^Lot 605 Alexandre Dumas, fils

French writer (1824–1895), the illegitimate son of famed novelist Alexandre Dumas. The younger Dumas novel La Dame aux Camelias became the basis of Verdi’s opera ‘La Traviata.’ ALS in French, signed “A. Dumas f,” one page, 5.25 x 8, Avenue de Villiers letterhead, no date. Untranslated letter to a friend. Central horizontal and vertical fold, pencil notations to top, and a bit of scattered light soiling, otherwise fine condition.