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  1. " ... je malmène trop cerveau et coeur et alors se vengent mes organes si sensibles et qu'avec l'âge on doit beaucoup plus ménager..."
    Georges ROUAULT

    " ... je malmène trop cerveau et coeur et alors se vengent mes organes si sensibles et qu'avec l'âge on doit beaucoup plus ménager..."Signed autograph letter about a postponed appointment for health reasons

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1930]|21.50 x 18 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by the painter Georges Rouault (19 lines in blue ink on one page) apologizing for having to hastily postpone an appointment due to feeling unwell.
    Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    His mind clouded by pain, Georges Rouault presents his apologies for their appointment which he cancelled and attempts, despite his correspondent's tight schedule, to meet with him nonetheless: "Je ne sais ce que j'ai pu écrire hier ayant été pris de violentes douleurs de tête et pressé de vous prévenir de l'impossibilité où j'étais..." ["I don't know what I could have written yesterday having been seized with violent...
    €600
  2. Lettre autographe datée et signée au jeune poète artésien Roger Valuet le remerciant d'être son pourvoyeur en tabac et pipes
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    Lettre autographe datée et signée au jeune poète artésien Roger Valuet le remerciant d'être son pourvoyeur en tabac et pipes

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 11 Septembre 1947|13.50 x 21.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (12 lines in blue ink) to his young friend the novice poet Roger Valuet.
    Fold marks inherent to mailing.
    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...
    €150
  3. "... la confesion de cette jeune fille... mère est très émouvante... Je pense sincèrement que vos dons de romancier sont certains..."
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    "... la confesion de cette jeune fille... mère est très émouvante... Je pense sincèrement que vos dons de romancier sont certains..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, to the young artesian poet Roger Valuet congratulating him on his latest work

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 7 Mai 1951|21 x 13.50 cm|une feuille
    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...
    €150
  4. "... il y a en vous cette gravité que connait seul l'homme qui sait sourire..."
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    "... il y a en vous cette gravité que connait seul l'homme qui sait sourire..."Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to Edouard Ducoté

    S. n.|La Roche à Guet [La Roche à Gué] 24 Juin 1901|13.50 x 21 cm|deux pages
    Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (37 lines in black ink from La Roche à Guet in Vienne) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
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    He compliments his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté on his latest work which approaches perfection: "... on y trouve l'expression, bien proche d'être complète, de l'être d'intelligence et de sensibilité qu'est le poète..." ["... one finds therein the expression, very nearly complete, of the being of intelligence and sensitivity that is the poet..."]
    Beyond the fact that they share the same vision of poetry...
    €200
  5. "... seuls les médiocres, ceux du Parnasse sont exclus de ma bibliothèque..." 
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    "... seuls les médiocres, ceux du Parnasse sont exclus de ma bibliothèque..." Autograph note, dated and signed, addressed to Edouard Ducoté evoking his favorite poets and his readings

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) 14 Décembre 1901|14.50 x 9.50 cm|une page
    Autograph note signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (13 lines in black ink from his Parisian residence on Quai de Passy) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    The note is written on cardboard bristol paper.
    He lists his favorite poets while ironically commenting, in a slightly condescending manner, on his less "noble" reading: "... I therefore reread by preference Vigny, Lamartine, Verlaine and Laforgue; but I do not forbid myself the bad poets of whom I am particularly fond..." while disdaining and castigating: "... only the mediocre ones, those of the Parnasse, are excluded from my...
    €180
  6. Lettre autographe signée à un confrère écrivain afin d'entretenir la mémoire du poète Philoxène Boyer en faisant publier l'une de ses oeuvres
    Théodore de BANVILLE

    Lettre autographe signée à un confrère écrivain afin d'entretenir la mémoire du poète Philoxène Boyer en faisant publier l'une de ses oeuvres

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) 15 Décembre 1867|13.50 x 21 cm|deux pages et demi
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Théodore de Banville (26 lines in black ink from Paris) concerning the publication of a work by his friend the poet Philoxène Boyer recently deceased.
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    Théodore de Banville sends his correspondent a list of Philoxène Boyer's works: "... this list doesn't look like much, and seems a rather heterogeneous composition..." and hopes that his friend and colleague will be influential enough to have one of the deceased poet's works published: "...these are seriously beautiful pages, which do not even lack unity, as it is given to them by the poet's thought..."
    €300
  7. "... c'est décidément un vieil homme, et un vieux malade qui vous prie d'agréer mes respectueuses et très vives sympathies.."
    François COPPÉE

    "... c'est décidément un vieil homme, et un vieux malade qui vous prie d'agréer mes respectueuses et très vives sympathies.."Autograph letter signed to Marthe Daudet

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [circa 1905]|11.50 x 18 cm|une page
    Autograph letter dated and signed by François Coppée (17 lines in black ink) to Marthe Daudet, wife of his young friend Léon.
    Fold marks inherent to the mailing.
    François Coppée apologizes for not being able to see his correspondent who had come to visit him and gladly accepts her invitation to dine soon: "... I have great desire to accept although I spend my time declining invitations, for I continue to be in poor health..."




    €150
  8. "... Depuis longtemps fidèle lecteur de l'Action Française, je serais très désireux que votre journal parle d'un ouvrage Français, écrit par un Français...".."
    Guy DES CARS

    "... Depuis longtemps fidèle lecteur de l'Action Française, je serais très désireux que votre journal parle d'un ouvrage Français, écrit par un Français...".."Autograph letter, dated and signed, asking Léon Daudet to write an article about his first book "The Officer Without a Name"

    S. n.|Cannes 28 Avril 1941|21 x 27 cm|une page et demi
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Guy Des Cars (38 lines in black ink from the Hotel Le Gray d'Albion in Cannes) to Léon Daudet concerning the publication of his first work "L'officier sans nom".
    Traces of folding inherent to postal delivery, two annotations in blue and red pencil probably in Léon Daudet's hand.
    Guy Des Cars asks Léon Daudet, journalist for the monarchist and Vichy daily Action Française, to write an article reviewing his first work "L'officier sans nom": "... peut-être le premier paru en zone libre sur la guerre..." ["... perhaps the first published in the free zone about the war..."]
    In order to...
    €180
  9. Lettre autographe datée et signée à propos d'une solennité musicale devant être jouée après l'inauguration d'un monument consacré à Ludwig van Beethoven
    Gustave CHARPENTIER

    Lettre autographe datée et signée à propos d'une solennité musicale devant être jouée après l'inauguration d'un monument consacré à Ludwig van Beethoven

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) Juillet 1927|11.50 x 18 cm|une page
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Gustave Charpentier (14 lines in black ink) regarding musical pieces to be performed after the inauguration of a monument commemorating Ludwig van Beethoven
    Traces of folding inherent to postal delivery, a filing number in blue felt-tip pen in the lower right corner of the letter.
    The composer seeks: "... pour des sonneries de trompettes ou de cors... des thèmes, bien caractéristiques, assez courts, pris dans les oeuvres du maître..." ["... for trumpet or horn fanfares... themes, quite characteristic, fairly short, taken from the master's works..."], for this he asks for help from a composer friend: "...
    €150
  10. "...j'en ai plusieurs que je veux réserver pour l'épreuve d'une lecture sévère, avant de les livrer à la publicité"
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    "...j'en ai plusieurs que je veux réserver pour l'épreuve d'une lecture sévère, avant de les livrer à la publicité"Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to Edouard Ducoté

    S. n.|Nazelles 4 Septembre 1896|13 x 20.50 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (23 lines in violet ink from his property in Nazelles in Indre-et-Loire) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and editor of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    A perfectionist, Francis Viélé-Griffin postpones sending a poem he had promised to the review l'Ermitage, not yet judging it completely accomplished: "... ce scrupule est seul cause de mon retard et vous me le pardonnerez aisément..." ["this scruple alone causes my delay and you will easily forgive me..."]
    He finds the quality of the previous issue of the review excellent and particularly...
    €150
  11. "...mais je reste songeur en apprenant qu'ils vous ont paru pires que ceux de Retté..."
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    "...mais je reste songeur en apprenant qu'ils vous ont paru pires que ceux de Retté..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, addressed to Edouard Ducoté about a poem that he recommended to him for his magazine without first reading it

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) 31 Mai 1900|13 x 20.50 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (15 lines in violet ink from his Parisian residence) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and editor of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    To please the poetess Julia Daudet, Francis Viélé-Griffin took the liberty of imposing verses on Edouard Ducoté for his review: "... je vous ai recommandé ces vers pour complaire à un souhait de madame Daudet, je n'en ai pas pris connaissance ; mais reste songeur..." ["I recommended these verses to you to comply with a wish of Madame Daudet, I have not read them; but remain thoughtful..."] which the editor of l'Ermitage...
    €150
  12. "... je ne comprends pas l'exclusivisme du Mercure, il m'a étonné et peiné.."
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    "... je ne comprends pas l'exclusivisme du Mercure, il m'a étonné et peiné.."Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to Edouard Ducoté which was refused by the Mercure de France

