Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869). L.A.S,
[London] Friday evening [1853], to the
Irish composer and harpist Boleyne REEVES; 1 page in-8, envelope.
Being engaged the next day, it will be "impossible to have the pleasure of hearing you again. Please be good enough to tell Mr. Holmes [music critic Edward Holmes] that if I have not yet sent him the score of Harold, it is because I have not been able to get the Philharmonic Society to return my music to me.
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Lot no. 21

Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869). L.A.S, [London] Friday evening [1853], to the Irish composer and harpist Boleyne REEVES; 1 page in-8, envelope. Being engaged the next day, it will be "impossible to have the pleasure of hearing you again. Please be good enough to tell Mr. Holmes [music critic Edward Holmes] that if I have not yet sent him the score of Harold, it is because I have not been able to get the Philharmonic Society to return my music to me.

Estimate
€500 - €700
Result
€500
Buyer's premium
27%
Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869). L.A.S, [London] Friday evening [1853], to the Irish composer and harpist Boleyne REEVES; 1 page in-8, envelope. Being engaged the next day, it will be "impossible to have the pleasure of hearing you again. Please be good enough to tell Mr. Holmes [music critic Edward Holmes] that if I have not yet sent him the score of Harold, it is because I have not been able to get the Philharmonic Society to return my music to me.
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