Saint-Cyr-Sur-Morin (Seine-Et-Marne)

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (12 lines in blue ink) to his young friend the novice poet Roger Valuet.
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Pierre Mac Orlan thanks his poet friend for having sent him a new package and sends him a check to supplement the one he had sent him previously: "... to supplement the first check which was insufficient, as no one here knew the price of these fancy articles" and informs him that he must still postpone his visit to Arras: "I will not go to Arras before the end of October... again!"
A native of Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface to his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (12 lines in blue ink) to his young friend the beginning poet Roger Valuet.
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Pierre Mac Orlan congratulates him and wonders why his correspondent does not sufficiently evoke his native region in his works: "... Pourquoi ne seriez-vous pas plus pittoresquement, plus lyriquement attaché à Arras..." ["... Why would you not be more picturesquely, more lyrically attached to Arras..."]
The author of "Quai des brumes" is busy: "... je suis absorbé par une pièce filmée pour la radio...Dans un mois, j'en aurai terminé avec ce travail." ["... I am absorbed by a filmed piece for radio...In a month, I will have finished with this work."]
Native of Arras, Roger Valuet was a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous crime and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface to his first collection of poems.

Set of three dated and signed autograph letters by Pierre Mac Orlan (10 lines in blue ink each), a set of corrected proofs and a corrected typescript concerning the preface he wrote for the poetry collection Embruns by his young friend and protégé Roger Valuet.
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We include, on soft yellow paper, the three-page typescript with about ten corrections and modifications in turquoise felt-tip pen by Pierre Mac Orlan.
We also include a set of printed proofs of 5 leaves also enriched with about ten corrections and modifications in Pierre Mac Orlan's hand.
A native of Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface to his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (13 lines in turquoise ink) to his young friend the beginning poet Roger Valuet.
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Pierre Mac Orlan must decline the presidency of a meeting to which Pierre Nord and Roger Valuet had invited him because he will be detained in Honfleur, where scenes from one of his novels will be filmed, probably Marguerite de la nuit, adapted for cinema: "Il s'agit d'un film inspiré d'un de mes livres et il faut que je sois là entre le 5 et le 9 juin pour participer à ce travail..." ["It is a film inspired by one of my books and I must be there between June 5th and 9th to participate in this work..."]
The film Marguerite de la nuit would be directed by Claude Autant-Lara with, in the main roles, Michèle Morgan and Yves Montand.
Originally from Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface for his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (15 lines in black ink) to his young friend the poet Roger Valuet.
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Pierre Mac Orlan thanks Roger Valuet for his faithful friendship and the small gifts he sends him.
He would like to visit his friends from Artois more often but his advanced age commands him not to tire himself too much with travel, an inconvenience he nonetheless accepts while ending his missive with this humorous flourish: "... mais dans 2 mois j'aurai 70 ans, je ne le regrette pas car c'est, en quelque sorte, un succès..." ["... but in 2 months I will be 70 years old, I don't regret it because it is, in some way, a success..."]
Originally from Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface for his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (12 lines in black ink) to his young friend the poet Roger Valuet.
He apologizes for his late reply due to health difficulties recently encountered: "... if my reply does not come too late (because of broncho-pneumonia)" and shows himself delighted to be solicited for the presidency of the poetic society of which Roger Valuet is the initiator: "... I will do my best to make myself useful... but I have entered my eighty-sixth year six months ago..."
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Originally from Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who prefaced his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (15 lines in black ink on Académie Goncourt letterhead) to his young friend the poet and bookseller Roger Valuet.
He apologizes for his late reply due to health difficulties related to persistent shingles: "... I have barely recovered from shingles which poisoned my existence for nearly two months... I am still tired..."
He hopes to see his friend again soon and visit him in his bookshop to honor a signing session he promised him: "... I will do everything possible for this signing session: Friday would suit me."
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Originally from Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who prefaced his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (12 lines in blue ink) to his young friend the beginning poet Roger Valuet.
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Pierre Mac Orlan thanks his poet friend for having offered him a pipe: "J'ai bien reçu cette superbe pipe Longchamp. Votre gentille pensée me fait plaisir. Tout en écrivant, en ce moment, je la fume..." ["I received this superb Longchamp pipe. Your kind thought pleases me. While writing, at this moment, I am smoking it..."] and congratulates him on his latest work and the progress achieved : "Vous êtes en grand progrès. Plus sûr de vous et aussi plus maître de votre pensée et de vos formes d'expression..." ["You are making great progress. More sure of yourself and also more master of your thought and your forms of expression..."]
He encourages him to persevere and promises him a preface for his next work : "... c'est un grand don, à notre époque, que celui de la poésie... Vous aurez votre préface vers la fin de ce mois." ["it is a great gift, in our time, that of poetry... You will have your preface towards the end of this month."]
Originally from Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who prefaced his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (16 lines in black ink) to his young friend the budding poet Roger Valuet.
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Pierre Mac Orlan thanks his friend for sending him tobacco which he seems to appreciate greatly and sends him a check to reimburse him: "... if you don't accept my check, I won't accept the tobacco... thank you again for the St Claude blue."
A native of Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface to his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (13 lines in black ink) to his young friend the budding poet Roger Valuet.
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Pierre Mac Orlan, tired from his past year, thanks his friend for offering him a pipe and promises to send him his latest work: "... in about two weeks, I will send you my latest poem: it's a small, unencumbering book (30 pages)..."
He sends his regards to Roger Valuet's family and to the people of Arras: "I send you first my best friendship for you, your young wife... and your parents. Kind regards to Arras and my dear friends in that city."
A native of Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface to his first collection of poems.

Laudatory autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (15 lines in blue ink) to his young friend the beginning poet Roger Valuet who has just sent him his collection of poems Embruns: "... le livre est très bien présenté, avec soin et goût. Vous pouvez féliciter le metteur en pages et l'imprimeur." ["... the book is very well presented, with care and taste. You can congratulate the typesetter and the printer."]
He provides him with the addresses of his friends Francis Carco, Roland Dorgelès and Léonce Peillard so that they too might receive their copies of Embruns in order to better publicize and distribute this work.
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A native of Arras, Roger Valuet was a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and espionage novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface to his first collection of poems.

Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (15 lines in turquoise ink) to the budding poet Roger Valuet.
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He urges his young colleague to send him his latest writings: "Bien sûr ! Envoyez-moi vos poèmes dès que vous les aurez réunis. Je les lirai et vous répondrai à ce sujet..." ["Of course! Send me your poems as soon as you have gathered them together. I will read them and respond to you on the subject..."] and hopes to return to the North to see him again: "Je ne désespère pas de revenir à Arras dans le début de printemps prochain, si... Votre vieil ami." ["I do not despair of returning to Arras at the beginning of next spring, if... Your old friend."]
Originally from Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym Roger Vilard, numerous detective and spy novels. At the beginning of his career, he was helped by Pierre Mac Orlan who wrote the preface to his first collection of poems.