DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Pere (1802-1870) French Writer whose historical novels of high adventure include Th...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Pere (1802-1870) French Writer whose historical novels of high adventure include Th...

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Pere (1802-1870) French Writer whose historical novels of high adventure include The Three Musketeers (1844). A.L.S., Alex. Dumas, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Porcher, in French. Dumas sends an urgent request to his correspondent `..please send to me, with date of payment in six months time, the bill of exchange you were going to give me early next month, as a matter of urgency as I need to convert it into money today...´ Dumas annotates beneath his signature the amount expected `250 Fr´, and adds a two lines post-scriptum. With blank integral leaf. Minor age wear with some corner creasing. About VG £150-200

Jean Baptiste Porcher (1792-1864) French Theatrical Agent who used to purchase copyrights and ticket passes for his authors, later reselling them at the entrance doors of theatres.