841) - Important Diplomatic Correspondence: An exceptional collection of nine extensive diplomatic letters, one of which is in the author’s own hand and is entirely transcribed below; the others contain minor corrections by Bignon. Poland](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8800/417254/232268525_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1778694817&width=181)
![Magnificent Picquart 8-Page Autograph Draft Letter Written at the Height of the Dreyfus Affair!: [DREYFUS AFFAIR] PICQUART, GEORGES-MARIE. (1854-1914). French Lieutenant-Colonel and Alfred Dreyfus’ instructor at the War College; chief of army military intelligence. AL. Unsigned. 8pp. Tall 4to.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9124/412534/229779372_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776802358&width=181)
![Clemenceau AMs: “The Dreyfus Affair had profoundly shaken the country”: [DREYFUS AFFAIR] CLEMENCEAU, GEORGES. (1841-1929). Prime Minister of France and staunch defender of Alfred Dreyfus. AMs. Unsigned. 7pp. On seven separate sheets. Small 4to. N.p., [early 1900]. In Fren](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9124/412534/229779365_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776802358&width=181)
![Picquart ALS Regarding a Libel Suit Against an Anti-Dreyfusard Newspaper: [DREYFUS AFFAIR] PICQUART, GEORGES-MARIE. (1854-1914). French officer, Dreyfus’s instructor at the War College, and the French Army’s chief of military intelligence. In 1896, following the interce](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9124/412534/229779373_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776802358&width=181)

![Major Esterhazy, the Villain of the Dreyfus Affair, Invests in Annuities: [DREYFUS AFFAIR] ESTERHAZY, MARIE-CHARLES-FERDINAND WALSIN. (1847-1923). French infantry officer and German spy whose actions precipitated the infamous Dreyfus Affair. ALS. (“Esterhy”). 1p. 8v](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9124/412534/229779369_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776802358&width=181)
![[MUSIC] - LISZT Franz (1811 - 1886) - Music, Fatigue, And Longing: Liszt Reflects On Art And Life On: Fine autograph letter signed, dated “Hamburg, 5 Juin 1842”, by the celebrated pianist, composer emeritus and acclaimed concert performer. 7 pp. In-8. Long letter to a "Grand artiste" in Lo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8800/417254/232268491_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1778694817&width=181)
![Polaire, French Actress with “Wasp Waist,” Writes about Failed Suicide Attempt: POLAIRE, [ÉMÉLIE BOUCHAUD]. (1887-1939). French singer and actress remembered for her provocative attire and incredible “wasp” waist. ALS. (“Polaire”). 4pp. 4to. Hospital Beaujon [Cl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9124/412534/229779481_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1776802358&width=181)
![[LITERATURE] - BALZAC Honoré de (1799 - 1850) - Family And Favor: Balzac Appeals For His: Autograph letter signed, dated “Paris, ce 31 décembre 1843” by French novelist and dramatist, most known for his novel sequence “La Comédie humaine”. 3 pp. in-8.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8800/417254/232268463_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1778694817&width=181)
![[MUSIC] - COLBRAN Isabelle (1785 - 1845) - A Wife’s Plea: Love And Estrangement In: Important autograph letter signed “vostra affezionata moglie”, dated “Bologna 30 Gennaro [1831]” by the Spanish mezzo-soprano and composer, wife to the composer Gioacchino Ross](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8800/417254/232268471_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1778694817&width=181)
![[MUSIC] - ROSSINI Gioacchino (1792 - 1868) - Between Anger And Affection: Rossini Advises And: Autograph letter signed, dated “Bologna li 27 Giugno 1844” by the celebrated Italian opera composer. 1 p. in-4. Addressed to Pietro Barbaja in Naples. He describes himself as "furente...e](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8800/417254/232268502_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1778694817&width=181)