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) 31 Décembre 1896|13 x 20 cm|une page et demie
    Signed autograph letter by Francis Viélé-Griffin (32 lines in purple ink from his Parisian home) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Fold mark inherent to postal handling, pen annotations on verso of fourth leaf.
    Francis Viélé-Griffin thanks his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté who dedicated his future collection Fables to him and apologizes for the intransigence of Mercure de France which only wants to publish authors and poets stamped Mercure de France: "... je ne comprends pas l'exclusivisme du Mercure, il m'a étonné et peiné.." ["... I don't understand the exclusivism of...
    €180
  13. Ensemble de trois lettres manuscrites signées, d'un jeu d'épreuves corrigées et d'un tapuscrit corrigé de Pierre Mac Orlan pour sa préface à Embruns de son ami le poète artésien Roger Valuet
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    Ensemble de trois lettres manuscrites signées, d'un jeu d'épreuves corrigées et d'un tapuscrit corrigé de Pierre Mac Orlan pour sa préface à Embruns de son ami le poète artésien Roger Valuet

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 27 Septembre au 31 Octobre 1949|21 x 27 cm|10 feuillets
    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.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    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...
    €600
  14. Lettre autographe datée et signée au jeune poète artésien Roger Valuet à propos de l'adaptation au cinéma de son ouvrage Marguerite de la nuit
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    Lettre autographe datée et signée au jeune poète artésien Roger Valuet à propos de l'adaptation au cinéma de son ouvrage Marguerite de la nuit

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 4 Mai 1955|21 x 27 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (13 lines in turquoise ink) to his young friend the beginning poet Roger Valuet.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling, a small tear at the head of the letter at the letterhead.
    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...
    €180
  15. "... mais dans 2 mois j'aurai 70 ans, je ne le regrette pas car c'est, en quelque sorte, un succès..."
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    "... mais dans 2 mois j'aurai 70 ans, je ne le regrette pas car c'est, en quelque sorte, un succès..."Humorous autograph letter dated and signed to the young artesian poet Roger Valuet about his upcoming 70th birthday

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 2 Janvier 1952|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (15 lines in black ink) to his young friend the poet Roger Valuet.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    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...
    €150
  16. Photographie dédicacée de Betty Grable, la première pin-up de l'histoire du music-hall
    Betty GRABLE

    Photographie dédicacée de Betty Grable, la première pin-up de l'histoire du music-hall

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1950]|12.50 x 18 cm|une feuille
    Reproduction of a photographic portrait showing Betty Grable, standing, in pin-up attire, hands crossed behind her neck, her right leg folded over the left.
    Autograph inscription signed by Betty Grable: "Hello, Eileen, greetings from Betty."
    The first pin-up girl in history, Betty Grable was one of the great stars of musical comedies, especially those created by Fox, from before and after the war to the point of accompanying American G.I.s during the Second World War, her legs being insured by Lloyd's for one million dollars. The arrival, in the early 1950s, of Marilyn Monroe, Fox's new star, would eclipse the aura that Betty Grable had with the...
    €120
  17. Lettre autographe signée au jeune Léon Daudet lui donnant rendez-vous
    François COPPÉE

    Lettre autographe signée au jeune Léon Daudet lui donnant rendez-vous

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [circa 1895]|11.50 x 17.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by François Coppée (8 lines in black ink) to his young friend Léon Daudet.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling, a doodle in blue pencil has been traced on the verso of the letter.
    François Coppée invites his dear Léon Daudet to come visit him, setting a date and time: "... j'aurai fini mon article et je serai tout à vous." ["... I will have finished my article and will be entirely at your disposal."]




    €120
  18. "... et je pense tendrement à la mémoire de mon cher Alphonse Daudet..."
    François COPPÉE

    "... et je pense tendrement à la mémoire de mon cher Alphonse Daudet..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, to his friend Léon Daudet about the death of his father Alphonse a few days earlier

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) 3 Janvier 1898|11.50 x 18 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by François Coppée (12 lines in black ink) to his friend Léon Daudet.
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    François Coppée shows himself touched by the last letter that Léon Daudet addressed to him and invites him to his home: "... Come whenever you wish... so that we can chat quietly."
    H    e shares the grief and sadness of the Daudet family after the death (on December 17, 1897) of Alphonse Daudet, his friend: "... and I think tenderly of the memory of my dear Alphonse Daudet..."




    €150
  19. "... Excusez le vieux monsieur qui ne passe plus ni soirées ni se couche après minuit..."
    François COPPÉE

    "... Excusez le vieux monsieur qui ne passe plus ni soirées ni se couche après minuit..."Autograph letter dated and signed to Marthe Daudet refusing his invitation to participate in the New Year's Eve party on December 25th

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) 14 Décembre 1903|11.50 x 18 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by François Coppée (13 lines in black ink) to his friend Marthe Daudet, wife of Léon, who invited him to join them for Christmas Eve dinner on December 25, 1903.
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    François Coppée will not be joining them, his precarious health forbidding any late social engagements, preferring an earlier hour for dining: "... of course, I will go and sit at the table of my young and dear friend Léon Daudet and his charming wife with great pleasure...", "... Excuse the old gentleman who no longer spends evenings out or goes to bed after midnight..."





    €150
  20. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Westminster ballade"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Westminster ballade"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1950 et 1954]|21 x 27 cm|2 feuillets
    Complete set of the manuscript and working typescript by Boris Vian, genesis of the song "Westminster ballade".
    - one perforated sheet written by hand in ink by Boris Vian. Numerous deletions and corrections.     Some marginal lacks.
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This song was never performed.

    Ah, Westminster
    Fol inventeur
    Aurais-tu peur
    De compter jusqu'à douze ?

    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,200
  21. "... je vais relire avec dévotion ces pages qui m'ont déjà ému..."
    Reynaldo HAHN

    "... je vais relire avec dévotion ces pages qui m'ont déjà ému..."Autograph letter signed to Léon Daudet about the biography that the latter wrote about his father Alphonse Daudet

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [1898]|10 x 15.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Reynaldo Hahn, dandy, composer and great love of Marcel Proust (22 lines in black ink) regarding the biography that Léon Daudet devoted to his father Alphonse in 1898.
    Trace of fold inherent to mailing.
    Reynaldo Hahn congratulates Léon Daudet for the rational pertinence and clarity of the biography: "... où l'on retrouve tout ce qui était définissable et analysable en Alphonse Daudet..." ["... where one finds all that was definable and analyzable in Alphonse Daudet..."] while regretting nonetheless that he had only imperfectly captured the author of Lettres de mon moulin : " ... ce que vous n'avez pu...
    €300
  22. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un pauvre petit garçon"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un pauvre petit garçon"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1950 et 1954]|21 x 27 cm|3 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscript and typescript, genesis of the song "Un pauvre petit garçon".
    - two perforated leaves handwritten in ink by Boris Vian.
    - one perforated leaf typed, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This profoundly anticlerical song was never performed.

    Dans sa triste chambre
    Le petit s'endort
    Il gèle à pierre fendre
    Le froid le dévore

    On l'a trouvé dans son lit
    Mort dans un sourire
    Et Jésus là-haut s'est dit
    Ca m'ôte un souci

    ["In his sad room / The little one falls asleep / It's freezing hard / The cold devours him // They found him in his bed / Dead with a smile / And...
    €1,800
  23. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Quand fleurit le marronnier du square"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Quand fleurit le marronnier du square"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1954 et 1959]|21 x 27 cm|2 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscript and typescript, genesis of the song "Quand fleurit le marronnier du square".
    - one perforated leaf handwritten in pencil and ink by Boris Vian.
    - one perforated leaf typed, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This song was never performed.

    Quand fleurit le marronnier du square
    Autour de nous, le printemps se prépare
    De ses doigts verts, il bat le jeu
    Donnant aux deux amoureux
    Un as de coeur, la carte du bonheur

    ["When the chestnut tree blooms in the square / Around us, spring is preparing / With its green fingers, it plays the game / Giving to the two lovers / An ace of hearts, the...
    €1,200
  24. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "La première fois"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "La première fois"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1950 et 1954]|21 x 27 cm|2 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's manuscript and working typescript, genesis of the song "La première fois".
    - one perforated leaf handwritten in ink by Boris Vian. One deletion and correction in pencil.
    - one perforated leaf typed by machine, clean copy of the manuscript.
    This song, narrating the composer's first encounter with a lady, was never performed.

    La première fois, sur ton tailleur bleu
    Un grand foulard vert !

    ["The first time, on your blue suit
    A big green scarf!"]

    Fausse note

    ["False note"]

    La seconde fois, j'ai baisé ta main

    ["The second time, I kissed your hand"]

    Tu sentais...

    €1,200
  25. Vernon Sullivan is dead, long live Vernon Sinclair!
    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Pour bercer ma peine" rédigée pour son examen d'admission à la SACEM
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Pour bercer ma peine" rédigée pour son examen d'admission à la SACEM

    S. n.|s. l. 6 janvier 1951|divers|6 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's manuscript and working typescript, genesis of the song "Pour bercer ma peine".
    - one leaf and two perforated slips handwritten in ink by Boris Vian. Numerous deletions.
    - One leaf folded in two written in ink in Boris Vian's hand as well, containing the title of the song and the following mentions: "6.1.51 - Boris Vian 3 rue D'Aumale St Tropez Var"
    - two perforated leaves typed by machine, clean copy of the manuscript.
    The music for this text was composed by Louis Bessières and the song was performed by Magali Noël.

