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Literary Manuscripts

Writers' autograph manuscripts, work drafts, handwritten notebooks, autograph poems, romantic manuscript fragments

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Literary Manuscripts
  1. "Vous me rappelez, en effet, des temps déjà bien anciens, mais que ce qui a fini n'a pu effacer de ma mémoire"
    Charles-Augustin SAINTE-BEUVE

    "Vous me rappelez, en effet, des temps déjà bien anciens, mais que ce qui a fini n'a pu effacer de ma mémoire"Autograph letter, dated and signed, congratulating his correspondent on the quality of his latest work

    s. l. 15 juillet1860|13.50 x 21 cm|une page et demi sur un double feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by Sainte-Beuve, 1 and a half pages on a double sheet. 25 lines in black ink.
    "J'ai été très sensible, cher monsieur, à votre bon français et à l'envoi du très sage et instructif volume qui en est la cause. Vous me rappelez, en effet, des temps déjà bien anciens, mais que ce qui a fini n'a pu effacer de ma mémoire : car, à vous parler vrai, quoi qu'il y ait bien de l'espace et bien de l'intervalle d'aujourd'hui à ce temps-ci, il me paraît souvent qu'il y a du vide : et le tourbillon de la vie littéraire dont vous me parlez, je ne le ressens guère. Ce qui me frappe, c'est plutôt le contraire du tourbillon, c'est à dire l'isolement, la disparition...
    €450
  2. Lettre autographe datée et signée adressée au magnat de la presse Arthur Meyer à qui il recommande Louis de Robert "... vous trouveriez sans doute en lui un excellent rédacteur pour "Le Gaulois"
    Émile ZOLA (Arthur MEYER)

    Lettre autographe datée et signée adressée au magnat de la presse Arthur Meyer à qui il recommande Louis de Robert "... vous trouveriez sans doute en lui un excellent rédacteur pour "Le Gaulois"

    Paris 5 Avril 1893|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une page et demie

    Autograph letter dated and signed by Emile Zola, 23 lines in black ink on a page and a half, addressed to press baron Arthur Meyer
    Folds inherent to postal delivery.
    Emile Zola intervenes with Arthur Meyer, proprietor of the high-circulation newspaper "Le Gaulois", on behalf of his friend Louis de Robert: "Vous sentirez comme moi que c'est un garçon d'avenir, et je suis convaincu que vous l'utiliserez... Je le connais et je désire qu'il travaille." ["You will feel as I do that he is a young man with a future, and I am convinced that you will make use of him... I know him and I want him to work."] in whom he recognizes a talented writer: "Me...

    €1,500
  3. “Because I also want success, I am extremely material in my wishes for those I love and I wish them every pleasure from the highest to the crudest.”
    "je leur souhaite toutes les voluptés depuis les plus hautes jusqu'aux plus grossières"
    Marcel PROUST (à René PETER)

    "je leur souhaite toutes les voluptés depuis les plus hautes jusqu'aux plus grossières"Signed autograph letter addressed to René Peter

    s. l. mardi (25 octobre 1904)|12.60 x 20.40 cm|12 pages sur 3 bifeuillets
    Autograph letter signed by Marcel Proust, addressed to René Peter. Twelve pages written in black ink on three bifolia framed in black.
    Tears at the ends along the folds of the bifolia, not affecting the text.
    Published in Kolb, IV, n°168.

    A very long letter from Proust, full of innuendo, to the playwright René Peter. Praising Peter's success, Proust confesses to his own vanity as a writer and his literary ambitions. He subtly lets his jealousy for Peter's mistress shine through and declares his absolute devotion to Reynaldo Hahn. This is one of the first letters he sends to his childhood friend after recently reconnecting with him...
    €12,000
  4. Lettre autographe datée et signée à propos de la constitution d'une Ligue Internationale des écrivains contre le fascisme
    Charles VILDRAC (à Henri BARBUSSE)

    Lettre autographe datée et signée à propos de la constitution d'une Ligue Internationale des écrivains contre le fascisme

    Paris 5 Janvier 1935|21 x 18.50 cm|une page sur un feuillet

    Autograph letter dated and signed by Charles Vildrac to Henri Barbusse; one page with his monogram blind-stamped in the upper left corner and written in black ink on one leaf, 18 lines.
    Postal folds, a small tear at the foot of the letter without any damage to the text.
    Charles Vildrac congratulates Henri Barbusse for his militant devotion and dynamism: "J'ai pris connaissance du Manifeste appel pour une ligue internationale des écrivains et j'y adhère sans réserves en applaudissant à votre généreuse initiative." ["I have read the Manifesto calling for an international league of writers and I join it without reservation, applauding your generous...

