Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Gounod") to "Ma chère Pauline", undoubtedly Pauline Viardot (1821-1910), one of the finest singers and all-around musicians of the period; Blangy du Calvados, 16 July 1877

From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 2 pages, 12mo, integral blank leaf, in French. Item #409395

A charming social note: "I have had no news of you since the immediate reply I made to your letter... Did you not receive that reply? I told you <> as plainly as possible, but I asked you, at the same time, to tell me the probable date of the wedding..." (BA).

Price: $250.00