    "On January 6, 1951, Boris Vian takes the obligatory admission examination to the Sacem on the...
    €2,500
  26. "... ce que vous dites de l'effroyable danger qui nous menace, combien de fois ai-je essayé de le faire comprendre à des parlementaires soit-disant "patriotes", "nationaux"..."
    Xavier de HAUTECLOCQUE

    "... ce que vous dites de l'effroyable danger qui nous menace, combien de fois ai-je essayé de le faire comprendre à des parlementaires soit-disant "patriotes", "nationaux"..."Autograph letter signed to Léon Daudet about the favorable review of his work denouncing the perils of the rise of the Third Reich

    S. n.|Berlin s. d. [circa 1934]|13 x 18 cm|trois pages
    Autograph letter signed by Xavier de Hauteclocque (39 lines in black ink on Continental Hotel Berlin letterhead) written from Berlin and addressed to Léon Daudet thanking him for: "... l'éloge que vous avez eu la bonté de consacrer encore à mon bouquin sur l'hitlérisme..." ["the praise you were kind enough to devote once again to my book on Hitlerism"] which he had published in the monarchist and Germanophobic daily Action Française.
    Although having sounded the alarm concerning the grave dangers posed to Europe by the Nazi party's rise to power, Xavier de Hauteclocque despairs of being heard even by supposedly nationalist or patriotic circles: "...
    €400
  27. Lettre autographe datée et signée adressée à Edouard Ducoté : "...l'occurrence n'est pas tragique, si ce n'est par une scandaleuse exhibition de bêtise : car le journaliste m'a paru de bonne foi ! "
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    Lettre autographe datée et signée adressée à Edouard Ducoté : "...l'occurrence n'est pas tragique, si ce n'est par une scandaleuse exhibition de bêtise : car le journaliste m'a paru de bonne foi ! "

    S. n.|Paris 11 Juin 1900|12.50 x 20 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (16 lines in purple ink from his Parisian home on rue Hamelin) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Fold mark inherent to being placed in an envelope, the year 1900 is written in pencil at the top of the letter completing the date of June 11th written by Francis Viélé-Griffin.
    He thanks his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté for his support contrary to certain critics who have recently savaged him: "... merci, mon cher ami, de votre témoignage de sympathie..." ["...thank you, my dear friend, for your testimonial of sympathy..."] also informing him...
    €150
  28. "... une bonne année commencée avec le soleil ce qui donne envie de circuler..."
    Pierre-André BENOIT, Joan MIRÓ

    "... une bonne année commencée avec le soleil ce qui donne envie de circuler..."Unpublished handwritten card, signed and illustrated with a reproduction of a drawing by Joan Miro addressed to his friend, the Montpellier bookseller Pierre Clerc, wishing him his best wishes for the year 1984

    S. n.|Paris 11 Janvier 1984|13.50 x 10 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Autograph signed card from Pierre-André Benoit (8 lines in black ink, written from his château at Rivières-de-Theyrargues in the Gard, which he has occupied since 1970) addressed to the bookseller Pierre Clerc, to whom he extends his wishes for 1984.
    The card is illustrated on the recto with a reproduction of a drawing by Joan Miró accompanied by a phrase from Saint Teresa of Avila, envelope included.
    The sunny winter favors PAB's good humor: "... une bonne année commencée avec le soleil ce qui donne envie de circuler..." ["... a good year begun with sunshine which makes one want to get about..."] who suggests to his bookseller friend that he come...
    €150
  29. Lettre autographe datée et signée à Léon Daudet à propos d'une conférence qu'il donne à Lyon sur la poésie de Paris
    Francis CARCO

    Lettre autographe datée et signée à Léon Daudet à propos d'une conférence qu'il donne à Lyon sur la poésie de Paris

    S. n.|Lyon 18 Mai 1941|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Carco (24 lines in black ink from the Royal Hotel in Lyon, place Bellecour) providing details regarding a conference he is giving on the poetry of Paris.
    Fold marks inherent to the mailing. Léon Daudet having added a few words, in black ink, in the upper right corner of the letter "mon fils ira..." ["my son will go..."]
    Francis Carco who met François Daudet is very busy with organizing his conference and asks his correspondent when he might be able to meet him : "... j'attendais d'être moins bousculé pour vous demander d'aller vous voir..." ["... I was waiting to be less rushed to ask...
    €180
  30. "... je ferai mon possible pour me rendre utile... mais je suis entré depuis six mois dans ma quatre-vingt sixième année..."
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    "... je ferai mon possible pour me rendre utile... mais je suis entré depuis six mois dans ma quatre-vingt sixième année..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, to his friend, the artesian poet Roger Valuet, who asked to preside over a poetic association

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 19 Janvier 1967|21 x 27 cm|une feuille
    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..."
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    Originally from Arras, Roger Valuet is a popular writer who signed, under the pseudonym...
    €150
  31. Lettre autographe datée et signée à son ami le poète artésien Roger Valuet à propos d'une séance de dédicaces prévue dans sa librairie
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    Lettre autographe datée et signée à son ami le poète artésien Roger Valuet à propos d'une séance de dédicaces prévue dans sa librairie

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 19 Octobre 1952|13 x 20.50 cm|une feuille
    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."
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    Originally from...
    €150
  32. " ... c'est un grand don, à notre époque, que celui de la poésie..."
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    " ... c'est un grand don, à notre époque, que celui de la poésie..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, to the young artesian poet Roger Valuet complimenting him on his work as a poet

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 19 Octobre 1949|21 x 27 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (12 lines in blue ink) to his young friend the beginning poet Roger Valuet.
    Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    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...
    €180
  33. "... je mène l'horrible vie de plage..."
    Max JACOB

    "... je mène l'horrible vie de plage..."Autograph postcard signed from the Côtes du Nord to his friend the writer Nino Frank

    S. n.|Ile de Bréhat [Île de Bréhat] s. d. [1938]|14 x 9 cm|une carte
    Autograph postcard signed by Max Jacob (12 lines in black ink written from the hotel du port on the island of Bréhat) to his friend the writer Nino Frank.
    The postcard depicts a boat leaving Paimpol to sail towards Iceland.
    Max Jacob thanks his friend who favorably received his recent work, revealing to him the confidential nature of the latter: "... tes bonnes paroles sur mon livre me vont droit au coeur... il est écrit pour très peu de gens dont tu es..." ["your kind words about my book go straight to my heart... it is written for very few people, of whom you are one..."]
    He also extols to him the virtues and expiatory merits of labor: "... travaille...
    €350
  34. "... de vos demandes (verbales et écrites) vous aurez au moins..."
    Pierre-André BENOIT

    "... de vos demandes (verbales et écrites) vous aurez au moins..."Unpublished and signed autograph letter addressed to his friend, the Montpellier bookseller Pierre Clerc

    S. n.|Paris 17 Novembre 1983|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Pierre-André Benoit (27 lines in black ink and written from his château at Rivières-de-Theyrargues in the Gard which he has occupied since 1970) addressed to bookseller Pierre Clerc regarding works that the latter had ordered from him.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    PAB must travel to Montpellier, as his housekeeper is to have surgery there. He will therefore take the opportunity to meet his bookseller friend and bring him some available works among those he had ordered.
    Poet, painter, engraver, Pierre-André Benoit or P.A.B. was above all a typographer and printer who produced more than 400 illustrated works bringing...
    €180
  35. "... il m'est impossible de lire de penser à quoi que ce soit sauf aux méfaits du temps..."
    Pierre-André BENOIT

    "... il m'est impossible de lire de penser à quoi que ce soit sauf aux méfaits du temps..."Unpublished and signed autograph letter addressed to his friend, the Montpellier bookseller Pierre Clerc

    S. n.|Paris 10 Janvier 1985|15 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Pierre-André Benoit (22 lines in blue ink and written from his château at Rivières-de-Theyrargues in the Gard which he has occupied since 1970) addressed to bookseller Pierre Clerc to whom he presents his wishes for 1985 and in which he narrates the damage related to the frost that is ravaging the Gard and damaging his home.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    PAB suffers from the harsh winter that has fallen upon the Gard: "... si je vous écris avec un soleil radieux qui réjouit les yeux il est sans effet et les -15e devant ma porte le 0 à l'intérieur de la maison cela n'a rien de confortable..." ["... if I write to you with...
    €180
  36. "... le colis de jeudi dernier était comme à l'ordinaire magnifique..."
    Henri BÉRAUD

    "... le colis de jeudi dernier était comme à l'ordinaire magnifique..."Moving autograph letter from prison, dated and signed and addressed to his mother-in-law, whom he affectionately calls "his dear mother"

    S. n.|Poissy 29 Septembre 1945|13.50 x 21 cm|une page recto verso
    Touching autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Béraud addressed to his mother-in-law while he was incarcerated at Poissy prison (36 lines in blue ink on one recto-verso page) describing his situation as a prisoner while praising the love of his mother-in-law and his wife who watch over him and allow him to view prison life under better auspices, thanks notably to the packages that improve his daily fare.
    The letter is on letterhead from the infirmary of the central prison at Poissy where Henri Béraud was being treated, fold marks inherent to mailing.
    Henri Béraud knows his mother-in-law is suffering and deplores her absence from last week's visiting room...
    €500
  37. The taboo anthem of the master of the zazous
    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Les gens de Saint-Germain"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Les gens de Saint-Germain"[Complete set comprising the manuscript and typescript of Boris Vian’s song entitled “Les gens de Saint-Germain”]

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1948-1949]|31 x 20 cm|3 feuillets
    Secret and early song, hastily written with numerous corrections, probably written on the corner of a cellar table, homage to famous troglodytes and anonymous zazous of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    - A perforated squared sheet written by Boris Vian in blue ink, numerous deletions and corrections, some marginal tears. This sheet is folded in three, as if it were the template for a leaflet. At the head of the sheet, some manuscript attempts in Vian's hand confirm that this text was perhaps intended to become the anthem of a circle of Saint-Germain residents:

    "CLAC: Cercle Littéraire des amis des caves / Cercle libre des amateurs de cuisse." ["Literary Circle of...