    €250
  5. "Vous savez que je vous appartiens tête, coeur, et main & que toutes les différences d'opinion rendent l'amitié plus vive comme les contrastes passionnent l'amour."
    Jules BARBEY D'AUREVILLY

    "Vous savez que je vous appartiens tête, coeur, et main & que toutes les différences d'opinion rendent l'amitié plus vive comme les contrastes passionnent l'amour."Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to his friend Jean-Marie Dargaud

    s. l. 22 Mars 1852|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une feuille
    Fine autograph letter dated and signed by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly addressed to historian Jean-Marie Dargaud, 13 lines in black ink.
    Creases inherent to folding for posting.
    Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly shows great tact towards his friend, also expressing all his affection: "Je veux vous épargner, en allant, sous peu de jours, vous voir chez vous, une course longue et peut-être inutile... On ne me voit que le matin et encore les trois premiers jours de la semaine. J'irai donc vous voir." ["I want to spare you, by going to see you at your home in a few days, a long and perhaps unnecessary journey... I can only be seen in the morning and only on the first three days of...
    €800
  6. "Bonne chance ! Nous vous suivons du coeur. J'applaudirai de loin..."
    Alphonse de LAMARTINE

    "Bonne chance ! Nous vous suivons du coeur. J'applaudirai de loin..."Autograph letter dated and signed about a journalist friend with whom he is happy to work

    Mâcon 26 Décembre 1846|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une page sur un feuillet
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Alphonse de Lamartine; one page with his monogram blind-stamped in the upper left corner and written in black ink on one leaf, 15 lines.
    Folds inherent to mailing.
    In this letter, Lamartine shows his happiness to collaborate with their mutual friend's journal and confirms a financial agreement.



    €300
  7. "bien qu'il n'y ait pas de paroles écrites entre nous, votre amitié m'apportait toujours sa même force et sa même joie..."
    Renée GUILLOUX

    "bien qu'il n'y ait pas de paroles écrites entre nous, votre amitié m'apportait toujours sa même force et sa même joie..."A touching autograph letter signed about the friendship that Renée and Louis Guilloux, still convalescent, have for their correspondent

    Angers 25 Septembre 1929|13.50 x 20.50 cm|quatre pages sur un feuillet double
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Renée Guilloux about friendship that transcends and sublimes human relationships, 80 lines written in black ink on four pages.
    Folds inherent to mailing, small tears at foot without any damage to the text.
    For Renée Guilloux, the friendship she feels for her correspondent dominates distance and silence: "... est-ce que les mots ont su dire la joie des coeurs..." ["have words been able to express the joy of hearts..."] and momentary disagreements: "Mais tous ces mois, toutes ces années nous pesaient douloureusement. J'avais l'impression que vous vous étiez mis d'un seul coup à parler très vite avec...
    €150
  8. Lettre autographe adressée à Roger Nimier
    Jacques PERRET

    Lettre autographe adressée à Roger Nimier

    s. l. s. d. [ca 1960]|13.50 x 18 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Jacques Perret, 33 lines in black ink, addressed to a colleague, probably Roger Nimier, apologizing for being unable to attend a meeting organized by the review Arts.
    Fold marks inherent to posting.
    For lack of time, Jacques Perret was unable to honor his promise to write a preface requested by his correspondent: "... if you are pressed for time and you have a replacement preface writer at hand, have no scruples of course as I will not be able to deliver proper work before my return..."
    Jacques Perret then evokes his passion for rugby: "On Rancoule's repositioning (three-quarter wing of Stade...
    €350
  9. "... je travaille en ce moment dans le silence, et n'ai rien de particulier à dire sur mes projets, sinon que la Rose de sable, roman, paraîtra fin 1931..."
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    "... je travaille en ce moment dans le silence, et n'ai rien de particulier à dire sur mes projets, sinon que la Rose de sable, roman, paraîtra fin 1931..."Signed autograph letter addressed to Christian Melchior-Bonnet

    Alger [Algiers] 18 Octobre 1930|21 x 27 cm|une page + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Henri de Montherlant, 26 lines written in blue ink, written from Algiers.
    Folds inherent to mailing, envelope included.
    Having returned from a long stay in Morocco, Henri de Montherlant explains his current working method and discusses his upcoming publication projects: "... la Rose de sable, roman, paraîtra fin 1931 et qu'une édition adaptée pour la jeunesse de mes deux Olympiques sera publiée l'an prochain par Larousse..." ["... la Rose de sable, a novel, will appear at the end of 1931 and that an edition adapted for young people of my two Olympiques will be published next year by Larousse..."]
    He regrets not being able to...
    €350
  10. "Ce n'est pas pour rien que notre étoile nous a rapprochés l'un de l'autre"
    Jean COCTEAU (to Jean MARAIS)

    "Ce n'est pas pour rien que notre étoile nous a rapprochés l'un de l'autre"Autograph letter addressed to his great love Jean Marais

    Perpignan juillet 1940|21 x 27 cm|deux pages sur un feuillet

    Autograph letter by Jean Cocteau, signed with his famous star, addressed to his great love, the actor Jean Marais. Dated by the author July 1940. One and a half pages in black ink on a sheet.
    Two small marginal tears not affecting the text. Traces of transverse folds inherent to posting.
    Magnificent love letter from Cocteau to Marais, who formed one of the most legendary artistic couples of the 20th century. Against the backdrop of defeat and German Occupation, their unbreakable bond is embodied in this letter from the writer with its desperate accents.
    Published in the Lettres à Jean Marais, 1987, p. 157.
    This missive from a...

