Subasta Bidspirit | HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER: (1769-1859) Prussian Geographer,

HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER: (1769-1859) Prussian Geographer, Naturalist and Explorer. A.L.S., `Humboldt - HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER: (1769-1859) Prussian Geographer, Naturalist and Explorer. A.L.S., `Humboldt´, one page, 12mo, n.p. [Paris], n.d. [c.1822], to Madame Countess de Mecy(?), in French. In his usual small and difficult writing, Humboldt states in part `I like very much the spiritual mediocrity of… I already had planned to write the…if this horrible weather wouldn´t have made me feel gloomy.. losing my voice, and all the evils of rheumatism… I hope I will feel better to offer her, even tomorrow, the engraving...´ With blank address leaf. Small remnants of former seal to the blank address leaf corners. G £200-300