    €3,000
  38. " ... On est à se demander si le soleil s'est mis en grève ou s'il est allé se promener au pays lointain de la vraie justice et du bon sens ..."
    Henri BÉRAUD

    " ... On est à se demander si le soleil s'est mis en grève ou s'il est allé se promener au pays lointain de la vraie justice et du bon sens ..."Moving autograph letter from prison, dated and signed and addressed to his mother-in-law, whom he affectionately calls "his dear mother"

    S. n.|Poissy 15 Juin 1946|13.50 x 21 cm|une page recto verso
    Touching autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Béraud addressed to his mother-in-law while he was incarcerated at Poissy prison (40 lines in blue ink on one recto-verso page) relating his situation as a prisoner while praising the love of the latter and his wife who watch over him and allow him to envisage prison life under better auspices, thanks notably to the parcels that improve his daily fare.
    The letter is headed with the infirmary of the central prison of Poissy where Henri Béraud was being treated, creasing traces inherent to being placed in an envelope. A printed stamp of the prison administration "Seen and checked" in the left and upper margin of the...
    €600
  39. Lettre autographe datée et signée à André Parinaud à propos d'un article de presse paru dans le journal gaulliste Carrefour du 20 décembre 1949
    André MALRAUX

    Lettre autographe datée et signée à André Parinaud à propos d'un article de presse paru dans le journal gaulliste Carrefour du 20 décembre 1949

    S. n.|Boulogne-sur-Seine [Boulogne-Billancourt] s. d. [circa 1955]|14 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by André Malraux (9 lines in blue ballpoint pen from his Boulogne home on avenue Victor Hugo) providing clarifications regarding the publication of an article concerning the appeal for revision filed by Charles Maurras and published in the Gaulliste newspaper Carrefour.
    Fold marks inherent to postal mailing.
    A resistant participating in Combat, André Parinaud is a journalist, columnist, art critic and writer. From 1959 to 1967, he held the position of editor-in-chief of the important weekly Arts bringing together the elite of French creation in all artistic domains: literature, painting, theater...
    €300
  40. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Une vocation"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Une vocation"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1954 et 1959]|21 x 27 cm|3 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's manuscript and working typescript, genesis of the song "Une vocation".
    - two perforated lined sheets handwritten in blue ink by Boris Vian.
    - one double lined sheet having probably served as a folder for the set bearing at the head of the first page the title, in Boris Vian's hand
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript
    This song, evoking the destiny of a tipsy worker from Bois Colombe who joins the navy, was never performed.

    Il était né à Bois Colombe
    Mais ne rêvait que d'océan
    Et l'appel des sirènes blondes
    Lui travaillait déjà le sang
    Un soir en sortant de...

    €1,500
  41. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "La vie en rock" pastiche de "La vie en rose"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "La vie en rock" pastiche de "La vie en rose"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1956]|21 x 27 cm|3 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's manuscript and working typescripts, genesis of the song "La vie en rock".
    - one perforated lined sheet handwritten in pencil by Boris Vian. At the head of the sheet, he inscribed: "Musique J. Vermont" and "Paroles J. Vermont", at the bottom right: "Poursuites J. Vermont". Numerous crossings-out and corrections.
    - one perforated lined sheet handwritten in blue ink by Boris Vian.
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This song, a pastiche of Edith Piaf's song La Vie en rose, was never performed.

    Quand
    J'descends dans mon bistro
    J'mets vingt ball'dans l'phono

    €1,500
  42. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Veux-tu fout' le camp"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Veux-tu fout' le camp"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1959]|21 x 27 cm|3 feuillets
    Complete set of the manuscript and working typescripts by Boris Vian, genesis of the song "Veux-tu fout' le camp".
    - two perforated sheets handwritten in pencil by Boris Vian. Numerous strikethroughs and corrections.
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This song was not performed.

    C'est en allant acheter des nougats
    Aux magasins du printemps
    Que j'entendis pour la première fois
    Ce cha cha cha obsédant



    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,500
  43. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un poisson d'avril"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un poisson d'avril"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1958]|17 x 22 cm|2 feuillets
    Complete set of the manuscript and working typescript by Boris Vian, genesis of the song "Un poisson d'avril".
    - one perforated ruled sheet handwritten in pencil by Boris Vian. Numerous strikethroughs and corrections.
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript.
    This song was performed by Max Rongier and by les Marche-Pied.

    Un poisson d'avril
    Est venu me raconter
    Qu'on lui avait pris
    Sa jolie corde à sauter



    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,500
  44. "... je ne bouge jamais de Rivières..."
    Pierre-André BENOIT

    "... je ne bouge jamais de Rivières..."Unpublished and signed autograph letter addressed to his friend, the Montpellier bookseller Pierre Clerc

    S. n.|Paris 5 Janvier 1986|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Pierre-André Benoit (13 lines in black ink written from his château at Rivières-de-Theyrargues in the Gard region which he has occupied since 1970) addressed to bookseller Pierre Clerc who had sent him New Year's wishes for 1986.
    Envelope included.
    In turn, Pierre-André Benoit extends his wishes for the year ahead and writes that he finds it difficult to leave his retreat in the Gard at Rivières-de-Theyrargues : "... je ne bouge jamais de Rivières..." ["... I never leave Rivières..."] and therefore favors a telephone appointment with his correspondent: "... oui par...
    €120
  45. "... oui il y aura des livres si vous en voulez.."
    Pierre-André BENOIT

    "... oui il y aura des livres si vous en voulez.."Unpublished and signed autograph letter addressed to his friend, the Montpellier bookseller Pierre Clerc

    S. n.|Paris 17 Septembre 1989|14.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Signed autograph letter from Pierre-André Benoit (13 lines in black ink written from his château de Rivières-de-Theyrargues in the Gard which he has occupied since 1970) addressed to the bookseller Pierre Clerc who had sent him his wishes for the year 1986.
    Fold mark inherent to envelope insertion. Pierre Clerc has inscribed, in pencil at the top of the letter, the name and surname of his correspondent.
    Pierre-André Benoit believes his correspondent is busy with his summer occupations, particularly mycological : "... vous êtes sans doite à Chateauneuf de Randon et les champignons ne doivent pas manquer.."...
    €120
  46. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Java Mondaine"
    Boris VIAN, Henri SALVADOR

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Java Mondaine"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1957]|21.30 x 27 cm|4 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's manuscript and working typescripts, genesis of the song "Java mondaine".
    - one perforated squared sheet handwritten in blue ballpoint pen by Boris Vian. At the bottom of the sheet, also in Boris Vian's hand, the mention: "Music H. Salvador - Lyrics B. Vian"
    - one perforated typewritten sheet, fair copy of the manuscript, on which Boris Vian wrote in the margin the name "Chantal" which he considered to replace that of Hubert in the song. This modification was not retained.
    - two other typewritten sheets on tissue paper, one pasted onto cardboard paper
    Also included is the sheet music of the song published by Eddy Barclay...
    €1,800
  47. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Toi l'inconnu(e)"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Toi l'inconnu(e)"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [entre 1954 et 1959]|17 x 22 cm|2 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscript and typescript for the genesis of the song "Toi l'inconnu(e)".
    - one perforated squared sheet handwritten in blue ink by Boris Vian.
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript
    This song was set to music by Claude Vence and performed by Magali Noël in 1990.

    Toi l'inconnu(e)
    Ombre entrevue
    Tendre mirage
    Soleil de ma vie
    Emporte mes soucis



    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,200
  48. Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un beau matin"
    Boris VIAN

    Ensemble complet du manuscrit et du tapuscrit de la chanson de Boris Vian intitulée "Un beau matin"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1956]|21 x 27 cm|2 feuillets
    Complete set of Boris Vian's working manuscript and typescript for the genesis of the song "Un beau matin".
    - one sheet of yellow paper handwritten in purple ink by Boris Vian, numerous crossed-out words and corrections revealing the different variants considered by the songwriter.
    - one perforated sheet typed on machine, fair copy of the manuscript
    This song was never performed.