    €2,000
  11. "Vous auriez dû me rappeler plutôt ma dette lorsque j'étais dans la prospérité"
    François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

    "Vous auriez dû me rappeler plutôt ma dette lorsque j'étais dans la prospérité"Signed autograph letter

    s. l. 9 Mai 1841|11.10 x 18.10 cm|deux pages et demi sur un bifeuillet
    Autograph letter signed by François René de Chateaubriand, 2½ pages on a bifolium, 29 lines in black ink.
    Folds inherent to posting.
    "I called on you this morning, my dear friend, to say goodbye to you. You should have reminded me of my debt sooner when I was prosperous. I had completely forgotten it. Today I can only acknowledge it to establish its existence. In addition [...] that something might remain after me beyond the four planks of the worst clumsiness in the world. [...] I am not there this autumn, I shall return to Paris or if I shall go to Italy. who can provide a project and decide a future?"

    Charming and aesthetic signed letter from...
    €1,500
  12. "J'ai surtout revu des films de Tati, et je me suis beaucoup ennuyé, dans une salle déserte, au film de Mme Sagan."
    Julien GRACQ

    "J'ai surtout revu des films de Tati, et je me suis beaucoup ennuyé, dans une salle déserte, au film de Mme Sagan."Important autograph letter signed by Julien Gracq addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis offering him to be the author of his biography in Seghers' collection Poètes d'aujourd'hui and on the films he has recently seen

    Paris s. d. [1978]|14.50 x 20.50 cm|une feuille
    Important autograph letter signed by Julien Gracq, 53 lines in black ink, addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis, establishing him as his biographer.
    Julien Gracq expresses his regret that his friend Ariel Denis was not selected, despite his intervention, by the Berlin Academy to teach: "Je vous avais recommandé de mon mieux mais je doute que cela ait été en Allemagne d'une grande efficacité... Je sais d'ailleurs que, comme vous le pressentiez, les concurents étaient en nombre." ["I recommended you as best I could but I doubt that was very effective in Germany... I know moreover that, as you suspected, there were many...
    €1,200
  13. Christian Genius and Human Error
    "Je me suis fait Monsieur, une loi de ne rien changer au texte de mes anciens ouvrages"
    François René de CHATEAUBRIAND

    "Je me suis fait Monsieur, une loi de ne rien changer au texte de mes anciens ouvrages"Autograph letter signed to M. Beaudesson

    Paris 22 juin 1827|15.30 x 19.60 cm|un feuillet
    Autograph letter signed by François René de Chateaubriand addressed to M. Beaudesson, notary in Paris, dated by the author June 22, 1827. Two pages in black ink on one leaf. Manuscript signature of the letter's recipient in the lower part of the second page. Discreet transverse creases.
    Letter partially published in the Revue d'histoire littéraire de la France, Volume 31, 1924, p. 347.
    Chateaubriand responds to a scrupulous reader who had pointed out errors in the quotations of texts that compose his Génie du Christianisme.


    "Je me suis fait Monsieur, une loi de ne rien changer au texte...

    €1,800
  14. "L'époque est à la violence" ['These are times defined by violence.']
    "L'époque est à la violence"
    Marguerite YOURCENAR

    "L'époque est à la violence"Autograph letter signed to the painter Elie Grekoff

    23 janvier 1957|16.20 x 23.50 cm|2 pages sur un feuillet - enveloppe jointe

    Autograph letter signed by Marguerite Yourcenar, dated 23 January 1957, two pages in black ink on a single sheet, with the original envelope included.
    On two densely written pages, Yourcenar confides her editorial frustrations to her close friend, the painter Elie Grekoff, recounting the blasphemous act of her publisher, who had torn in "en deux ou plutôt en quatre" [‘two or rather four’] the dedicated copy of her poetry collection Les Charités d’Alcippe (1956) and returned it to her by post. She discusses joint projects with Grekoff and requests that he accept the profits from a work he illustrated...

    €3,000
  15. " Notez que les fraudes sont parfois le fait de l'imprimeur. Ce que j'ai vu arriver pour des ouvrages de luxe."
    Paul VALÉRY

    " Notez que les fraudes sont parfois le fait de l'imprimeur. Ce que j'ai vu arriver pour des ouvrages de luxe."Autograph letter addressed to the jurist Adrien Raisin Dadre on publishing contracts and the control of luxury editions

    Paris 17 Juillet 1933|20 x 25.50 cm|une page + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed and dated by Paul Valéry, 21 lines in black ink, addressed to Adrien Raisin Dadre, vice-president of the Seine tribunal, concerning publishing rights and print run control.
    Fold marks inherent to the envelope, a tear in the left margin of the letter at the fold level, paper clip marks in the lower margin of the letter, envelope included.
    Paul Valéry thanks his correspondent for his precious help: "... c'est là une question vitale pour les écrivains...dans cette question, comme dans quelques autres, la loi ni la jurisprudence n'étaient équitables ni même sensées..." ["...this is a vital question for writers...in this...
    €380
  16. Lettre autographe adressée à Roger Nimier
    Jacques PERRET

