Subasta Bidspirit | DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894) French

DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894) French Diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A.L.S., `Ferd. de... - DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894) French Diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A.L.S., `Ferd. de Lesseps´, one page, 8vo, n.p., 20th November [1877], to his son, in French. De Lesseps informs his son that he has been invited to hunt at M. Dasblay´s land, on 27th November and states `..I promised him that I would let him know if you will be free. Isn´t the budget exam starting on 27th?...´ With blank integral leaf. Together with Theodore de Lesseps (1802-1874) French Diplomat and Senator, son of Ferdinand. A.L.S., Th. De Lesseps, three pages, 8vo, mourning paper, Paris, 23rd December 1894, in French. A touching letter referring to his father´s death, saying `You have very delicately and always given to my father testimony of your affection, which he never stopped appreciating it…´ Accompanied by an original printed death announcement, one page, 4to, mourning paper, being issued after Ferdinand de Lesseps´ death on 7th December 1894. Also including an attractive contemporary printed short biography of De Lesseps, four pages, 4to, published by Les Hommes d´Aujourd´hui, showing to the front cover a colourful sketch of De Lesseps. Very small overall age wear, otherwise G, 4