Victor DURUY, Historian, Minister of Education from 1863 to - Lot 529

Victor DURUY, Historian, Minister of Education from 1863 to 1869 (Paris 1811 - 1894). 6 Letters or Notes A.S. from 1870 to 1888, in-8° and in-12°: Letters written from VILLENEUVE-ST-GEORGES (Val-de-Marne) and from 5 rue de Médicis in PARIS: "My dear friend. We could meet at the Bibliothèque de l'Institut... I'm so overwhelmed with work that I don't know where to turn. As for the question that must occupy us, it's quite simple: the 1st volume of the Mémoires du Maréchal is finished; the whole copy is even typeset and in the hands of Madame la Maréchale. But what about maps? Before I had seen this work up close, I asked for a general map of Algeria and a very detailed map of Kabylia, reproducing all the geographical names in the text..." + "I have the honor of receiving your request...". + "I have the honor of sending to Baron LARREY, a letter from the Professor of Chemistry at the Strasbourg Faculty of Science, concerning the disinfectant power of Ozone..." + "Dear Sir. + "Dear Sir. I have been asked by the Académie to remove Napoleon's name from the Portrait de César. I willingly consent..." + "Dear Sir.