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ROSSINI, Gioacchino (1792-1868). Autograph letter signed ('Rossini') to a 'Collega e Amico Carrissimo' [identified as the composer Julius Benedict], Paris, 26 January 1863, a brief message to let the recipient know that Sig. Aptemmas, whom he had recommended, had appeared at Rossini's house and 'obtained a deserved and brilliant success', and also that Rossini's dispatch of a portrait ('la mia vecchia imagine') to the recipient's daughter had been rewarded by a delightful note, half page, 4to.
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