Pierre-François BASAN (1723-1797), engraver, publisher, prin - Lot 307

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Pierre-François BASAN (1723-1797), engraver, publisher, prin - Lot 307
Pierre-François BASAN (1723-1797), engraver, publisher, print dealer. L.A.S., Paris 17 September 1786, to Mr. BOYDELL in London; 3 pages in-4, address (the 2 ff. are separated with the inner edge a bit frayed). Interesting letter to his English colleague, "Printseller in Cheapside". He informs him that his last shipment, a parcel containing rolls of prints, has been seized by the Customs for false declaration: it will take many steps to try to recover it, which is not even certain. He asks him to be very exact in the future with "these gentlemen", and to always attach the invoice... He then draws up a list of numerous prints (in French and English), to be given to S. DEPEVILLE, to which he can add "your novelties if you have any in interesting things, but not mediocre"... He received a letter from BARTOLOZZI fils [Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi (1757-1821)] about a matter concerning "the volumes of BUFFON's Oiseaux"; he apologizes for not having divided "the notebooks of LEBRUN in the last case; we will make sure that another time we will arrange them as you wish"; etc.
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