DAUDET ALPHONSE: (1840-1897) French Novelist. A.N.S., A. Daudet, one page, on his personal printed visiting card, 3 Avenue de l´Observatoire, and states to the front, in French `Cher Monsieur, Quelle longueur doit avoir le fragment que Mme A Daudet va vous envoyer pour le vol. des Etrennes aux Dames? Rép. S.V.P. A Daudet´ (Translation: "Dear Sir, How long should the fragment be that Mrs. A. Daudet will send you for the olume of "Etrennes aux Dames"? Reply, please. A. Daudet") Overall age wear with foxing stains, otherwise about G

The Étrennes aux dames were a series of almanacs and deluxe literary collections that were very popular in 19th-century France. Alphonse Daudet contributed with texts and stories (such as Les Oranges in 1881), and his wife, Julie Daudet, even collaborated by writing for several editions.