{"lots":[{"startPrice":12000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123917/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123917/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-11-30","available":false,"description":{"es":"`\u2026try to put big pins in your ass... and do not take large scales to weigh cobwebs\u2026 there are a thousand occasions when a vaudeville is better than a lament of jeremiah\u2019 \n \n voltaire: (1694-1778) french enlightenment writer and philosopher. voltaire is a pseudonym, his name being françois-marie arouet. voltaire is known for his attacks on catholic church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion and expression, and separation of church and state. a very rare letter signed by voltaire with exceptional content. l.s., ` v ´, also adding ` potsdam, 4 th november´ in his hand, three pages, 4to, potsdam, 4 th november, n.y. [1752], to mr. formey, in french. voltaire initiates his letter freely defending his ideas in an ironical way and ridiculing his correspondent´s theories, stating in part ` en verité, monsieur, je ne vous croyais pas suisse. un illustre théologien de bâle écrit que milord bolingbroke a eu la chaude pisse et de là il tire la conséquence evidente que moïse est l´auteur du pentateuque. on prétend que de bonnes lois et de bonnes troupes ne valent rien, si l´on n´a pas une foi vive pour les dogmes de zwingleet d´ecolampade. or, comme titus, marc-aurèle, trajan, nerva, julien, etc\u2026 avaient le malheur horrible de ne croire pas plus à zwingle qu´au pape, et que cependant tout allait assez bien de leur temps\u2026´ ( translation: \u201c to be fair, sir, i didn't believe you were swiss. an illustrious theologian from basle writes that lord bolingbroke had a hot piss and from this he draws the obvious conclusion that moses is the author of the pentateuch. it is said that good laws and good troops are worthless if one does not have a lively faith in the dogmas of zwingle and ecolampadius. now, as titus, marcus aurelius, trajan, nerva, julian, etc. had the horrible misfortune of not believing more in zwingle than in the pope, and yet everything was going quite well in their time...\u201d) voltaire further pursues his ferocious attack wrapped in fine literary forms but with crude words and mocking symbols, saying ` le chapelain de milord chesterfield a pris en bon chrétien la cause de milord bolingbroke, il l´a défendue dans une lettre pieuse et modeste. la traduction est parvenue ici avec la permission des supérieurs. le roi a beaucoup ri: faites-en de même. il paye bien les docteurs et se moque des disputes théologiques, métaphysiques, phoronomiques et dynamiques. soyez très tranquille, vivez gaiement de l´evangile et de la philosophie, et laissez les profanes douter de la chronologie de moïse\u2026 essayez de vous mettre de grandes épingles dans le cul\u2026 ou plutôt faites-vous embaumer tout vivant, afin de n´attraper que dans sept ou huit cents ans ce point de maturité qui est la mort\u2026´ (\u201c translation: \u201c the chaplain of milord chesterfield took as a good christian the cause of milord bolingbroke, he defended it in a pious and modest letter. the translation arrived here with the permission of the superiors. the king laughed a lot: do the same. he pays doctors well and doesn't care about theological, metaphysical, phoronomic and dynamic disputes. be very quiet, live cheerfully from the gospel and philosophy, and let the profane people doubt on the chronology of moses... try to put big pins in your ass... or rather have yourself embalmed while alive, in order to only catch up in seven or eight hundred years this point of maturity which is death...\u201d) a lengthy an extremely good content letter by voltaire who, before concluding, sends two fine and wise statements ` croyez-moi, ne mettez aux choses que leur prix, et ne prenez point de grosses balances pour peser des toiles d´araignées´ ( translation: \u201c believe me, put only the real price on things, and do not take large scales to weigh cobwebs\u201d), and ` il y a mille occasions où un vaudeville vaut mieux qu´une lamentation de jérémie´ ( translation: \u201c there are a thousand occasions when a vaudeville is better than a lament of jeremiah\u201d) small overall minor age wear, with a small tear to the bottom edge, otherwise g \n \n johann heinrich samuel formey (1711-1797) german churchman, educator and author. a founding member of the berlin academy who popularized scientific and philosophical ideas, in french, and contributed to diderot´s encyclopédie. although formey fought against the ideas of the philosophers, he held for a while an epistolary relationship with voltaire, who published several articles in formey´s journal l´abeille du parnasse . \n formey was best known for his work anti-emile, which refuted point by point the ideas of rousseau on education. voltaire and formey were not long in falling out, which we can deduct from the reading of this letter. \n \n the present letter discussion comes from the publication of bolingbroke´s translation of lettres sur l´histoire which questioned the authenticity of the bible. in response to it, formey published dissertation sur l´incrédulité an extract of zimmerman´s opuscules. king frederick ii of prussia accorded the privilege of a printed publication response to voltaire, who wrote défense de milord bolingbroke under the pseudonym \u201cdocteur goodnatur´d wellwisher\u201d. voltaire´s article caused a scandal because of its impiety. \n the present letter shows several interesting small variations from the published text of voltaire´s correspondences."