    Lettre autographe adressée à Roger Nimier

    s. l. s. d. [circa 1963]|13.50 x 18 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Jacques Perret, 20 lines in black ink, addressed to a colleague, probably Roger Nimier, apologizing for being unable to attend a meeting organized by the Arts review.
    Fold marks inherent to postal handling.
    Jacques Perret had to cancel: "Votre invitation m'avait pourtant touché à temps et à coeur. Je compte sur vous pour assurer à Parinaud que je ne le boude pas" ["Your invitation had indeed reached me both timely and heartfelt. I'm counting on you to assure Parinaud that I'm not sulking"] and shows pessimism for a celebration he was planning to organize: "Les nouvelles concernant les préparatifs...
    €350
  17. Billet autographe signé de Pierre Loti adressé à Julia Daudet
    Pierre LOTI

    Billet autographe signé de Pierre Loti adressé à Julia Daudet

    Paris 1er Juillet 1908|11.50 x 14 cm|une feuille
    Autograph signed note by Pierre Loti signed and addressed to Julia Daudet, wife of Alphonse (12 lines in black ink on a pneumatic card),
    Inherent fold mark, a date has been inscribed in pencil, probably that of the note's receipt.
    Pierre Loti wishes to meet Julia Daudet and asks about her availability: "Are you still in Paris?", "You would be infinitely kind to indicate one or two hours for an appointment, given the complications of my life."

    €180
  18. "Il me semble qu'il n'est pas un ami des livres qui n'admire sans réserve vos "Paroles transparentes"
    Jean PAULHAN

    "Il me semble qu'il n'est pas un ami des livres qui n'admire sans réserve vos "Paroles transparentes"Autograph letter signed and addressed to Felia Leal, publisher of her book Paroles transparents illustrated by Georges Braque

    Paris s. d. [circa 1955]|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Paulhan, 16 lines written in black ink on NRF letterhead, addressed to Felia Leal the publisher of "Paroles transparentes", a work by Jean Paulhan decorated with 14 original lithographs by Georges Braque.
    Jean Paulhan hears nothing but praise for his work which has just appeared and of which Felia Leal is the publisher: "Il me semble qu'il n'est pas un ami des livres qui n'admire sans réserve vos 'Paroles transparentes'." ["It seems to me that there is not a friend of books who does not admire your 'Paroles transparentes' without reservation."]
    The author indicates that he is prepared for a signing session and asks...
    €200
  19. Lettre autographe signée adressée à un confrère écrivain à propos de son mutisme lié à son état de santé précaire
    Joséphin PÉLADAN

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à un confrère écrivain à propos de son mutisme lié à son état de santé précaire

    S. n.|Paris s. d. [circa 1900]|11.50 x 17.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Joséphin Peladan addressed to a fellow writer (15 lines in black ink).
    Fold marks inherent to posting.
    The Sâr Péladan is unwell and has shown himself to be rather uncommunicative of late: "... je suis malade, je vous dis cela d'abord pour excuser mon laconisme... Je tiens comme je peux." ["I am ill, I tell you this first to excuse my laconicism... I hold on as I can."]


    €200
  20. Lettre autographe signée à Henri Lavedan à propos de son dernier ouvrage "Petites Fêtes"
    François COPPÉE

    Lettre autographe signée à Henri Lavedan à propos de son dernier ouvrage "Petites Fêtes"

    S. n.|Paris 6 Août 1890|11.50 x 18.50 cm|une page + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter dated and signed by François Coppée (9 lines in black ink) to the writer Henri Lavedan.
    Fold marks inherent to being placed in envelope, envelope included.
    François Coppée congratulates Henri Lavedan on his latest work "Petites Fêtes": "... C'est plein d'invention... avec des coins mélancoliques d'un charme profond. Encore une fois bravo ! ""




    €150
  21. " ...J'ai peu de choses à faire savoir à notre Germaine, si ce n'est mon habituel, éternel, sempiternel remerciement suite obligée de son éternelle, habituelle, sempiternelle bonté ! " ..."
    Henri BÉRAUD

    " ...J'ai peu de choses à faire savoir à notre Germaine, si ce n'est mon habituel, éternel, sempiternel remerciement suite obligée de son éternelle, habituelle, sempiternelle bonté ! " ..."Autograph letter from prison dated and signed and addressed to his mother-in-law whom he affectionately calls "his dear mother"

    S. n.|Poissy 8 Juin 1946|13 x 21 cm|une page recto verso
    Fine autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Béraud addressed to his mother-in-law while he was incarcerated at Poissy prison (45 lines in blue ink on a recto-verso page) suffering psychologically from his situation as a prisoner.
    The letter is on the headed paper of the infirmary of the Poissy central prison, with fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    The prisoner Henri Béraud recalls the intense joy of having had the consoling visit of his mother-in-law in a somewhat more private manner than usual: "... l'heureux hasard qui nous donna ce parloir tout intime. Souhaitons que ce ne soit là qu'un coup d'essai, et que tout concourra désormais...
    €600
  22. "... je vous répète que je ne vous avais pas oublié..."
    Henry de MONTHERLANT

