Alexandre DUMAS, Jr. Signed autograph letter to the painter Lorentz....

Alexandre DUMAS, Jr. Signed autograph letter to the painter Lorentz. (May 19, 1878). 4 pp., in-4, on paper bearing his address: 98 Avenue de Villiers.
“The agreement we had made together suited me perfectly. I would never have broken it if you hadn’t broken it yourself. I had promised to come to your aid whenever you were completely cornered; you didn’t abuse the money, but you abused my time so much that I had to break it off… I was no longer allowed to have migraines or be occupied with any work… The drawing you sent me is very interesting. I’m sending you this scrap of paper in exchange. The verses are even more remarkable than the drawing…”