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MEYERBEER, GIACOMO. Autograph Letter Signed,

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MEYERBEER, GIACOMO. Autograph Letter Signed,

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MEYERBEER, GIACOMO. Autograph Letter Signed, "Meyerbeer," to "My dear Mr. Lanis[?], in French, sending tickets [not present] to tomorrow's performance of his L'étoile du nord. ½ page, 8vo, with integral blank; terminal page mounted to larger sheet, right edge inexpertly reinforced verso with resulting faint staining on recto, horizontal folds. - Np, "Wednesday"

From the Jimmy Van Heusen Collection (see Swann November 7, 2017).