    "... je vous répète que je ne vous avais pas oublié..."Signed autograph letter

    s. l. s. d. [circa 1950]|13.50 x 21 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Henri de Montherlant, 14 lines written in blue ink.
    Folds inherent to postal use.
    "Mon cher Bailly, je suis confus et agacé des traverses que vous avez essuyées. Pourquoi n'avez-vous pas téléphoné à Hébertot personnellement puisque votre nom était sur la liste dactylographiée que je lui ai remise et qu'il a sûrement encore ? Enfin, cela est fait. Mais ne m'en veuillez pas, je vous répète que je ne vous ai pas oublié. Cordialement. Montherlant." ["My dear Bailly, I am embarrassed and annoyed by the troubles you have encountered. Why didn't you telephone Hébertot personally since your name was on the typed list I gave him...
    €200
  23. " Nous laissons à Maison Rose, une servante, qui vient d'accoucher - et allons trouver, à Lourmarin, une autre servante, Geneviève, qui se prépare à en faire autant. La France se repeuple. Il n'y a rien au monde que je craigne tant. "
    Henri BOSCO

    " Nous laissons à Maison Rose, une servante, qui vient d'accoucher - et allons trouver, à Lourmarin, une autre servante, Geneviève, qui se prépare à en faire autant. La France se repeuple. Il n'y a rien au monde que je craigne tant. "Signed autograph letter addressed to his friend Georges Raillard

    S. n.|Nice 26 Mai 1966|21 x 27 cm|un feuillet recto-verso + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Henri Bosco addressed to his friend and summer neighbor Georges Raillard (40 lines in blue ink on a recto-verso sheet) from his home in Nice.
    Fold mark inherent to envelope insertion, envelope included.
    The author of Mas Théotime is leaving for two summer months at his property in Lourmarin and is concerned about not having been entirely reimbursed for his expenses generated by the lectures he gave in Cadiz, Georges Raillard being mandated to inquire about this pecuniary problem.
    Henri Bosco reproaches himself for having accepted too many requests: "... j'ai accepté trop d'obligations, et comme le dit le mot, cela me lie et...
    €450
  24. Lettre autographe signée adressée à son ami Georges Raillard :  "N'allez jamais à Béziers ! On y sent et pense vin. et quel vin ! Du 6 degré au plus.Sauf des rarissimes, les indigènes y sont xénophiles et brutaux. Figurez-vous qu'ils ont chassé de la scène manibus pedibusque militarisbusque la pauvre Giulietta Greco, elle-même, après le 1er couplet du fameux : Sombre dimanche ! Il est vrai que..."
    Henri BOSCO

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à son ami Georges Raillard :  "N'allez jamais à Béziers ! On y sent et pense vin. et quel vin ! Du 6 degré au plus.Sauf des rarissimes, les indigènes y sont xénophiles et brutaux. Figurez-vous qu'ils ont chassé de la scène manibus pedibusque militarisbusque la pauvre Giulietta Greco, elle-même, après le 1er couplet du fameux : Sombre dimanche ! Il est vrai que..."

    S. n.|Lourmarin 23 Avril 1956|21 x 27 cm|un feuillet recto-verso + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Henri Bosco addressed to his friend and summer neighbor Georges Raillard (31 lines in green ink on a sheet recto-verso) from Lourmarin.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing, envelope included.
    The author of L'Âne culotte thanks Georges Raillard for his latest letter: "It arrived safely. But the article from that vile Canard, no. Didn't see it. Neither 6, nor 3 columns. Nothing. No doubt some hidden jealous people (or the illustrious Giono, my neighbor) intercepted it and threw it in the fire. Sad."
    Henri Bosco recounts his automobile wanderings through the south of France: "We reached Millau - and the Rouergats - They have...
    €400
  25. "je vous enverrai les Carnets du grand chemin"
    Julien GRACQ

    "je vous enverrai les Carnets du grand chemin"Autograph postcard signed by Julien Gracq addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis

    Saint-Florent le Vieil [Saint-Florent-le-Vieil] 31 Décembre 1991|14 x 9.50 cm|une carte postale + une enveloppe
    Autograph postcard signed by Julien Gracq comprising 21 lines addressed to his friend and monographer Ariel Denis, written in black felt-tip pen from his Vendée home in Saint Florent le Vieil, on the verso of a photographic reproduction showing the Benedictine abbey of Mont-Glonne in 1830.
    Envelope included.
    Julien Gracq knows his friend Ariel Denis is a skiing enthusiast: "I'm not quite sure where this card will reach you: no doubt you are grappling with cross-country skiing problems in this season prone to avalanches: I do hope nonetheless that you are being careful."
    He promises him his next work: "... In any case I...
    €350
  26. "... je vous serais, en outre, très obligé, cher monsieur, de vouloir bien me réserver un exemplaire en grand papier des Contrerimes de Toulet..."
    Francis CARCO

    "... je vous serais, en outre, très obligé, cher monsieur, de vouloir bien me réserver un exemplaire en grand papier des Contrerimes de Toulet..."Autograph letter addressed to a bookseller asking him to reserve first editions

