Italian poet, novelist, and dramatist (1863–1938) who distinguished himself as a heroic aviator in WWI. ALS in Italian, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9, January 30, no year. Untranslated letter to Winnaretta Singer, Princess Edmond de Polignac [unnamed], encouraging her to attend a hunting banquet taking place that evening at the Hotel Carlton. Partial separations to expected mailing folds and some mirroring of ink, otherwise fine condition. Daughter of sewing machine inventor Isaac Singer, Winnaretta was an established patron of arts, honoring the memory of her late composer husband by commissioning several works of the young composers of her time, including Igor Stravinsky, Erik Satie, and Darius Milhaud. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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