    Un beau matin
    En suivant la fanfare
    Je vis soudain
    Devant la gare
    Une belle enfant
    Qui vendait des mouchoirs
    Pour vingt-cinq francq
    Devant la gare



    Provenance: Fondation Boris Vian.
    €1,200
  49. " ... cela fait plaisir de recevoir de temps en temps ce tabac..."
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    " ... cela fait plaisir de recevoir de temps en temps ce tabac..."Autograph letter dated and signed to the young artesian poet Roger Valuet who is his supplier of tobacco of the St Claude brand

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 16 Juillet 1946|13.50 x 21.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (16 lines in black ink) to his young friend the budding poet Roger Valuet.
    Fold mark inherent to postal handling.
    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...
    €180
  50. " ... un petit mot d'amitié pour vous dire que j'ai reçu cette jolie pipe que je fume en ce moment, bien qu'un peu souffrant..."
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    " ... un petit mot d'amitié pour vous dire que j'ai reçu cette jolie pipe que je fume en ce moment, bien qu'un peu souffrant..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, to the young artesian poet Roger Valuet who gave him a pipe

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 5 Janvier 1951|21 x 27 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (13 lines in black ink) to his young friend the budding poet Roger Valuet.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    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...
    €180
  51. " ... ce livre fait honneur à l'édition arrageoise..."
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    " ... ce livre fait honneur à l'édition arrageoise..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, to the young artesian poet Roger Valuet congratulating him on his latest collection of poems that he has just received

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 27 Janvier 1950|20.50 x 26.50 cm|une feuille
    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.
    Fold marks inherent to being...
    €180
  52. " ... je crains toujours que vous ne vous priviez pour moi. Surtout ne faites pas cela..."
    Henri BÉRAUD

    " ... je crains toujours que vous ne vous priviez pour moi. Surtout ne faites pas cela..."Moving autograph letter from prison, dated and signed and addressed to his mother-in-law, whom he affectionately calls "his dear mother"

    S. n.|Poissy 2 Juin 1945|13 x 21 cm|trois pages
    Touching autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Béraud addressed to his mother-in-law while imprisoned at Poissy prison (65 lines in blue then black ink on three pages) relating his situation as a prisoner while praising the love of the latter and his wife who watch over him and allow him to envisage prison life under better auspices.
    The letter is on the letterhead of the infirmary of the central prison of Poissy, with fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    Henri Béraud rejoices at having been able to see his mother-in-law in good health and worries about the sacrifices she inflicts upon herself for the well-being of her imprisoned...
    €750
  53. " vous ayant lu... votre attitude m'est allée au coeur..."
    André MALRAUX

    " vous ayant lu... votre attitude m'est allée au coeur..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, to André Parinaud thanking him for his favourable review

    S. n.|Boulogne-sur-Seine [Boulogne-Billancourt] 17 Mars 1954|13 x 21 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter dated and signed by André Malraux (14 lines in blue ballpoint pen from his Boulogne home on avenue Victor Hugo) confirming a scheduled appointment.
    He thanks him for his ever-benevolent friendship: "J'ai trouvé la Parisienne à mon retour. Je vous écris, vous ayant lu, ce que je vous ai dit avant de vous avoir lu : votre attitude m'est allée au coeur..." ["I found la Parisienne upon my return. I am writing to you, having read you, what I told you before having read you: your attitude touched my heart..."]
    Fold mark from mailing, envelope included.
    Resistance fighter participating in Combat, André Parinaud is a...
    €400
  54. " ... le voyage, tout seul, est trop mince (on me demanderait trop de travail pour ne plus l'être)..."
    André MALRAUX

    " ... le voyage, tout seul, est trop mince (on me demanderait trop de travail pour ne plus l'être)..."Autograph letter dated and signed to André Parinaud about his work on the production of his work Des bas-reliefs aux grottes sacrées

    S. n.|Boulogne-sur-Seine [Boulogne-Billancourt] 5 Septembre 1953|11.50 x 18 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter dated and signed by André Malraux (14 lines in blue ballpoint pen from his Boulogne home on avenue Victor Hugo) discussing his workload related to the preparation and delayed publication of the work Des bas-reliefs aux grottes sacrées for which André Parinaud is sending him documentation.
    André Malraux is not yet ready to send his work to the publisher: "... le livre ne parait pas cette année. Peut-être en mars 54. Et pour savoir où nous allons, il faudrait que la préface au moins fût terminée. J'en ai encore pour deux mois." ["... the book is not coming out this year. Perhaps in March 54. And to know where we...
    €400
  55. "... je ne sais pas entreprendre l'analyse d'une analyse (qui a dû être un sacré boulot !)"
    André MALRAUX

    "... je ne sais pas entreprendre l'analyse d'une analyse (qui a dû être un sacré boulot !)"Autograph letter, dated and signed, to André Parinaud thanking him for his favourable review

    S. n.|Boulogne-sur-Seine [Boulogne-Billancourt] 28 Décembre 1954|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed and dated by André Malraux (20 lines in blue ballpoint pen from his Boulogne home on avenue Victor Hugo) thanking him for his favorable review either of Des bas-reliefs aux grottes sacrées or of Le Monde chrétien, both published in 1954.
    He apologizes for not being able to respond quickly to his laudatory article before thanking him: "... it is certain that by emphasizing both the technical aspect and the other (underlined words), you render the book a great service, and take the animal by the right end...", he also acknowledges the clairvoyance and pertinence of his article...
    €600
  56. "... avec le retard qu'implique le poids du livre, poids qui affirme aux esprits non prévenus le sérieux de l'auteur..."
    André MALRAUX

    "... avec le retard qu'implique le poids du livre, poids qui affirme aux esprits non prévenus le sérieux de l'auteur..."Humorous autograph letter signed to André Parinaud evoking the publication of his voluminous last work

    S. n.|Boulogne-sur-Seine [Boulogne-Billancourt] s. d. [circa 1947]|11.50 x 18 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by André Malraux (20 lines in blue ballpoint pen from his Boulogne home on avenue Victor Hugo) making witty reference to the release of his work, probably Le musée imaginaire published in 1947, and to the article devoted to him by André Parinaud in Arts.
    André Malraux mocks the massive aspect of his work: "... avec le retard qu'implique le poids du livre, poids qui affirme aux esprits non prévenus le sérieux de l'auteur... Un des premiers "voix du silence" paru en même temps que votre article" ["... with the delay implied by the weight of the book, weight which affirms to unprejudiced minds the seriousness of...
    €600
  57. Lettre autographe datée et signée au jeune poète artésien Roger Valuet l'encourageant à lui adresser ses poèmes
    Pierre MAC ORLAN

    Lettre autographe datée et signée au jeune poète artésien Roger Valuet l'encourageant à lui adresser ses poèmes

    S. n.|Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin 20 Décembre 1947|13.50 x 21.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Pierre Mac Orlan (15 lines in turquoise ink) to the budding poet Roger Valuet.
    Fold marks inherent to postal envelope.
    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...
    €250
  58. Lettre autographe signée adressée à madame Léon Daudet à propos de la mort de son fils Philippe "... croyez aussi à mes prières ferventes sinon pour le bienheureux enfant dont le ciel accueille l'innocence..."
    Max JACOB

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à madame Léon Daudet à propos de la mort de son fils Philippe "... croyez aussi à mes prières ferventes sinon pour le bienheureux enfant dont le ciel accueille l'innocence..."

    S. n.|Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire 1er Décembre 1923|15.50 x 19.50 cm|une page sur un feuillet
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Max Jacob addressed to Madame Léon Daudet (17 lines in black ink from Saint Benoit-sur-Loire) in which the poet expresses all his sadness and solicitude for the Daudet family mourning the loss of Philippe Daudet: "... j'ai appris tout le malheur qui frappe votre famille..." ["... I learned of all the misfortune striking your family..."] but also all his piety: "... croyez aussi à mes prières ferventes sinon pour le bienheureux enfant dont le ciel accueille l'innocence du moinsd pour les pauvres parents à qui le destin arrache hélas ! leur chair vive." ["... believe also in my fervent prayers if not for the blessed...
    €350
  59. ".... accordez-moi un délai, qui sera le moins possible... je vous promets des vers..."
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    ".... accordez-moi un délai, qui sera le moins possible... je vous promets des vers..."Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to Edouard Ducoté

    S. n.|Paris Janvier 1903|14 x 17.50 cm|une page et demie
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin addressed (31 lines in violet ink from his Parisian residence) to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895 in which he requests a little patience before he sends the promised verses to the review, he also assures him that he will send his forthcoming works: "... however small the print run of my next volume may be, I naturally intended to reserve a copy for you. For are you not one of those for whom I wrote it?... I will enclose the offprint of sainte Julie - of which I have three copies left - but are you not a bibliophile?"
    Finally, Francis...
    €250
  60. ".... vous savez le goût que j'ai pour votre manière, de légère ironie et de cette vérité, toujours un peu risible pour qui sait la voir..."
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    ".... vous savez le goût que j'ai pour votre manière, de légère ironie et de cette vérité, toujours un peu risible pour qui sait la voir..."Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to Edouard Ducoté

    S. n.|Paris 25 Juin 1903|14 x 17.50 cm|une page et demie
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (30 lines in violet ink from his Parisian residence) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    He showers praise on his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté who has just sent him his latest work and also thanks him for the article that l'Ermitage devoted to his latest collection (L'amour sacré published in 1903): "... I have written my thanks to the critic... I have a copy for him that I have not yet been able to send him..."
    Francis Viélé-Griffin also mentions a painting by his...
    €250
  61. ".... je vous remercie de votre dédicace où je peux voir l'expression d'une sympathie qui m'est précieuse..."
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    ".... je vous remercie de votre dédicace où je peux voir l'expression d'une sympathie qui m'est précieuse..."Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to Edouard Ducoté

    S. n.|Nazelles 8 Juillet 1896|13 x 20.50 cm|une page et demie
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (20 lines in violet ink from his property in Nazelles, Indre-et-Loire) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    He thanks his fellow poet Edouard Ducoté for the latest book he has just sent him with a dedication, and expresses his delight at having been invited by him to contribute some of his poems to the review l'Ermitage: "I shall gladly collaborate, in the form of some poems, with your review which I always read with interest and profit..."
    Francis Viélé-Griffin also mentions...
    €200
  62. Lettre autographe datée et signée à propos d'un règlement qu'il vient de recevoir pour une de ses contributions chez Jean-Jacques Pauvert
    André BRETON

    Lettre autographe datée et signée à propos d'un règlement qu'il vient de recevoir pour une de ses contributions chez Jean-Jacques Pauvert

    S. n.|Paris 12 Mai 1964|21 x 26 cm|une page
    Autograph letter dated and signed by André Breton (11 lines in black ink from his Parisian residence on rue Fontaine) acknowledging receipt of a cheque he received from Jean-Jacques Pauvert's publishing house.
    Crease mark inherent to folding for mailing.
    He apologizes for responding so late to his correspondent, asks him to thank Jean-Jacques Pauvert and to convey his regards.