},"estimateMax":15000,"lotNumber":"651","title":{"es":"voltaire: (1694-1778)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123917/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":12000,"soldPrice":12000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:27.682Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac12,000 - \u20ac15,000","currency":"EUR","id":123917,"estimateMin":12000},{"startPrice":700,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123918/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-11-30","available":false,"description":{"es":"rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778) french writer and philosopher. an interesting autograph manuscript, one page, 4to, n.p., [paris], n.d. (c.1745), in french. the page of manuscript, in rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745-51 for his benefactress louise marie madeleine dupin. rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes. rousseau refers to the hatter´s job, and writes a text of ten lines, being one of the orders-decrees given by kings of france which he resumed in his work ordonnances des rois de france , (\u201c ordinances of the kings of france\u201d), and identifies it as taken from ` ordon [nances] des r [ois] de fr [ance], l [ivre] 4, p [age] 702´, stating ` \u2026par l´article 2 d´un réglement donné par le roy charles 5 pour le métier des chapeliers en 1366, que les ouvriers et compagnons ne pourront travailler que pour ceux qui sont maitres, fils de maitre, ou pour les f [emmes] qui ont aussi la maitrise´ (\u201c\u2026according to the article 2 of the regulation established by king charles v related to the hatter´s job in 1366, the workers and companions will only be allowed to work for those who are masters, sons of masters or for the w [omen] who also have the mastery\u201d) overall very small age tone with right and bottom edges very slightly trimmed. g \n \n at the time rousseau wrote these pages, between 1745 and 1751, he was working as secretary to his benefactress louise marie madeleine dupin. \n charles v \u201cthe wise\u201d (1338-1380) king of france."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"652","title":{"es":"rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123918/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":700,"soldPrice":620,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:27.684Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac700 - \u20ac900","currency":"EUR","id":123918,"estimateMin":700},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123919/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-11-30","available":false,"description":{"es":"`\u2026they will not be punished there for cases of simple fornication. ´ \n \n rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778) french writer and philosopher. an interesting autograph manuscript, one page, 4to, n.p., [paris], n.d. (c.1745), in french. the page of manuscript, in rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745-51 for his benefactress louise marie madeleine dupin. rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes. rousseau refers to fornication and to the privileges granted to italian merchants, and writes a text of twelve lines, being one of the orders-decrees given by kings of france which he resumed in his work ordonnances des rois de france , (\u201c ordinances of the kings of france\u201d), and identifies it as taken from ` ordon [nances] des r [ois] de fr [ance], l [ivre] 4, p [age] 6 71´, stating ` il parait par des privileges accordés par le roy charles 5 aux marchands italiens que dans la ville de nimes on punissait\u2026la simple fornication, puisqu´il est porté par ces privileges qu´ils n´y seront point punis pour les cas de simple fornication s´ils ne sont convaincus de rapte ou d´adultère´ (\u201cit is said that according to some privileges granted by king charles 5 to italian merchants that, in the city of nimes they punished simple fornication, but since it is granted by these privileges they will not be punished there for cases of simple fornication if they are not convicted of kidnapping or adultery\u201d) overall very small age tone with right and bottom edges very slightly trimmed. g \n &n bsp; &nbs p; &n bsp; &nbs p; &n bsp; &nbs p; &n bsp; &nbs p; &n bsp; &nbs p; &n bsp; \n at the time rousseau wrote these pages, between 1745 and 1751, he was working as secretary to his benefactress louise marie madeleine dupin. \n charles v \u201cthe wise\u201d (1338-1380) king of france."