Bidspirit auction | PISSARRO CAMILLE: (1830-1903) French Impressionist

PISSARRO CAMILLE: (1830-1903) French Impressionist painter. - PISSARRO CAMILLE: (1830-1903) French Impressionist painter. A.L.S., C. Pissarro , two pages (written to the first and fourth sides of the bifolium), Eragny-par-Gisors, Eure, 2nd September 1897, to ´Mon cher Jean´ , in French. Pissarro writes to ask a small favour of his friend, whom he presumes is settled in Rouen, although firstly apologises for not having attended his friend´s wedding, remarking ´tu as du apprendre combien nous avons ete ennuiyes avec la maladie de Lucien en convalescence ici en ce moment j´espere qui tu ne nous en as pas trop voulu, un jour ou l´autre j´aurai peut-etre l´occasion d´aller a Rouen te serrer la main ainsi qu´a ta femme´ (Translation: ´you must have heard how much we were bothered with Lucien's illness, he is convalescing here at the moment, I hope you did not blame us too much, one of these days I may have the opportunity to go to Rouen to shake hands with you and your wife´ ) and continuing ´Voici ce dont il s´agit. Un des amis de Lucien Monsieur Ricketts artiste et patron de la maison Hacon & Ricketts editeurs a Londres......nous demande si tu ne pourrais pas recommender une maison qui voudrait se charger d´imprimer des cottons pour la reliure dans le genre de l´echantillon ci-inclus qui est imprime sur papier?´ (Translation: ´This is what it is all about. One of Lucien's friends, Mr Ricketts, artist and proprietor of the firm of Hacon & Ricketts editeurs in London......asks us if you could not recommend a firm that would like to print cottons for bookbinding in the style of the sample enclosed, which is printed on paper?´ ). Some very light, extremely minor staining to the edges, otherwise VG