    Paris 6 Janvier 1919|13.50 x 21 cm|une page et demie
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Francis Carco, 20 lines in blue ink, addressed to a bookseller.
    Fold mark inherent to mailing.
    As a knowledgeable bibliophile, Francis Carco wishes to have three works set aside for him: "... je vous remercie de vouloir bien conserver à mon intention les Romain Rolland des Cahiers (de la quinzaine, probablement les neuf volumes de Jean-Christophe)... un exemplaire de la première édition de Keonigsmark... Je vous serais, en outre, très obligé, cher monsieur, de vouloir bien me réserver un exemplaire en grand papier des Contrerimes de Toulet... " ["... I thank you for kindly keeping for me the...
    €230
  28. Lettre autographe signée adressée à une amie à propos de sa santé défaillante et la santé encore plus défaillante de la France "L'alliance des légitimistes avec les républicains est de que j'ai vu de plus triste et de plus honteux dans l'histoire de nos révolutions où il y a tant de pages tristes et honteuses..."
    Prosper MÉRIMÉE

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à une amie à propos de sa santé défaillante et la santé encore plus défaillante de la France "L'alliance des légitimistes avec les républicains est de que j'ai vu de plus triste et de plus honteux dans l'histoire de nos révolutions où il y a tant de pages tristes et honteuses..."

    S. n.|Cannes s. d. [circa 1870]|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Prosper Mérimée addressed to a friend named Pierre (26 lines in black ink) from Cannes during one of his numerous cures as he suffered from asthma.
    Prosper Mérimée, ill, is bedridden: "... mes amis m'apportent quelques fois de jolies fleurs. Je serais bien heureux si je pouvais vous en faire part" ["... my friends sometimes bring me lovely flowers. I would be very happy if I could share them with you"] and feels exasperated by the political situation in France: "Aux maux physiques se joint chez moi l'agacement nerveux que me donnent nos affaires...", "L'alliance des légitimistes avec les républicains est de que j'ai vu...
    €400
  29. Enveloppe manuscrite envoyée à son ami Georges Raillard enrichie d'un dessin original en son verso
    Louis PONS

    Enveloppe manuscrite envoyée à son ami Georges Raillard enrichie d'un dessin original en son verso

    S. n.|Paris 15 Octobre 2001|25 x 17.50 cm|une feuille
    Signed manuscript envelope by Louis Pons addressed to his friend art critic Georges Raillard, specialist in the works of Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies, on the verso of which he created an original drawing
    The kraft paper envelope, reworked by Louis Pons, features an original drawing depicting a good-natured gentleman gazing at a brilliant sun in the sky.










    €120
  30. Lettre autographe signée adressée à ses amis Georges et Alice Raillard
    Henri BOSCO

    Lettre autographe signée adressée à ses amis Georges et Alice Raillard

    S. n.|Lourmarin 10 Mai 1957|17.50 x 21.50 cm|un feuillet recto-verso + une enveloppe
    Autograph letter signed by Henri Bosco addressed to his friend and summer neighbor Georges Raillard (27 lines in blue ink on a recto-verso leaf) from Lourmarin where the writer takes care of the library of the château de Lourmarin.
    Fold marks inherent to envelope insertion, envelope included.
    The author of Mas Théotime asks advice from his friend Georges Raillard who frequents contemporary authors, notably those of the Nouveau roman like Nathalie Sarraute and Philippe Sollers: "J'ai obtenu un peu d'argent pour les bibliothèques du château. Pouvez-vous m'envoyer d'urgence à Nice une liste d'auteurs modernes - et même contemporains - que vous aimeriez trouver ici. Je...
    €400
  31. "... Soyez assez bonne pour ne pas m'en vouloir de mon inexactitude forcée..."
    Charles-Marie LECONTE DE LISLE

    "... Soyez assez bonne pour ne pas m'en vouloir de mon inexactitude forcée..."Autograph letter to a friend apologizing for not being able to keep an appointment

    Paris 21 <novembre 1869|13.50 x 21 cm|une page
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle, 12 lines in black ink, which he addressed to a woman of letters apologizing for not having been able to visit her due to his feverish state.
    Trace of folding inherent to postal dispatch, some foxing on the letter.


    €200
  32. Carte de visite autographe signée adressée à Georges Normandy
    Alphonse de CHÂTEAUBRIANT

    Carte de visite autographe signée adressée à Georges Normandy

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [1941]|9.50 x 7.50 cm|une feuille
    Autograph signed carte de visite by Alphonse de Chateaubriant, 5 lines written in blue ink, addressed to Georges Normandy thanking him for having sent him his work "Le père Decorne et ses semblables" recently published.
    A small black ink stain in the upper right margin of the card, thin adhesive strips in the right and left margins of the verso of the card.





