Autographed fable in verse, 1854.

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Autographed fable in verse, 1854.

Fable entitled, "La mouche et la marmite" (The fly and the pot). Inscription is dated 15 December 1854. On the same page is an epigram by Félix Nadar, the compiler of this album, written in response to Hyacinthe's inscription.

1 leaf.

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Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910

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Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist, and proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs. Epithet: alias 'Nadar'; French caricaturist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000266.0x0001c6 ...

Hyacinthe, 1786-1856.

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Decomberousse, François-Hyacinthe-Isaac, 1786-1856.

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Decomberousse was a French writer; his pseudonym was Hyacinthe. His father was the French politician Benoit-Michel Decomberousse (1754-1841). From the description of Autographed fable in verse, 1854. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155888194 ...