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"653","title":{"es":"rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123919/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":1000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:27.686Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":123919,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":1000,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123920/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123920/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-11-30","available":false,"description":{"es":"rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778) french writer and philosopher. a curious and very interesting autograph manuscript, two pages, 4to, n.p., [paris], n.d. (c.1745), in french. the two full pages manuscript, in rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745 and 1751 for his benefactress louise marie madeleine dupin. rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes. rousseau refers to the causes of repudiation of women in history, and writes six causes of few lines each, being taken from what he identifies as ` novell. constit. 108 art. 384´, stating in part ` 1º si elle a su quelque conspiration contre l´empereur et qu´elle n´en ait pas averti son mari - 2º si la femme est trouvée coupable d´adultère; alors le mari s´approprie non seulement de la dot\u2026 4º si elle a demeuré hors de la maison, excepté chez son père et sa mère, contre la volonté du mari - 5º si elle a été au cirque ou autre spectacle contre la défense ou même sans la permission du mari - 6º si contre la defensse de son mari elle a mangé avec des étrangers, ou qu´elle ait été au bain avec des hommes´ (\u201c1º if she knew of any conspiracy against the emperor and did not inform her husband of it - 2º if the wife is found guilty of adultery; then the husband keeps not only the dowry\u2026 4º if she has stayed out of the house, except with her father and mother, against the will of the husband - 5º if she has been to the circus or another show against the refusal or even without the permission of the husband - 6º if against the refusal of her husband she ate with strangers, or bathed with men\u201d) to the last paragraph rousseau adds a reason according to which the husband will not be able to repudiate his wife, saying ` que si le mari la chasse de sa maison sans aucune des causes ci-dessus spécifiées, de sorte que n´ayant ni père ni mère elle ait été contrainte de passer la nuit dehors. il est ordonné que le mari n´aura point pour cela droit de la répudier´ (\u201cthat if the husband drives her out of his house without any of the causes specified above, so that having neither father nor mother she was forced to spend the night outside. it is ordained that the husband shall not therefore have the right to repudiate her\u201d) small overall minor age tone, mostly to edges, with right and bottom edges slightly trimmed. g \n \n at the time rousseau wrote these pages, between 1745 and 1751, he was working as secretary to his benefactress louise marie madeleine dupin."},"estimateMax":1500,"lotNumber":"654","title":{"es":"rousseau jean-jacques: (1712-1778)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123920/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1000,"soldPrice":950,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:27.688Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,000 - \u20ac1,500","currency":"EUR","id":123920,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123921/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123921/004/004.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-11-30","available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018i therefore come to ask you\u2026.to put an end to a state of affairs which is for me a terrible torture, physical and moral, and of which i am yet to understand the usefulness as well as the justice\u2019 \n \n proudhon pierre-joseph: (1809-1865) french philosopher, socialist and politician, the founder of mutualist philosophy and the first person to declare himself an anarchist. a.l.s., p.-j. proudhon , two pages, 8vo, citadel of doullens, 4 th may 1850, to 'monsieur le directeur' , on the printed stationery of la voix du peuple , in french. the imprisoned proudhon writes to plead with his captor, in full, 'd'apres un mot que m'a dit hier le major, et cela, autant que je puis presumer, de votre part, il dependrait de vous de faire cesser mon isolement. si j'avais cru que cette affaire etait laissee a votre discretion, il y a longtemps, monsieur le directeur, qu'au lieu de solliciter le ministre, qui ne repond pas, je me serais adresse directement a vous. je n'aurais pas cru plus indigne de moi, je vous jure, de frapper a la porte du subordonne qu'a celle du superieur. je viens donc vous prier, monsieur le directeur, de mettre fin a un etat de choses qui est pour moi un terrible supplice, physique et moral, et dont je suis encore a comprendre l'utilite ainsi que la