    €400
  63. Lettre autographe signée adressée à madame Lacrouts
    Charles MAURRAS

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à madame Lacrouts

    S. n.|Lyon 29 Novembre 1943|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Charles Maurras (33 lines in black ink) to a lady on letterhead of the Lyon address of the newspaper "L'Action française" of which Charles Maurras was editor-in-chief and one of the most prolific contributors.
    Trace of central fold inherent to envelope insertion, envelope included.
    He thanks his correspondent for allowing him to meet a collector of paintings and apologizes for not being able to attend a reception she is organizing: "... l'horaire du journal m'interdit bien malheureusement de me joindre à vous demain matin... je serai de tout coeur avec vous et les vôtres..." ["... the newspaper's schedule unfortunately...
    €250
  64. "Mais Solange a beaucoup engraissé - d'une joue..."
    Paul-Jean TOULET

    "Mais Solange a beaucoup engraissé - d'une joue..."Signed autograph postcard addressed to his nephew nicknamed Mi giving him news of the family

    S. n.|s. l. • [Vassincourt] s. d. [circa 1915]|14 x 9 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph signed photographic postcard by Paul-Jean Toulet (17 lines in black ink) addressed to his nephew Pierre-Henri de la Blachetai and depicting the Vassincourt church in the Meuse during the Battle of the Marne.
    The poet gives him news of his precarious health before they meet again at the château de La Rafette, the family property located in Saint-Loubès, northwest of Bordeaux, where Paul-Jean Toulet lived after his definitive departure from Paris in 1912: "... tu n'y trouveras rien de changé, qu'un compagnon nouveau pour tes vacances..." ["you will find nothing changed there, except a new companion for your holidays..."]
    Paul-Jean Toulet...
    €300
  65. Carte postale autographe signée et adressée à sa chère soeur Jane
    Paul-Jean TOULET

    Carte postale autographe signée et adressée à sa chère soeur Jane

    S. n.|s. l. • [Montfort-en-Chalosse] 10 Novembre 1906|14 x 9 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph signed photographic postcard from Paul-Jean Toulet (19 lines in black ink) addressed to his sister Jane to whom he gives family news.
    The postcard depicts the entrance to the main street of Monfort-en-Chalosse in the Landes.
    An opium-addicted and inveterate alcoholic dandy, a poet unknown to the general public but admired by his peers, notably by José Luis Borges, Paul-Jean Toulet was a novelist (Monsieur du Paur, Mon amie Nane) but above all a master of poetic prose. His masterpiece Contrerimes, a collection of quatrains published after his death combining enclosed rhymes and crossed metrical structure, assured him posthumous success and inspired his...
    €400
  66. "... je n'ai pas diminué le lauda sans pourtant en faire trop d'abus. Il est inutile de m'en envoyer en Avignon..."
    Paul-Jean TOULET

    "... je n'ai pas diminué le lauda sans pourtant en faire trop d'abus. Il est inutile de m'en envoyer en Avignon..."Autograph postcard addressed to his dear cousin Mauricia

    S. n.|s. l. • [Avignon] s. d. [circa 1916]|14 x 9 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph signed photographic postcard from Paul-Jean Toulet (27 lines in blue ink) addressed to his cousin Mauricia Chaline who was his great provider of alcohol, food, tobacco and laudanum.
    Penniless, he begs his cousin to come to his aid: "l'argent des pardessus... et autant pour le voyage et menues dépenses... me sont devenues indispensables quoi que je fasse..." ["the money for overcoats... and as much for the journey and small expenses... have become indispensable to me whatever I do..."] and confesses to feeling better in Avignon: "... le climat d'Avignon me convient assez - je n'y ait pas du tout de fièvre, c'est ce qui fait je pense...
    €600
  67. Portrait photographique signé de George Bush
    George BUSH

    Portrait photographique signé de George Bush

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1989]|20.50 x 25.50 cm|une feuille
    Color photographic portrait, silver gelatin print, of United States President George Bush shown slightly in profile, posing before the American flag.
    Handsome copy.
    Manuscript signature of George Bush in blue ink in upper right corner of his portrait.
    €450
  68. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Carlo Rim
    Jean SENNEP

    Lettre autographe signée à son ami Carlo Rim

    S. n.|Paris 8 Avril 1931|13.50 x 20.50 cm|deux pages
    Autograph letter signed (23 lines in black ink on Echo de Paris letterhead) from the illustrator and caricaturist Sennep, addressed to his friend the Provençal writer, caricaturist and filmmaker Carlo Rim about an article that Carlo Rim had published in his magazine "Vu" contravening artistic property: "Mon cher Carlo Rim, puisque tu es rédacteur en chef, je t'absous ! Et Vu en sera quitte pour les inévitables droits de reproduction que lui réclamera sans doute le syndicat de la propriété artistique. "L'incident sanglant" avait pour origine une reproduction intempestive de quinze ou vingt dessins (sans autorisation préalable, et sans indication d'origine et servant...
    €120
  69. Carte postale moscovite autographe signée adressée à Carlo Rim
    Georges SADOUL

    Carte postale moscovite autographe signée adressée à Carlo Rim

    S. n.|Moscou [Moscow] 2 décembre 1952|15 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Georges Sadoul sent from Moscow to his friend Carlo Rim: "Meilleurs souvenirs de Moscou. Georges Sadoul" ["Best regards from Moscow. Georges Sadoul"]
    The postcard shows on the front a colored view of the Moscow metro.
    Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of Ma belle Marseille, a caricaturist, a filmmaker: Justin de Marseille, L'armoire volante, La maison Bonnadieu, and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.



    €80
  70. Contes de J. Boccace
    Jean BOCCACE

    Contes de J. Boccace

    S. n.|à Londres [London] 1779|8.50 x 14 cm|10 volumes reliés
    New edition in which the drawings by Gravelot, Boucher and Eisen (the majority by Gravelot) were re-engraved by Vidal after the 1757-1761 edition. It is copiously illustrated with an engraved title, 10 frontispieces and 10 numbered figures per volume, totaling 111 figures. Translation by Sabatier de Castres.
    English binding in full glazed old red fine-grained morocco circa 1850 signed B. M. Bromace on each final leaf. Jansenist spine with raised bands. Title, volume number, date and place in 3 compartments. Signs of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. Some pale foxing on an otherwise fresh set. Small fragments missing at head of volumes I and X.
    Engraved bookplate featuring a nude...
    €900
  71. "... Des études spéciales me permettent de restituer dans ses détails lyriques la tragédie du temps de Périclès & ces restitutions constituent un spectacle d'un éclat nouveau. "
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    "... Des études spéciales me permettent de restituer dans ses détails lyriques la tragédie du temps de Périclès & ces restitutions constituent un spectacle d'un éclat nouveau. "Signed autograph letter addressed to Marius Richard in which he mentions the possibility of creating a play (Semiramis) in the amphitheatre of Nîmes directed by his correspondent

    S. n.|Villenoy s. d. [circa 1903]|17.50 x 22.50 cm|un feuillet recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by Joséphin Peladan addressed to Marius Richard, the father of Carlo Rim (46 lines in black ink, 2 pages on a recto-verso sheet) concerning the upcoming creation of a theatrical play, which will be Sémiramis, in the ancient amphitheatre of Nîmes which Marius Richard is organizing.
    Light foxing in the margins of the letter, fold marks inherent to the folding for mailing.
    "10, rue de la Vierge
    Nîmes.
    Mon cher confrère,
    hier on m'a dit chez vous que vous ne reviendrez pas de la campagne avant un mois & je pars dans quelques jours. J'aurais bien voulu avancer le beau projet que vous avez conçu. Si, comme vous en avez eu la première idée...
    €450
  72. Lettre autographe signée adressée à Marius Richard abordant quelques détails pécuniaires de sa future pièce créée dans l'ampithéâtre de Nîmes, notamment ceux concernant les cachets des acteurs
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à Marius Richard abordant quelques détails pécuniaires de sa future pièce créée dans l'ampithéâtre de Nîmes, notamment ceux concernant les cachets des acteurs

    S. n.|Villenoy s. d. [circa 1903]|17.50 x 22.50 cm|deux feuillets dont un recto-verso
    Draft autograph signed letter from Joséphin Peladan addressed to Marius Richard, the father of Carlo Rim (63 lines in black ink, 3 pages on two sheets, one recto-verso) regarding the upcoming creation of a theatrical play, which will be Sémiramis, in the ancient amphitheater of Nîmes which Marius Richard is handling.
    Light foxing in letter margins, fold marks inherent to postal handling. Some passages have been crossed out in blue pencil but remain entirely legible.
    "24. Rue A. de Neuville
    Paris XVII
    Mon cher confrère,
    mille mercis des détails très précis que vous me donnez. Laissez-moi vous d'abord rectifier un point que j'ai dû mal exprimer. Je n'ai pas...
    €580
  73. Lettre autographe signée adressée à ses amis Raillard à propos du baptême de leur fils et dont l'écrivain est le parrain
    Henri BOSCO

