Charles W. Chesnutt to Bernard Quaritch, Limited, 8 April 1922
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April 8, 1922.
Bernard Quaritch, Limited,
11 Grafton Street, New Bond Street,
London, W. I.
Gentlemen:
Please send me, as listed in your catalogue No. 368 which you were good enough to send me, a copy of the "Villon (Francois) Oeuvres," at £ 0 10 6, for which I enclose a postal money order.1 I am not quite clear from your catalogue whether this includes postage or not, and if not, kindly advise me and I will pay the rest.
Yours very truly, CWC/FLCorrespondent: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. was a prominent London-based bookseller specializing in rare books and manuscripts. Founded in 1847 by German-born Bernard Quaritch (1819–1899), it was well known for its large, extensively researched catalogues. It continued to be run by the family after his death; from 1913 to 1922 the manager was E. H. Dring, Quaritch's son-in-law.
1. Chesnutt was very interested in the late medieval French poet François Villon (ca. 1431–?) and delivered a now-lost speech on him at the Rowfant Club in March of 1915. Nothing is known about Villon's life after 1463, but two collections of his poems have survived: Le Lais and Le Grand Testament. Both are included in the relatively inexpensive French edition modernized and annotated by Jules de Marthold (Oeuvres de François Villon [Paris: Libraries des Bibliophiles Parisiens, 1921]), which Chesnutt ordered from Quaritch's Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Books Including ... a Selection of Important New Books, No. 368 (March 1922): 109. [back]