justice. depuis quinze juurs que je suis sequestre, les agitations nerveuses, les transports au cerveau, auxquels je suis d'ailleurs sujet, se sont multiplies chez moi d'une maniere inquietante. d'autres infirmites m'arrivent encore, a la suite de ce regime debilitant, a tel point que s'il se prolongeait, je serais force de croire que l'administration n'en veut pas seulement a ma plume, mais a ma vie. jusqu'ici je me suis efforce de tromper les heures par la lecture et le travail: mais la lecture et le travail, chez un homme sequestre, deviennent vite des causes de malaise et d'impossibilite de lecture et de travail: aujourd'hui je suis hors d'etat de m'occuper et de rien faire. daignez donc, monsieur le directeur, porter remede a mon etat, me permettre de me promener et de voir mes amis. songez aussi, je vous en supplie, que j'ai une malheureuse femme qui pleure pour moi quand je ne puis que souffrir et qu'elle serait heureuse d'apprendre que j'ai ete enfin rendu a la liberte....de la prison' (translation: 'according to a word that the major said to me yesterday, and that, as far as i can presume, on your part, it would depend on you to put an end to my isolation. if i had believed that this matter was left to your discretion, a long time ago. monsieur le directeur, that instead of soliciting the minister, who does not answer, i would have addressed myself directly to you. i would not have thought it more unworthy of me, i swear to you, to knock on the door of the subordinate than on that of the superior. i therefore come to ask you, monsieur le directeur, to put an end to a state of affairs which is for me a terrible torture, physical and moral, and of which i am yet to understand the usefulness as well as the justice. during the fifteen days that i have been sequestered, the nervous agitations, the transports of the brain, to which i am moreover subject, have multiplied in me in a disquieting manner. other infirmities still happen to me, as a result of this debilitating regime, to such an extent that if it were prolonged, i would be forced to believe that the administration does not only want my pen, but my life. so far i have tried to deceive the hours by reading and working: but reading and working, in a sequestered man, quickly become causes of discomfort and of the impossibility of reading and working: today i am in no condition to occupy myself and do nothing. so deign, monsieur le directeur, to remedy my condition, allow me to walk around and see my friends. consider also, i beg you, that i have an unhappy wife who cries for me when i can only suffer and that she would be happy to learn that i have finally been set free\u2026.from jail.' ). with blank integral leaf. some very light age wear and a few extremely small, minor tears to the lower edge, otherwise vg \n \n in june 1849 proudhon had been arrested for insulting louis-napoleon bonaparte (napoleon iii), the first president of france (1848-52) and was imprisoned for three years. in december 1849, whilst in prison, he married 27 year old euphrasie piegard, with whom he had four daughters."},"estimateMax":1200,"lotNumber":"655","title":{"es":"proudhon pierre-joseph: 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wrappers a little soiled and with some heavy tears, the contents a little creased at the edges and with some small tears and age wear, fr \n \n the present volume is likely to have been inscribed for emile acollas (1826-1891) french professor of jurisprudence, one of the founders of the league of peace and freedom in 1867."},"estimateMax":6000,"lotNumber":"656","title":{"es":"herzen alexander: (1812-1870)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123922/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_booksmagazinespaper","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":5000,"soldPrice":4000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:27.690Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac5,000 - \u20ac6,000","currency":"EUR","id":123922,"estimateMin":5000},{"startPrice":120,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123923/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-11-30","available":false,"description":{"es":"renan 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[paris], thursday 2 nd march 1944, to monsieur bourguignon, in french. on his personal stationery, bearing his blind embossed parisian address to the upper left corner, valery explains to his correspondent the reason of his absence at the council session, stating ` mon état de santé, encore bien incertain, ne m´a pas permis d´assister à la séance d´hier du conseil, et d´avoir le plaisir de vous y rencontrer. je vous aurais vivement remercié de l´envoi que vous avez bien voulu me faire de ce bel album napoléonien´ (\u201cmy health, still very uncertain, did not allow me to attend yesterday´s council meeting, and to have the pleasure of meeting you there. i would have sincerely thanked you for sending me this beautiful napoleonic album\u201d) valery further refers to the emperor, napoleon, and to the malmaison museum which his under the direction of his correspondent, saying `\u2026 ravivant mes souvenirs de la malmaison et du musée de l´armée. il faut avouer qu´on ne peut pas se lasser de songer à l´empereur. tout ce qui contribue à nous faire imaginer plus précisément cet être extraordinaire nous est précieux\u2026´ (\u201c\u2026rekindling my memories of malmaison and the army museum. we must admit that one cannot get tired of thinking of the emperor. anything that helps us imagine this extraordinary human being more precisely is precious to us...