Lot n° 229
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800 - 1000
EUR
AUGUSTE, prince de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1847-1907) - Lot 229
AUGUSTE, prince de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1847-1907)
Set of 27 L.A.S.: "Gusty", dated May 2, 1880 to August 27, 1882, sent from Schladming, Paris, Cannes, etc., addressed to his mother Princess Clementine d'Orléans (1817-1907), 77 1/2 pages, text in French, folds, freckles, but overall good condition. "I hope my dear mother that you have arrived safely in Vienna without too much strain on your poor knee. Let me once again thank you for your kind visit and all your kindnesses to us (...), send it to Furne to relieve Louis' pain a little and make him see the situation from a new point of view (...)". - May 2, 1880, Schladming: "(...) I'm sorry to see Uncle Joinville so weak, trying to persuade him to take care of himself. I read in the papers that everyone, including the deputies (...) Lisbon, Paris and Robert, is staggering! (...)" - Marseille, February 19, 1882: "My dear Maman, having not heard from you for some time, I have learned that you have been traveling and that you are settled in Fuime in magnificent, warm weather, which I am delighted about. We are in Marseille, which I like very much. I had a good walk with Pierre in the mountains on the heights of Marseille, and we passed through some magnificent viewpoints (...)". - February 20, 1882: "Thank you, my dear mother, for your letter from Fuime of the 15th. As I told you, I'm going to Trieste on the 6th. If you want to go to Corfu, you must take a steamer on Friday at 2 p.m., or on Sunday the 12th (...) Corfu is very pretty (...)". - Cannes, March 9, 1882: "We've been in Cannes since yesterday, after a very pleasant stay in Nice, where Ferdinand was physically very well, but his morale is deplorable: he enjoys nothing, is amused by nothing, is perpetually angry with everyone, sees himself hated and pursued by everyone (...) - or what I'm writing to you about.) - or what I write to you remains between us - We dined with Uncle Ernst, good and admirable as always, he urges me to pay his respects, the weather is ideal (...), We went to Monte-Carlo with Mr d'Eppinghofen who is very kind and gentle, Ferdinand liked him very much (...), we leave this evening for Marseille, where I embark on the 21st for Persia (...)" etc.
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