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Early autograph letter signed by the young leading man Yves Montand, addressed to Marcel Duhamel regarding Marcel Carné’s film Les Portes de la nuit. One and a half pages written in blue ink on ruled paper. Fold marks from mailing and two punch holes in the left margin, not affecting the text.
Unpublished, this letter was read on France Culture during the program « La Boîte à lettres » in November 2014.
First edition, one of 470 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies with 59 on China paper.
Full violet morocco binding, spine with five raised bands uniformly sunned, date and place gilt at foot, double gilt fillet on edges and headcaps, endpapers and pastedowns - framed with wide gilt dentelle - of paste paper, all edges gilt on witnesses, covers and spine preserved, binding signed David. Upper corner of first cover lightly rubbed.
Bookplate pasted on front pastedown.
Handsome copy of this collection containing three fantastic tales: "L'entrevue", "Le Pavillon fermé" and "Marceline ou la punition fantastique".