206 - [Business cards addressed to Frédéric MASSON].

[Business cards addressed to Frédéric MASSON]. (ca. 1880–1885). A set of 31 business cards preserved by Frédéric Masson. Each is printed (with names, sometimes titles, addresses, and the date of the visit), and most bear handwritten annotations and an autograph signature, addressed to the historian. Good condition. An important collection of visiting cards with autograph signatures and/or handwritten text from the period, addressed to the historian and member of the Académie des Sciences Frédéric Masson and preserved by him. Various prominent figures from the intellectual, cultural, or political world of the late 19th century, as well as personal acquaintances; some of the cards offer him congratulations. Including: Mr. and Mrs. Bnder—Edouar Blanc—Caro (2 visiting cards with mourning bands). -Marc Jubinal. -Auguste Nisard. -Count de Colbert-Laplace. -José Maria de Heredia -Albert Vandal -Emile Keller -René Lavollée -The Count of Martel -Eugène Plon -Eugène de Mofras -Robert Nourrit -Baron Louis Pierlot -Mr. and Mrs. Pozzi -Gabriel Hannotaux -Mr. Poisson -Louis Caussade -Marquis de K... -Édouard Detaille. -Camille Doucet -Baron Jules Legoux -Marcel Ballot -Paul Bourget. -Dr. Albert Robin -Maurice Chevrier -Mr. and Mrs. Wagner There is also an envelope containing a CDV with black borders addressed to Masson on Rue de la Boétie.