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à ses amis Raillard à propos du baptême de leur fils et dont l'écrivain est le parrain

    S. n.|Lourmarin 12 Mai 1954|13.50 x 21 cm|un feuillet recto-verso
    Autograph signed letter from Henri Bosco addressed to his summer friends and neighbors Alice and Georges Raillard (23 lines in blue ink on a recto-verso sheet) discussing the baptism of his godson Henri Raillard which will not be compromised despite the fragile health of the writer returning ill from Italy.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    "Lourmarin le 12 Mai 54
    Bien cher amis,
    Oui, je regrette de nous être manqués à Autun. Nous rentrons d'Italie. Je suis assez fatigué - et souffrant encore. Il me faut du repos     (underlined sentence). Je ne puis donc envisager d'aller à Limoust pour la Pentecôte. Cela me navre, mais il est nécessaire que je...
    €300
  74. "... Un autre pensum m'attend. Un Don Bosco - album de photos réconfortées d'un texte calculé au millimètre carré. C'est le millimètre qui m'angoisse. Même travaillant pour la sainteté, cela est dur..."
    Henri BOSCO

    "... Un autre pensum m'attend. Un Don Bosco - album de photos réconfortées d'un texte calculé au millimètre carré. C'est le millimètre qui m'angoisse. Même travaillant pour la sainteté, cela est dur..."Signed autograph letter addressed to his friend Georges Raillard asking him for a favor concerning a couple of his friends and also evoking his work of the moment

    S. n.|Lourmarin 6 avril 1964|21 x 27 cm|un feuillet recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by Henri Bosco addressed, from his Nice home, to his summer friends and neighbors Alice and Georges Raillard (39 lines in green ink on a recto-verso leaf) notably about a couple of friends for whom he requests the services of Georges Raillard. He also speaks of his literary production currently occupying him.
    Fold marks inherent to envelope placement.
    "Le 6. IV. 64
    Mon cher ami,
    Je viens vous demander quelques renseignements. Il s'agit d'un jeune ami et de sa femme. Lui, Georges Comet, Agrégé d'histoire, présentement prof. au lycée de Reims - Elle, Sylvette Comet, licenciée CAPES (ienne) Prof. de français moderne, et aussi...
    €450
  75. Lettre autographe signée adressée à madame Léon Daudet
    Maurice BARRÈS

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à madame Léon Daudet

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1905]|13.50 x 21.50 cm|un feuillet recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by Maurice Barrès addressed to Madame Léon Daudet (39 lines in black ink on a four-page folio).
    Fold marks inherent to postal mailing.
    "Chère madame,
    J'avais espéré voir Léon et peut-être aussi vous-même en Provence (et ce que je rêve, vous faire connaître ce beau site de Mirabeau). Du moins j'y ai votre conversation écrite, si claire, rapide, souple, intéressante, ces pages pas fabriquées, mais jaillissantes et si aimables ! Je vois que je ne vous déplairais en vous disant que je vous apparente à celle de madame Millet. Robinel que j'ai tant lue, quand j'étais enfant, parce qu'elle était un des livres de notre maison, et que je vous tiens pour...
    €400
  76. "... On va jouer... un Adonis en un acte d'une jeune fille du monde, mademoiselle Blanche de Villery. Son oncle est mon intime ami & je trouve très décorative & propre au grand cadre nimois cette mort d'Adonis qui va du reste se jouer parmi les huit mille variétés de roses de M. Groveraux."
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    "... On va jouer... un Adonis en un acte d'une jeune fille du monde, mademoiselle Blanche de Villery. Son oncle est mon intime ami & je trouve très décorative & propre au grand cadre nimois cette mort d'Adonis qui va du reste se jouer parmi les huit mille variétés de roses de M. Groveraux."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marius Richard recommending a play to enrich his programming at the Nîmes amphitheater that he is in charge of

    S. n.|Villenoy s. d. [circa 1905]|12.50 x 16.50 cm|un feuillet recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by Joséphin Peladan addressed to Marius Richard, Carlo Rim's father (62 lines in blue ink, 4 pages on a recto-verso sheet). The Sâr recommends to his friend Marius Richard, in charge of programming at the amphitheatre of Nîmes, the Adonis created by the niece of one of his best friends:
    Light foxing in the margins of the letter, fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    "Villenoy par Meaux
    Seine & Marne
    Mon cher ami,
    J'ai vu que vous alliez donner une oeuvre à l'amphithéâtre : vous ne doutez point qu'elle m'intéresse & je vous prie d'abord de m'envoyer la brochure puisque je ne pourrai pas vous applaudir. Je compte donc, au...
    €450
  77. Lettre autographe signée adressée à Marius Richard dans laquelle il règle les derniers détails de la programmation prochaine de son Sémiramis dans l'amphithéâtre de Nîmes dirigé par son correspondant
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à Marius Richard dans laquelle il règle les derniers détails de la programmation prochaine de son Sémiramis dans l'amphithéâtre de Nîmes dirigé par son correspondant

    S. n.|Villenoy s. d. [1904]|17.50 x 22.50 cm|un feuillet recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by Joséphin Peladan addressed to Marius Richard, Carlo Rim's father (41 lines in black ink, 2 pages on a recto-verso sheet). The Sâr gives his final instructions for the creation of his Sémiramis in the ancient amphitheatre of Nîmes directed by Marius Richard.
    Light foxing in the margins of the letter, fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    "Mon cher confrère,
    Je vous remercie de me rassurer enfin, sur la scène. Je vous écrivais ce matin encor à ce sujet. Voici l'indication pour les quatre spectacles le Sacrifice, la Fête de Tammuz, La Pyrrhique & l'Aruspice à intercaler dans la tragédie. Cela suffit au comité pour comprendre qu'il...
    €450
  78. "... Car c'est mon acteur ; mon unique... son succès m'est plus cher que le mien..."
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    "... Car c'est mon acteur ; mon unique... son succès m'est plus cher que le mien..."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marius Richard praising the precious help of his favorite actor, Paul Mounet, too little known for the taste of the Sâr

    S. n.|s. l. 19 juillet 1903|17.50 x 22.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Joséphin Peladan addressed to Marius Richard, Carlo Rim's father (29 lines in blue ink) asking him to publicize Paul Mounet, the Sâr's favorite actor whom he feels is not sufficiently recognized at his true worth.
    Fold marks inherent to mailing, small marginal foxing.


    €350
  79. "... Paul de passage à Nîmes a déclaré que ni lui, ni son frère ne consentiraient à jouer aux Arènes ... & il a proposé un arrangement très coûteux & très absurde car ce grand acteur ne connait rien à l'économie du théâtre antique... Je prévois derrière tout cela la demande de gros cachets..."
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    "... Paul de passage à Nîmes a déclaré que ni lui, ni son frère ne consentiraient à jouer aux Arènes ... & il a proposé un arrangement très coûteux & très absurde car ce grand acteur ne connait rien à l'économie du théâtre antique... Je prévois derrière tout cela la demande de gros cachets..."Signed autograph letter addressed to Marius Richard warning him against the whims of his favorite actor, Paul Mounet

    S. n.|s. l. 19 juillet 1903|17.50 x 22.50 cm|un feuillet recto-verso
    Autograph letter signed by Joséphin Peladan addressed to Marius Richard, Carlo Rim's father (44 lines in blue ink on a recto-verso sheet). The Sâr is indignant about the pretensions, notably financial, of Paul Mounet and his brother, he also suggests to his correspondent the distribution of roles for the theatrical play on which he is collaborating.
    Fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    "Mon cher confrère,
    J'ai vu par mes amis Placide que vous aviez été fort affairé, ces temps-ci, par les soins politiques. Et sans doute, vous attendiez d'avoir des choses précises pour m'écrire. Je voudrais non pas vous mettre en garde, mais que vous mettiez les membres du...
    €450
  80. Poème quatrain en alexandrin autographe signé intitulé "Nocturne au parc" et dédié à Octave Uzanne
    Adolphe RETTÉ

    Poème quatrain en alexandrin autographe signé intitulé "Nocturne au parc" et dédié à Octave Uzanne

    S. n.|s. l. 1895|21 x 31.50 cm|2 feuillets

    Autograph poem signed by symbolist poet Adolphe Retté in alexandrine quatrains entitled "Nocturne au parc".
    Crease marks inherent to postal folding.
    The poem, 34 lines in black ink on two leaves and dedicated to Octave Uzanne, will appear in the collection entitled "L'archipel en fleurs" published in 1895 by "La bibliothèque artistique et littéraire":
    "Nocturne au parc
    A Octave Uzanne
    Le parc, que le printemps vêt de feuilles nouvelles,
    S'ensommeille aux chansons qui passent dans la brise
    Et des roses en fleurs, pareilles à des belles,
    Parfument les massifs dont la lune est éprise.
    L'Avril tiède languit sous les...

