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Auction: 326 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1263

Tourguenoff, Ivan (1818-1883). Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. "A Sportsman's Sketches" was a milestone of Russian Realism, and his novel "Fathers and Sons" is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction. ALS 8vo. 1 page. Paris. May 9, 1882. "Sir, I am lying ill in bed and can answer you but briefly. I have never received the letter you speak of. I send you with pleasure the cards you wish for..." Signed "Iv. Tourgueneff." Very good condition. From the Collection of Diana Herzog.

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