Lot 189
Gounod, Charles (18-1893) French composer, most noted for his opera Faust. ALS ("Ch. Gounod") in pencil, 1p, in French, 9" x 7", Arcachon, 1881 Sept. 3. Fine. To the Duke d'Auniale, in part: "Well, if my memory serves me correctly, this makes the fifth time that Chantilly has declined! When we get to ten, we'll mark it with a cross…You a soldier, who knows…what it is to hope against all hope….Just hang on and we will have done with this evil imp which pursues me everywhere…."
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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