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DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père (1802-1870)

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DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. A very good A.L.S., A. Dumas, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Monsieur Porcher, in French. The letter bears to the upper left corner a blind embossed monogram with Dumas initials. Dumas sends a message to his correspondent explaining what he has decided regarding the takings of the Montecristo performances, stating `Mon cher Porcher, J´ai oublié de vous prévenir qu´à partir de la 3º représentation de Montecristo vous avez 20 fr. de plus de billets, dont vous tiendrez compte directement à Isabelle´ (''My dear Porcher, I forgot to warn you that from the third performance of Montecristo and on, you have 20 francs more of tickets, which you will take into account directly with Isabelle´ To a post-scriptum, beneath his signature with flourish initial, Dumas adds in part `Si vous ne les avez pas donné encore, donnez-les… c´est convenu avec Hortense´ (''If you have not given them yet, give them…. It is agreed with Hortense'') With blank integral leaf. VG Jean Baptiste Porcher (1792-1864) French former theatre employee who created an agency which used to buy copyrights to their authors.