GUESDE, JULES. Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear citizen and friend," in French, reporting...

GUESDE, JULES. Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear citizen and friend," in French, reporting the travel plans of himself and mutual friends, and requesting that he send his manual to a temporary address. 1 page, 8vo, with integral blank; few small holes repaired verso with tissue, faint scattered staining, folds. Brussels, 28 October no year

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"The [Arthur?] Arnould family came and went. Knialer[?], with his wife and two children, is still in Lugano, where misery is holding him back, and I, in desperation, unable to embark for lack of money and unable to stay here for want of health and work, I will return next week to Rome, at the risk of further expulsion.
"This is the address for my friend Mr. Hector Amadou, general delivery, at which I will ask you to send me your manual in due course. . . ."
Jules Guesde [Mathieu Basile] (1845-1922) was a French social reformer and editor who led a socialist faction that rejected any compromise with capitalist governments.

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