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DUMAS père Alexandre (1802-1870)

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DUMAS père Alexandre (1802-1870)
48 L.A.S. or P.A.S. "Al. Dumas", 1844-1859 and n.d., to Alexandre CADOT| 54 pages in-8 or in-12, a few addresses (slight defects to a few letters).
Important correspondence to his publisher.
On September 6, 1844, he undertook, if need be, to complete the five volumes of La Fille du Régent. January 31, 1845, sale to Cadot of "two or three volumes of Le Chevalier de Rougeville" [which would become Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge], with an indication of the edition... May 1845, model letter concerning DUMAS fils: "Your son brings me the 4 volumes that you have made together and that it is agreed that he will publish in his name - unfortunately his name while being yours - is not yours, so that I can only offer him one thing: to print his novel - and to run the risks of the sale with him"... - Patience! Patience is the virtue of eternity, and as I hope you will be my publisher forever, you have to be a little patient"... [1848], about the soap operas of Le Véloce. - He proposes the "Authentic Memoirs of Talma, published by yours truly - on the revolution the empire the restoration [...] both a book for the library and the reading room. 8 vol. 16,000 F the property for 18 months"... [1850], accounts at the handing over of La Colombe, and the 2nd volume of Ange Pitou.
- He wants to review "the manuscript following the death of Louis XVI"... March 8, 1851, he did not deviate from the Troupenas treaty, and did not sell his books "to publishers for 4 cents". 1851], he finished Olympus of Cleves: "96 pages in 4 days. We worked day and night"... [1853]. He sent him the end of La Comtesse de Charny: "I am waiting for your money, which I need no less than you need a copy". He begged Cadot to go and get from Dutacq a volume of Byron "which will serve me as information in a small episode of the Pastor of Ashbourne. [...] I put the first part of Ingénue on the railway on my side". August 23, 1854]: "Here is where we are. Half a volume Leoné Leona. 103 pages of The Horo