Georges FOUREST

Autograph letter signed by Georges Fourest (15 lines in black ink) addressed to a fellow writer.
Light foxing on the bristol.
Georges Fourest thanks his correspondent: "Je viens de lire la Revue contemporaie et tout de suite, je veux vous remercier de la façon si charmante (encore que d'une indulgence excessive)) dont vous avez signalé ma courte nouvelle "Le loup garou". Ai-je besoin de vous dire combien me touchent de si délicats éloges venant de l'artiste que vous êtes ? Encore merci et croyez moi bien sympathiquement vôtre. Georges Fourest 24 rue de Milan (IXe arr.) Paris le 1er juillet 1920" ("I have just read the Revue contemporaine and immediately want to thank you for the charming way (albeit with excessive indulgence) in which you mentioned my short story 'Le loup garou'. Need I tell you how touched I am by such delicate praise coming from the artist that you are? Thanks again and believe me most sympathetically yours. Georges Fourest 24 rue de Milan (IXe arr.) Paris July 1st 1920").

Autograph letter signed by Georges Fourest (31 lines in black ink) addressed to a fellow writer.
Fold mark inherent to envelope insertion, marginal stains affecting some word beginnings.
Georges Fourest praises the quality of his correspondent's work: "Que les superstitieux viennent encore nous représenter le 13 comme un jour néfaste ! Pour moi, je sais bien que je marque d'un caillou blanc le 13 Mai 1924 puisque, le matin de ce jour-là, je reçus votre exquis volume... [...] je pus consacrer mon après-midi à vous lire bien installé au Parc Monceaux..." (Let the superstitious still tell us that the 13th is an unlucky day! For my part, I know well that I mark May 13, 1924 with a white stone since, on the morning of that day, I received your exquisite volume... [...] I was able to devote my afternoon to reading you comfortably installed in Parc Monceau...) and compares the quality of his verse to his illustrious predecessor Clément Marot: "... quant à vos acrostiches, je ne connaissais qu'un chef-d'oeuvre en ce genre, celui de Clément Marot par Glatignyet voilà que vous nous en donnez sept et qui laissent de loin l'autre derrière eux." (... as for your acrostics, I knew only one masterpiece in this genre, that of Clément Marot by Glatigny, and here you give us seven which leave the other far behind.) at the risk of being considered a base flatterer: "... je ne me doutais guère qu'un poëte venait de m'exaucer et avec quelle maîtrise ! Mais si je vous disais tout ce que je pense vous me prendriez pour un flagorneur..." (... I hardly suspected that a poet had just answered my prayers and with what mastery! But if I told you everything I think you would take me for a flatterer...)

New edition.
Half green morocco binding with corners, spine faded and sunned with four raised bands, bands set with black fillets, combed paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, original wrappers and spine preserved, upper corners slightly bumped, binding signed by Lucie Weill.
Autograph inscription signed by Georges Fourest to the Provençal writer, caricaturist and filmmaker Carlo Rim who was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of André Salmon and Max Jacob: "A Carlo Rime hommage de l'auteur Georges Fourest" ["To Carlo Rime tribute from the author Georges Fourest"] enriched with an autograph inscription signed by José Corti who added the word sic to underline the mistake made by Georges Fourest in the dedicatee's surname."

First edition, one of 150 Service de Presse copies on châtaignier blanc paper.
Pleasant copy despite a small black ink mark at the head of the first cover.
Autograph inscription signed by Georges Fourest to Roger Lannes.

First edition on ordinary paper printed in 505 copies, with only 1 Japan and 4 Holland deluxe copies.
Preface by Willy.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, one of 150 copies "bouffant" paper reserved to the press service.
Signed autograph of George Fourest to miss Turet.
Nice copy.

New edition.
A good copy.

First edition, an advance (service de presse) copy.
Handsome autographe inscription from Georges Fourest to Jean Paulhan.
Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned, not serious.