    €100
  33. "Il fait ici une chaleur inhumaine. De plus il y a trop de gens très riches..."
    Jean PAULHAN

    "Il fait ici une chaleur inhumaine. De plus il y a trop de gens très riches..."Signed autograph postcard addressed from Capri to Felia Leal

    Capri s. d. [circa 1955]|15 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Jean Paulhan, 30 lines written in blue ink on the verso of a photographic reproduction showing a view of Capri, addressed to publisher Felia Leal, notably of the work "Paroles transparentes", a work by Jean Paulhan illustrated by Georges Braque. She also wrote children's tales.
    Jean Paulhan shares his mixed impressions of Italy, its landscapes and monuments: "Il faut renoncer aux paysages trop beaux...Pour les églises et les monuments, la meilleure solution, je crois, serait d'y jeter un coup d'oeil, de bien recevoir le choc, et puis s'en aller. L'attention affaiblit tout." ["One must give up landscapes that are too beautiful...For...
    €250
  34. "Non, je n'ai pas de roman pour Femina, ni pour personne. Le prochain, problématique, est promis à la Revue de Paris..."
    Jacques PERRET

    "Non, je n'ai pas de roman pour Femina, ni pour personne. Le prochain, problématique, est promis à la Revue de Paris..."Autograph letter addressed to Roger Nimier

    s. l. s. d. [circa 1955]|13 x 21 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Jacques Perret, 17 lines in black ink, addressed to Roger Nimier.
    Fold marks inherent to mailing, envelope included.
    Jacques Perret has nothing to provide for now to publishers, notably to Gallimard's Roger Nimier: "Pas de bonne nouvelle sentimentale non plus, mais il reste entendu qu'un texte de ce genre n'était pas ailleurs que chez vous." ["No good sentimental news either, but it remains understood that a text of this kind belongs nowhere else but with you."] to whom he claims his arrears for his latest work: "Soyez gentil de rappeler à la caisse qu'il reste un petit fric à toucher sur ce trapèze..." ["Be kind...
    €350
  35. "Nous ne serons pas en état de faire le voyage en mai..."
    Raymond QUENEAU

    "Nous ne serons pas en état de faire le voyage en mai..."Autograph letter signed to a couple of friends apologizing for not being able to visit them in the spring

    Paris 26 Avril 1972|21 x 27 cm|une page
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Raymond Queneau, 17 lines in black ink, addressed to Monsieur Lauwaert.
    Raymond Queneau and his wife Janine are sorry they cannot spend a few days with their friends: " Ma femme doit entrer en clinique ces jours-ci pour un traitement de radiothérapie, souffrant d'une sciatique aiguë" ["My wife must enter the clinic these days for radiotherapy treatment, suffering from acute sciatica"], hoping this is only a postponement: "... nous espérons bien venir en septembre et pouvoir récupérer longuement une meilleure santé, car la meilleure non plus n'a pas été brillante cet hiver." ["... we very much hope to...
    €400
  36. "... je viens de relire Psyché avec grande joie. Mais ceci n'est que pour vous remercier de l'envoi..."
    Paul VALÉRY

    "... je viens de relire Psyché avec grande joie. Mais ceci n'est que pour vous remercier de l'envoi..."Autograph letter, dated and signed, addressed to a fellow writer about the sending of his latest work

    S. n.|s. l. s. d. [circa 1930]|18 x 21 cm|une page
    Autograph letter by Paul Valéry signed with his initials addressed to a fellow writer (13 lines in black ink) thanking him for sending and dedicating his latest collection titled Psyché.
    He also mentions Jacques Rivière, advising his correspondent to send him the work: "Pour vous dire aussi que j'ai parlé à Jacques Rivière dont j'espère qu'il me tiendra parole cette fois. Adressez-lui le recueil - à lui-même, avec dédicace à lui-même..." ["To also tell you that I spoke to Jacques Rivière and I hope he will keep his word to me this time. Send him the collection - to him personally, with a dedication to him personally..."]
    Folds inherent to...
    €300
  37. Enveloppe manuscrite envoyée à son ami Georges Raillard enrichie d'un dessin original en son verso
    Louis PONS

    Enveloppe manuscrite envoyée à son ami Georges Raillard enrichie d'un dessin original en son verso

    S. n.|Paris 15 Octobre 2001|28 x 15.50 cm|une feuille
    Manuscript envelope by Louis Pons which he addressed to his friend the art critic Georges Raillard, specialist in the works of Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies, on the verso of which he created an original drawing, signed with his initials.
    The kraft paper envelope, recomposed by Louis Pons in his whimsical manner, features, below his Parisian address, a rat.
    We include an invitation card to an exhibition of works by Louis Pons on Tuesday October 8, 1974 at the "Le point cardinal" gallery.









    €120
  38. " Enfin Blondin ! "
    Jean GIONO

    " Enfin Blondin ! "Signed autograph letter addressed to Roger Nimier

    s. d. [circa 1955]|13.50 x 21 cm|une feuille
    Autograph letter signed by Jean Giono addressed to Roger Nimier (11 lines in black ink) in which he justifies his delay in responding to a request for an article submitted to him by the author of Hussard Bleu.
    Trace of fold inherent to envelope insertion.
    "Pour Mars, ça me paraît difficile. Au surplus, je n'ai pas le texte et j'ai oublié mes anciennes lectures.", ["For March, that seems difficult to me. Moreover, I don't have the text and I have forgotten my previous readings,"] but Jean Giono does not give up on all production: "... je vais m'efforcer de faire quelque chose pour Arts." ["... I will endeavor to do something for Arts."]
    €700
  39. "Je vous attends demain matin... pour causer des trois derniers tableaux"
    Émile ZOLA

