Apr 21, 2011 - Sale 2244

Sale 2244 - Lot 56

Price Realized: $ 180
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
LAMENNAIS, FÉLICITÉ DE. Autograph Letter Signed, "Lamennais," to an unnamed recipient ("My dear and illustrious friend"), in French, arranging an appointment with an important politician: ". . . [Y]ou will find in him all the qualities of a man of honor and intelligence. . . ." 1 page, 8vo; mounted to board, left edge trimmed irregularly. Np, "18 March" no year

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Lamennais (1782-1854) was a converted Roman Catholic apologist, who became one of France's most celebrated clerics. Pope Gregory XVI condemned him for his controversial writings, though he was never formally excommunicated.