Playful ALS from the composer of La Juive to the piano maker Camille Pleyel, asking for a ride to Bellevue in his carriage. "Dimanche matin" [Sunday morning], n.y.; 1 p., addressed to verso "Monsieur Camille Pleyel. / rue Rochechouart, 20.", with remnant of a red seal. In full (translated from the French): "My dear Camille, are you going to Bellevue today? If so, would you be so kind as to drive me there, giving me a seat in your superb carriage? Again, if so, at what time will you leave? Three o’clock, or something like that, would that suit you? A word in reply, my dear Cammmmmmmmmmille, and believe me your very devoted & affectionate F. Halévy." The name in the closing drawn out with a long row of m's; an old pencil footnote explains "Ce mot veut dire Camille." Folds, light toning, soiling to the address panel. 5 x 7.75 inches; 13 x 20 cm.
Camille Pleyel (1788–1855), pianist and head of Pleyel et Cie, moved the firm's showrooms and the Salle Pleyel to 20 rue Rochechouart in 1839, dating the letter between 1839 and his death in 1855. Bellevue lies near Meudon, southwest of Paris.
Original French: "Mon cher Camille, allez vous à Bellevue aujourd'hui, si oui?. vous plairait-il de m'y voiturer, en me donnant une place dans votre superbe équipage? toujours si oui, à quelle heure partirez vous? trois heures, ou quelque chose comme ça, ça vous irait-il? / Un mot de réponse, mon cher Cammmmmmmmmmille, et croyez moi votre bien dévoué & affectionné, F. Halévy. / Dimanche matin"
Playful ALS from the composer of La Juive to the piano maker Camille Pleyel, asking for a ride to Bellevue in his carriage. "Dimanche matin" [Sunday morning], n.y.; 1 p., addressed to verso "Monsieur Camille Pleyel. / rue Rochechouart, 20.", with remnant of a red seal. In full (translated from the French): "My dear Camille, are you going to Bellevue today? If so, would you be so kind as to drive me there, giving me a seat in your superb carriage? Again, if so, at what time will you leave? Three o’clock, or something like that, would that suit you? A word in reply, my dear Cammmmmmmmmmille, and believe me your very devoted & affectionate F. Halévy." The name in the closing drawn out with a long row of m's; an old pencil footnote explains "Ce mot veut dire Camille." Folds, light toning, soiling to the address panel. 5 x 7.75 inches; 13 x 20 cm.
Camille Pleyel (1788–1855), pianist and head of Pleyel et Cie, moved the firm's showrooms and the Salle Pleyel to 20 rue Rochechouart in 1839, dating the letter between 1839 and his death in 1855. Bellevue lies near Meudon, southwest of Paris.
Original French: "Mon cher Camille, allez vous à Bellevue aujourd'hui, si oui?. vous plairait-il de m'y voiturer, en me donnant une place dans votre superbe équipage? toujours si oui, à quelle heure partirez vous? trois heures, ou quelque chose comme ça, ça vous irait-il? / Un mot de réponse, mon cher Cammmmmmmmmmille, et croyez moi votre bien dévoué & affectionné, F. Halévy. / Dimanche matin"