LAMARTINE Alfonse de (1790-1869) - Lot 222

LAMARTINE Alfonse de (1790-1869) Set consisting of a L.A.S. Paris, January 29, 1825 and 3 L.S. Paris, February 1 and 24, April 15, 1862. 6 pp. and 2 half-pages gd in-4 and in-4. On January 29, he asks for help from his correspondent (M. Royer), hoping for an amicable resolution of the matter; the three signed letters bear more or less the same text, Lamartine evokes his financial problems and asks for financial help "[] I am still one hundred and twenty thousand francs short to prevent the judicial sale of the pledge of these needy creditors who would only find disappointment in the price of these properties decimated by legal costs. Would you agree to lend them to me immediately at 100 francs per head, or rather per yard? In return for this form signed by you, I will undertake to repay you within two years. Either in volumes designated by you, and printed separately for you from the 40 volumes of my complete works; Or in volumes of my Entretiens Littéraires, a work reserved by me, which is growing by 2 volumes a year and will number 18 within 2 years; Or, finally, in money, if you prefer []". Attached is a card showing a bust of Lamartine and a facsimile of his handwriting.