Librairie Le Feu Follet will be present at the 64th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair from April 4 to 7 at Park Avenue Armory. Discover our exclusive catalog ofunique works and exceptional pieces.

"If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint it," Edward Hopper playfully retorted to journalists. And yet, the words of artists—their correspondence, notebooks, and theoretical musings—are among the most valuable resources for the exegete and hold the promise, for the connoisseur, of an intimate journey into the soul of genius.

Edition-Originale proudly presents today a very early manuscript by Boris Vian, unveiling some of the birth secrets of a hecatoncheir artist.

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Exceptional collection of autographed and printed archives - the last in private hands - belonging to the founder of liberalism and modern economics, Léon Walras, preserved and annotated by William Jaffé. One of the 5 most important archival collections of a theorician Schumpeter considered "the greatest of all economists".Edition-originale retraced the eventful journey of the manuscripts and printed works by France's greatest economist, repeatedly in danger of being completely lost, until these last archives were saved in-extremis from destruction.

After the festive indulgences of the Christian celebrations in December and January, Le Feu Follet takes you on the trail of a modern disciple of Saint Francis, Charles de Foucauld, who, like his illustrious predecessor, laid down his arms for a life of asceticism and altruism. Written from his hermitage in the Hoggar, on the Assekrem plateau, the previously unpublished letter presented today bears witness to the life of an ascetic hermit among the Tuaregs, authored by one of the very rare contemporary Saints.

He explored all manner of art forms, from drawing to ceramics. The insatiable genius even tried his hand at theater with his play Le désir attrapé par la queue. Yet there was one he seemed to shy away from: the "graphic" art of the letter! <b></b>Despite his prolific correspondence, Picasso's entirely autographed letters are extremely rare, as Laurence Madeline points out in her article on the confidential activity of the great artist:“The inertia paralyzing Picasso, who preferred his work as an artist to that of a secretary, made the letters he took pleasure in writing more essential and more touching” (Laurence Madeline, “Picasso épistolier”, L'Herne, n° 106).And yet, when the immense artist puts pen to paper, he transforms the seemingly insignificant letter into a pictorial and multicolored masterpiece!

"Yes, I am an engineer, and it is indeed the simplest, in three letters, of all professions."

After the indulgent Christian festivities of December and January, Feu Follet’s investigation takes you on the trail of a modern disciple of Saint Francis, Charles de Foucauld, who, like his illustrious predecessor, laid down arms for a life of asceticism and altruism. Written from his hermitage in the Hoggar Mountains, on the Assekrem plateau, the letter presented today offers a glimpse into the life of an hermit among the Tuareg people—a life lived by one of the very few contemporary Saints.