\u201d) further again valery comments that during his next visit he will relate to his correspondent few very interesting things related to napoleon, stating in part `\u2026 je vous raconterai une ou deux choses qui vous intéresseront\u2026 et une troisième qui vous intéressera certainement, toutes les trois relatives à notre héros\u2026´ (\u201c\u2026 i will tell you one or two things that will be of interest to you\u2026 and a third that will certainly be of interest to you, all three relating to our hero\u2026\u201d) paper with a verge muller watermark. very light crease to the bottom right corner, otherwise vg \n \n jean bourguignon (1876-1953) french historian. curator of the malmaison museum 1917-46, a house which was offered by napoleon bonaparte to his spouse josephine de beauharnais. he was also curator of the museum of the armies, and a specialist in the french revolution and napoleonic era, publishing several works. bourguignon was the author of the first biography of arthur rimbaud."},"estimateMax":900,"lotNumber":"658","title":{"es":"valery paul: (1871-1945)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123924/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":600,"soldPrice":600,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:27.694Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac600 - 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(1827), to [frederick yates], in english. stendahl writes, in full, 'i thank you very much for the tiket (sic) you send me. by some mistake of the devils, they refused admittance but to the upper galleries, so i have not seen the performance. but in lancaster, in the last august, i have admired the efficiency and energy of your mimickal (sic) powers. i thank you anew sir, and pray to believe me your most obliged servant' . with blank integral leaf (minor repair to a slight split at the edge of a fold). some light foxing, otherwise vg \n \n frederick henry yates (1797-1842) english actor and theatre manager whose first stage appearance was in france. yates put on a three-act production of yates laughable entertainments in 1827."},"estimateMax":3500,"lotNumber":"662","title":{"es":"stendhal: (1783-1842)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123928/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":2500,"soldPrice":2900,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:26.681Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac2,500 - \u20ac3,500","currency":"EUR","id":123928,"estimateMin":2500},{"startPrice":800,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123929/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2022-11-30","available":false,"description":{"es":"balzac honoré de: (1799-1850) french novelist and playwright. best known for his masterwork novel la comedie humaine , a multi-novel collection of novels written over twenty years. scarce a.n.s., ` d b´ with his initials, one page, 4 x 5, n.p. 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mais il faut, pour éviter tout encombre, que rittner et goupil envoient un exemplaire chez l´artiste. ricourt veut établir cela en principe - du reste, vous me direz des nouvelles..´ (`my dear friend, your article is in the hands of ricourt since monday; but, to avoid any trouble, rittner and goupil have to send a copy to the artist. ricourt wants to establish that in principle - moreover, you will tell me the news\u2026´) accompanied by the unfolded page envelope addressed to gavarni in balzac´s hand, rue st. george in paris, postmarked. overall age wear, with edges very slightly irregular. g \n \n paul gavarni (1804-1866) french illustrator. paul gavarni was the pen name of sulpice guillaume chevalier. balzac and gavarni had a close and friendly relationship, balzac authored a work on gavarni published by l´artiste, and gavarni illustrated balzac´s novels, and made drawings for vautrin one of the main characters of balzac´s la comédie humaine."},"estimateMax":2000,"lotNumber":"664","title":{"es":"balzac honoré de: (1799-1850)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123930/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":1500,"soldPrice":1800,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:26.684Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac1,500 - \u20ac2,000","currency":"EUR","id":123930,"estimateMin":1500},{"startPrice":2500,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123931/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123931/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/iaa/cloned-images/123931/006/006.