Autographs - The Gerald Burg Collection

Lot 622
Zola, Emile. Inscribed Visiting Card Signed. 4 x 2½", on off-white card stock. Inscribed with an interesting message that shows us how Zola used visiting cards to communicate urgent, personal messages to his close friends and associates. Zola writes his note, which is in French, above and below his printed name: "Dear colleagues, would you have the extreme kindness to keep this letter and give it to Mr. Rodays as soon as he arrives? I know that he is at the "Figaro" Thursday or Friday and I'm afraid that he won't get my letter. Thank you a thousand times, and all my regards to you. Emile Zola." Boldly signed, decorative, with intriguing content.
Estimated Value $300-450.