    €350
  81. Poème quatrain et tercet en alexandrin autographe signé intitulé "Au temps de Jeanne"
    Charles FUSTER

    Poème quatrain et tercet en alexandrin autographe signé intitulé "Au temps de Jeanne"

    S. n.|s. l. 1889|20 x 17.50 cm|un feuillet

    Autograph poem signed by Swiss poet Charles Fuster in alexandrine quatrains and tercets entitled "Au temps de Jeanne".
    Crease marks inherent to postal folding.
    The poem, 15 lines in black ink on one leaf, will appear in the Swiss French-language review "Le semeur" of June 25, 1889, of which Charles Fuster was editor-in-chief:
    "Au temps de Jeanne
    Quand la bonne Lorraine, en son pays de France,
    Rythmait sa rêverie au bas des destriers,
    Quand elle s'en allait aux combats meurtriers,
    Vierge de flêtrissure et ferme d'espérance,
    Quand les rameaux moussus et de calme apparence
    Regardaient passer Jeanne auprès de leurs foeyrs,
    Plus d'une...

    €150
  82. Poème quatrain et tercet autographe signé intitulé "Aquarelle"
    Ernest RAYNAUD

    Poème quatrain et tercet autographe signé intitulé "Aquarelle"

    S. n.|s. l. 1890|13 x 21 cm|un feuillet

    Poem in Alexandrine quatrain and tercet, autograph signed by Swiss poet Charles Fuster, entitled "Au temps de Jeanne".
    At the top of the poem, pencil annotations by an editor from Mercure de France.
    The poem, 15 lines in black ink on a sheet, would appear in the "Mercure de France" review of September 1890 with a variant in the first stanza (: "la grâce de son visage" becoming in the final state "la peau de son visage")
    "Aquarelle
    C'est d'un grain de satin la grâce de son visage
    Bleue à croire qu'un bleu reflet de lune y joue
    Et le nez qui nuement fait ombre sur la joue
    La grâce en a modelé tous les cartilages !
    Le cold-cream obligeant fixe...

    €150
  83. Poème inédit, quatrain en alexandrin autographe signé et intitulé "Silencieux"
    Gustave TERY

    Poème inédit, quatrain en alexandrin autographe signé et intitulé "Silencieux"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1890]|13.50 x 21.50 cm|un feuillet

    Unpublished poem in Alexandrine quatrain, autograph signed by Gustave Téry, entitled "Silencieux".
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    The poem, 14 lines in black ink on a sheet, is unpublished:
    "Silencieux
    Mes regards vous ont dit que je vous adorais.
    Vous avez entendu leur prière muette,
    [...]
    Vous ne m'entretenez que de choses frivoles ;
    Mais je lis, dans vos yeux, ce que vous me taisez.
    Ne dites rien. Gardez vos lèvres aux baisers.
    Et parlez à mon coeur la langue sans paroles.
    [...]
    Qu'il reste enseveli le secret de nos âmes !
    Votre rêve est le mien. Ne parlez pas : j'entends.
    G.T.."
    Fold...

    €200
  84. Poème autographe signé intitulé "Sensations de lupanar" et dédié à Yves Guyot
    FRANC-NOHAIN

    Poème autographe signé intitulé "Sensations de lupanar" et dédié à Yves Guyot

    S. n.|s. l. 1894|12 x 19 cm|2 feuillets
    Autograph poem by poet Franc-Nohain entitled "Sensations de lupanar".
    Fold mark inherent to postal handling, four tears repaired to verso of leaves.
    The poem, 27 lines in black ink on two leaves, signed and dedicated to Yves Guyot, was included in the collection "Inattentions et sollicitudes" published in 1894 under the title "Sensations des endroits de luxure" with some variants concerning essentially the punctuation:
    "Sensations de lupanar
    A Yves Guyot
    Très douce et mélancolique, la négresse,
    Fredonnant quelque lascive bamboula, déroule ses tresses.
    Do, ré, mi, do,
    Pianos, pianos !
    Mes soeurs, mes soeurs...
    €250
  85. Poème quatrain autographe signé intitulé "Du pays tourangeau""
    FRANC-NOHAIN

    Poème quatrain autographe signé intitulé "Du pays tourangeau""

    S. n.|s. l. 1894|12 x 19 cm|1 feuillet

    Autograph signed poem quatrain by poet Franc-Nohain entitled "Du pays tourangeau".
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    The signed poem, 31 lines in black ink on one leaf, was included in the collection "Inattentions et sollicitudes" published in 1894 under the same title with some variants:
    "Du pays tourangeau
    Lai médiévite.
    Du pays tourangeau
    La belle châtelaine
    Garnit de blanche laine
    Son agile fuseau.
    C'est Yette qu'on l'appelle,
    Et Yette est la plus belle...
    A tourné, pour se voir,
    Les yeux vers son miroir :
    Rajuste sa cornette,
    Et se voit si proprette
    Dedans ses, beaux atours,

    €250
  86. Poème autographe inédit signé intitulé "Surprise"
    Camille de SAINTE-CROIX

    Poème autographe inédit signé intitulé "Surprise"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1890]|16 x 26 cm|une feuille
    Unpublished autograph poem signed by Camille de Sainte-Croix entitled "Surprise" and dedicated to his wife whom he nicknamed Lène, mentioned in one stanza. Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    At the top of the poem, 17 lines in black ink on a leaf, Camille de Sainte-Croix added this remark: "Mon cher Alphonse, veux-tu vers pour insérer ? Croix" ["My dear Alphonse, do you want verses to insert? Croix"], with a view to having it published in a review:
    "Sous le sourire grave et fin d'un crépuscule
    Et du fond de l'allée au feuillage rouillé,
    J'ai vu venir un bel Amour tout dépouillé,
    Et je lui fis un geste obscène et ridicule,
    Presque fou...
    €450
  87. Poème autographe signé intitulé "Les vaincus"
    Emmanuel DES ESSARTS

    Poème autographe signé intitulé "Les vaincus"

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [Décembre 1864]|13 x 20.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph poem signed by Emmanuel Des Essarts titled "Les vaincus" and dedicated to Georges Callispéris.
    The poem, 17 lines in black ink on a leaf, was published in the collection Les élévations in 1875 and finally dedicated to Severiano de Heredia.
    "Les vaincus
    A Georges Calispéris,
    Résolu contempteur des triomphes iniques
    J'abhorre la victoire où le Droit est absent
    ma conscience alors se révolte et ressent
    un obstiné dégoût de ces lauriers cyniques
    A l'heure où se couchaient les soleils helléniques
    Démosthène m'emporte en son vol frémissant
    et j'escorte au forum Tullius dénonçant
    Antoine et son opprobre aux échos...
    €450
  88. Lettre autographe signée à son grand ami Carlo Rim à propos d'un projet réunissant Raimu, Albert Willemetz, Carlo Rim et Vincent Scotto
    Vincent SCOTTO

    Lettre autographe signée à son grand ami Carlo Rim à propos d'un projet réunissant Raimu, Albert Willemetz, Carlo Rim et Vincent Scotto

    S. n.|Paris 2 Septembre 1941|13.50 x 21.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by the composer Vincent Scotto, sent from Marseille to his great friend 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 (16 lines in blue ink) regarding a joint project with the director of the Bouffes Parisiens Albert Willemetz, Raimu, Carlo Rim and Vincent Scotto.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    "Mercredi le 2 septembre 1941,
    Mon cher Carlo, as-tu vu Raimu ? Je pars vendredi matin pour Paris, j'aurais aimé avoir une réponse. Voici une nouvelle lettre de Willemetz pour toi. J'espère que tu seras content de ton collègue Vincent...
    €120
  89. Sonnet autographe signé intitulé "Le sonnet du cochon" et dédié à un ami prénommé Thibaut
    Charles MONSELET

    Sonnet autographe signé intitulé "Le sonnet du cochon" et dédié à un ami prénommé Thibaut

    S. n.|s. l. 1854|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph signed sonnet by Charles Monselet entitled "Le sonnet du cochon".
    The poem, 17 lines in black ink on one leaf, appeared in 1854 in "Sonnets gastronomiques" under the title "Le cochon":
    "Le sonnet du cochon
    A Thibaut
    Car tout est bon en toi : chair, graisse, muscle, tripe !
    On t'aime galantine, on t'adore boudin.
    Ton pied, dont une sainte a consacré le type,
    Empruntant son arôme au sol périgourdin,
    Eut réconcilié Socrate avec Xanthippe,
    Ton filet, qu'embellit le cornichon badin
    Forme le déjeuner de l'humble citadin,
    Et tu passes avant l'oie au frère Philippe.
    Mérites précieux et de tous reconnus !
    Morceaux...
    €800
  90. Humoristique chanson autographe en octosyllabe datée et signée intitulée "Le banquet des maires"
    Maurice MAC-NAB

    Humoristique chanson autographe en octosyllabe datée et signée intitulée "Le banquet des maires"

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) 14 juillet1888|13.50 x 21 cm|trois feuillets
    Autograph song in octosyllables dated and signed by Maurice Mac-Nab entitled "Le banquet des maires", 58 lines in black ink on three leaves.
    Maurice Mac-Nab, poet and hydropath songwriter (he wrote a thesis on hangovers), performed notably at the famous Montmartre cabaret Chat Noir where he recited "advertising songs".
    "Le banquet des maires"
    Enfant gâté de mon canton
    Depuis quartorze ans je suis maire
    Bien que je me flatte, dit-on,
    D'être un peu réactionnaire
    Un beau matin monsieur Floquet
    Me dépêche une circulaire :
    Il me convie au grand banquet
    Que nous offre le Ministère (bis)
    "Je t'en prie, Hector, n'y va pas,
    Me...
    €400
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