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"es":"\u2018i almost owe him my life\u2019 \n \n balzac honoré de: (1799-1850) french novelist and playwright. best known for his masterwork novel la comédie humaine , a multi-novel collection of novels written over twenty years. a very fine a.l.s., ` de balzac ´, three pages, 8vo, slim paper, berdychiv, ukraine, 22 nd october 1849, to charles sauvageot, in french. at the time of the present letter balzac was residing at wierzchownia, in ukraine, staying at the home of madame hanska. balzac has mandated his correspondent to get him a violin to be offered to doctor knothe who had treated him, and having just received the violin, states in part ` \u2026enfin à travers tant d´instruments de musique qui ont roulé entre la gallicie et vienne, celui-là s´est fait jour et n´a pas souffert, il est venu sain et sauf, et il l´a trouvé parfait, excellentissime, et il a mis l´amateur et collectionneur de violons en goût. cet artiste est le médecin de la famille au sein de laquelle je vis loin des orages, et je lui dois à peu près la vie, attendu que j´avais une maladie de coeur au plus haut degré don't il m´a délivré; 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as if i were a doll, i used \n to think: \n \"now don't get up at five o'clock, you naughty boy. it's so \n nonsensical!\" \n \"my love\", said i, \"i have work to do\" \n \"but don't do it!\" returned dora, \"why should you?\" \n it was impossible to say to that sweet little surprised face \n otherwise than lightly and playfully, that we must work to live. \n \"oh! how ridiculous!\" cried dora \n \"how shall we live without dora?\" said i \n \"how? anyhow!\" said dora. \n she seemed to think she had quite settled the question, \n and gave me such a triumphant little kiss, direct from her \n innocent heart, that i would hardly have put her out of \n conceit with her answer, for a fortune\" - \n \n david copperfield, by\u2026\u2026' \n \n signed and dated by dickens at the foot of the quotation. autograph quotations signed by dickens are extremely rare, and this is a particularly handsome and desirable example, both for the physical size of the paper and length of the quotation. a few light stains to the right edge, only very slightly touching the concluding letters of three words, all of which remain perfectly legible. about vg \n \n the present quotation is taken from towards the end of a little cold water , the title of chapter 37 of david copperfield , published in 1850. the passage illustrates, for the first time, how a shadow is temporarily cast over david's love for dora spenlow, his future wife. copperfield is deeply in love and does not quite comprehend what the reader sees: dora, in her present childlike state, unable to cope with the responsibilities of a household, will prove little more than a hindrance to him. \n \n maria beadnell, dickens's first love whom he met in 1830 is thought to have been the model for the character dora in david copperfield. dickens regarded david copperfield, a largely autobiographical work, as his favourite amongst all the novels he wrote. \n \n the quotation was written and signed by dickens at a significant time in his life, making his choice of passage an interesting one. a year earlier, in 1857, dickens had fallen in love with the actress ellen ternan, and his passion for her was to last the rest of his life. dickens was increasingly finding his wife, catherine, to be an incompetent mother and housekeeper, causing him financial worries. in may 1858, after catherine accidentally received a bracelet meant for ellen ternan, dickens and his wife separated, and catherine would never see her husband again. \n \n after separating from his wife dickens undertook a series of hugely popular and remunerative reading tours, and the present quotation was signed during the first such tour, which lasted from april 1858 to february 1859 and consisted of 129 appearances in 49 towns throughout england, scotland and ireland. \n \n the original manuscript of david copperfield was bequeathed by dickens to his friend the biographer and literary critic john forster (1812-1876), who in turn bequeathed the manuscript (together with other books, pictures and important manuscripts) to the victoria and albert museum in london. american book prices current record only three other examples of quotations from david copperfield signed by dickens as having appeared at auction in the last 25 years."},"estimateMax":40000,"lotNumber":"670","title":{"es":"dickens charles: (1812-1870)"},"url":"https://es.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/iaa/source/catalog/auction/28014/lot/123936/view","tags":["escollectibles_autographs","escollectibles_all","escollectibles"],"directSalePrice":30000,"soldPrice":30000,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-01T05:17:26.692Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"\u20ac30,000 - 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