Autograph letter signed.
[Postmark: Paris, 1840].
8vo. 1 page on bifolium. With autograph address verso.
€ 240.00
To the Polish pianist and composer Anton de Kontski (1816-99). Not having heard of any of the players he mentioned, he points out that he cannot assess their skills: "Il est assez plaisant et extraordinaire mΓͺme [...] que je ne connaisse aucune des joueurs que dont vous me donnez le nom. Il m'est par consΓ©quent impossible de rien dire Γ leur sujet, sinon que je ne les ai jamais fait travailler [...]".
With former collector's number "66" in pencil. Traces of former mounting on reverse.