Italian writer, poet, dramatist, and patriot (1789–1854). Two items: an untranslated ALS in Italian, signed “Pellico,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 7.5, June 6, 1819, sent to Conte Briche with suggestions for adequate translations of the gravestone inscription for his son, Pellico's beloved student, who died at the age of sixteen in a hunting accident; and an unsigned handwritten poem in Italian honoring the boy, one page, 4.75 x 7.25, no date, in part (translated): "Eduardo de Briche / born in Paris in the year 1802 / of profound intellect, heart affectionate / high-minded / With all the fine moral and physical qualities… [on] October 17, 1818, at 7 o'clock in the morning / …the dawn of happy life / passed from adolescence to death / kidnapped by a fatal shooting from his gun.” Light scattered creases and foxing, one tiny edge separation, and show-through from writing to opposing sides of the letter, otherwise overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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