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Beautiful letter in 4°, 214 x 138 mm., one page and a few lines, in purple ink, addressed to Luigi Luzzatti, Rome 10. 1. 913; together in the lot is a business card from Carducci with thanks to Luzzatti written by one of his secretary.
Specialist Notes
THE FIRST NOBEL NOMINATION FOR DELEDDA, DATED 1913.
"Illustrious Sir, Prof. Segrè informs me of the proposal for the Nobel Prize in my favor, signed by you. I I thank you: but this word is very poor in expressing my gratitude and my pride: pride which now however creates in me a formidable responsibility before you, the commitment to make myself, with a whole future of work and research for improvement, worthy of his signature! (...)." The Nobel will arrive only in 1926, for various reasons studied and explored in depth by scholars.
"Illustrious Sir, Prof. Segrè informs me of the proposal for the Nobel Prize in my favor, signed by you. I I thank you: but this word is very poor in expressing my gratitude and my pride: pride which now however creates in me a formidable responsibility before you, the commitment to make myself, with a whole future of work and research for improvement, worthy of his signature! (...)." The Nobel will arrive only in 1926, for various reasons studied and explored in depth by scholars.
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