{"product_id":"camille-saint-saens-autograph-copy","title":"Camille Saint-Saens Autograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, two pages (both sides), 8 x 10 inch, 1.11.1908, in French, to his friend the musician Paul Dugas - Saint-Saens writes about a misfortune befalling a cousin's daughter and mentions the princely wedding in Cannes and the German Emperor's latest faux pas, written and signed in black ink \"\u003cem\u003eC. Saint-Saens\u003c\/em\u003e\", attractively mounted (removable) for display with a picture of Camille Saint-Saens (altogether 16,5 x 11,75 inch), with intersecting letter folds, and very mild signs of age wear - in fine to very fine condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMon cher Paul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ehier en retrant j`ai trouvé un billet d`un de mes cousins m`annoncant que sa petite fille était a toute extrémité, et le malheur de ce pauvre gosse m`a fait tout oublier; je suis raparti tout de suite pour aller la consoler et j`ai été “horrificquement matagrabolisé” en rentrant à 9 heures du soir définitivement, quand j’ai constaté que tu t’étais, comme on dit, cassé le nez; je t’avais inscrit, cela ne serait pas arrivé sans cette catastrophe. Veux tu revenir Jeudi ? Je serai débarqué du matin et je te raconterai toutes\u003c\/em\u003e \/\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eles histoires de Cannes et du mariage Princier.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e   Je suis désolé d`hier pour toi d`abord, pour moi \u003c\/em\u003e[illegible]\u003cem\u003e et les bons moments que j`aurais passés, plus à mettre dans le panier des fautes irréparables, avec la dernière gaffe de l`empereur d`allemagne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e   à toi - C. Saint-Saens\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 19.6px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated:\u003cbr\u003e\"My dear Paul, yesterday upon returning home I found a note from one of my cousins informing me that his little girl was in critical condition, and the misfortune of this poor child made me forget everything; I left immediately to go and comfort her and was horrifically overwhelmed when I finally got home at 9 o'clock in the evening, when I discovered that you had, as they say, broken your nose; I had enrolled you, this wouldn't have happened without this catastrophe. Will you come back on Thursday? I will be dropped off in the morning and I will tell you all the stories of Cannes and the Princely wedding.” \u003cbr\u003e   I'm sorry about yesterday, first for you, then for myself [illegible] and the good times I would have spent there, now relegated to the basket of irreparable mistakes, along with the latest blunder by the German emperor.\u003cbr\u003e   To you - C. Saint-Saëns\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JPKD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58187431838077,"sku":"8016904","price":380.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0485\/1272\/9237\/files\/8016904.jpg?v=1779190416","url":"https:\/\/brandesautographs.com\/ar\/products\/camille-saint-saens-autograph-copy","provider":"Brandes Autographs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}