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Jules Verne autograph letter signed, responding to a child who requested his photograph, dated January 1875, shortly after the first theater performance of ''Around the World in Eighty Days''. Composed on 9 January 1875 from Amiens, France, letter in French translates in full, ''My dear child, / I do not have a photograph that I can send you, and I regret it, because you are asking me in a very kind way. So I can only answer you, and I do so with the greatest pleasure. / Believe me, your friend / Jules Verne''. Letter on bifolium measures 4'' x 5.375'', accompanied by original mailing envelope in Verne's hand. Fold, and light toning and wear, overall very good condition.
Jules Verne Autograph Letter Signed From 1875 -- ''...I can only answer you, and I do so with the greatest pleasure...''
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