Bidspirit auction | GUIMET EMILE: (1836-1918)

GUIMET EMILE: (1836-1918) - GUIMET EMILE: (1836-1918) French industrialist and connoisseur, founder of the Musee Guimet in Paris. Mata Hari was the long-time mistress of Guimet, and it was at his museum that the exotic dancer, convicted of being a spy, made her Paris debut in 1905. A.L.S., E. Guimet , one page, 8vo, Fleurieu, Neuville-sur-Saone, 19th July 1900, to Dr. Goubert, in French. Guimet states that he is sending a corrected copy of his memo and continues to remark ´Je n´ai pas recu le recu de ma cotisation que j´ai reglee au dernier banquet´ (Translation: ´I have not received the receipt for my membership fee, which I paid at the last banquet´ ). With blank integral leaf. Together with two further A.Ls.S., each in the third person, to the rectos of printed correspondence cards from the Musee Guimet, Paris, 17th April 1901 and n.d., in French, in both accepting invitations to dinner at La Marmite. VG, 3