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DUMAS ALEXANDRE Pere: (1802-1870) - DUMAS ALEXANDRE Pere: (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers . A clean A.L.S., ` Al Dumas ´, one page, 8vo, n.p. [Paris], n.d., to Paul Gavarni, in French. On his personal stationery, bearing a blind embossed seal with his laureated capital initials to the upper left corner of the letter, Dumas refers to the price he is negotiating with his correspondent for 200 illustrations he wishes Gavarni to do for his work The Count of Montecristo (1844), and states ` Cher Gavarni, Nos gens sont tout près si vous vous entendez sur le prix à vous remettre. Deux ou trois billets de mille avant que vous n´ayez donné le premier coup de crayón. Il s´agirait de causer 10 minutes...´ (Translation “ Dear Gavarni, our people are close by if you can agree on the price to be given to you. Two or three thousand before you make the first stroke of the pencil. It is a matter of talking for 10 minutes”) Dumas further suggests an appointment and sends address. With blank integral leaf. EX Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) French illustrator. Paul Gavarni was the pen name of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier. Gavarni had a close and friendly relationship with Dumas, Balzac and other authors. He illustrated Dumas´ work The Count of Montecristo, as well as some Balzac´s novels, and made drawings for Vautrin one of the main characters of Balzac´s La Comédie Humaine. The drawings Dumas refers to are the ones of The Count of Montecristo, for the edition to be published after the publication by volumes in the Le Siecle journal. The 200 drawings were for portraits of the main roles. Dumas will be shortly after very pleased with the final drawings by Gavarni