    "Je vous attends demain matin... pour causer des trois derniers tableaux"Signed autograph letter addressed to librettist Louis Gallet

    Paris 20 Février 1890|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une page
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Emile Zola, 12 lines in black ink, addressed to librettist Louis Gallet concerning the operatic adaptation by Alfred Bruneau of the novel "Le rêve".
    Folds inherent to postal dispatch.
    Emile Zola was to meet jointly with Alfred Bruneau who had adapted the novel "Le rêve" for the opera and Louis Gallet, the librettist of this adaptation. "Je vous attends demain matin... pour causer des trois derniers tableaux... J'écris également à Bruneau pour lui donner rendez-vous" ["I await you tomorrow morning... to discuss the last three tableaux... I am also writing to Bruneau to arrange a meeting with...
    €1,350
  40. "... ma seule objection étant l'adjectif à la mode prégnant qui me paraît à proscrire absolument dès qu'il ne s'agit plus de femmes enceintes".
    Julien GRACQ

    "... ma seule objection étant l'adjectif à la mode prégnant qui me paraît à proscrire absolument dès qu'il ne s'agit plus de femmes enceintes".Autograph postcard signed by Julien Gracq addressed to his close friend and monographer Ariel Denis

    Sion-sur-l'Océan [Sion-sur-l'Océan] s. d. [circa 1995]|15 x 10.50 cm|une carte postale
    Autograph postcard signed by Julien Gracq of 20 lines addressed to his friend and biographer Ariel Denis, written in black felt-tip pen, on the verso of a photograph representing the castle of la Flocellière in Vendée, not far from his apartment in Sion-sur-l'Océan.
    Julien Gracq congratulates Ariel Denis on the accuracy of his latest article: "... I find your review excellent and particularly understanding..." although he offers a slight and humorous caveat: "... my only objection being the fashionable adjective pregnant (word underlined) which seems to me to be absolutely proscribed as soon as it no longer concerns pregnant...
    €500
  41. "Il est l'hygiène et la sagesse incarnées, dans sa personne. Mais il a encanaillé par son oeuvre la jeunesse qui venait après lui. C'est lui qui a failli tuer Sagan. C'est Morand qui achetait les terribles voitures de Sagan. Mais lui sait conduire."
    Jacques CHARDONNE

    "Il est l'hygiène et la sagesse incarnées, dans sa personne. Mais il a encanaillé par son oeuvre la jeunesse qui venait après lui. C'est lui qui a failli tuer Sagan. C'est Morand qui achetait les terribles voitures de Sagan. Mais lui sait conduire."Autograph letter, dated and signed, addressed to his friend Roger Nimier, evoking the talent of Paul Morand and the very recent car accident of Françoise Sagan

    Paris 29 Avril 1957|21 x 27 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe

    Autograph letter dated and signed by Jacques Chardonne addressed to his friend Roger Nimier (54 lines in blue ink) regarding Paul Morand's style, spiritual father of the Hussards, Roger Nimier and Antoine Blondin being considered, much against their will, as leaders of this literary movement.
    Fold marks inherent to the letter's mailing, envelope included.
    Jacques Chardonne intends to challenge two false ideas concerning Paul Morand, the first being stylistic in nature: "There is a double misunderstanding regarding Morand. He has been seen as a 'modern'... but he is essentially a 'naturalist'; his artistic doctrine is exactly that of Maupassant and...

    €900
  42. "... dans ma fureur d'être si mal compris par mes critiques..."
    André FRÉNAUD

    "... dans ma fureur d'être si mal compris par mes critiques..."Autograph letter dated and signed to Georges Raillard

    Paris 29 Juillet 1966|17 x 21 cm|une feuille + une enveloppe

    Autograph letter dated and signed by André Frénaud addressed to art critic Georges Raillard (12 lines in blue ballpoint pen) regarding the publication of his latest work L'étape dans la clairière.
    Fold marks inherent to the letter's envelope placement, envelope included.
    André Frénaud expresses his discontent at being so poorly perceived in the literary world and, in an effort to be better regarded, he appeals to Georges Raillard regarding his latest work L'étape dans la clairière: "... je vous l'adresse comme une approche par l'auteur, très subjective donc et unilatérale, pas du tout une interprétation officielle et complète !!! mais...

    €150
  43. "Puis-je compter lire l'Ermitage à Biarritz où le soleil et la mer s'unissent en un rythme parfait ?"
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    "Puis-je compter lire l'Ermitage à Biarritz où le soleil et la mer s'unissent en un rythme parfait ?"Autograph letter, dated and signed, addressed to Edouard Ducoté about Julia Daudet's niece, whom he wishes to have published in the Hermitage

    S. n.|Biarritz 7 Mai 1900|13 x 20.50 cm|une page
    Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (19 lines in black ink on letterhead of the Continental Hotel B. Peyta in Biarritz) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Crease marks inherent to folding for mailing.
    To please the poetess Julia Daudet, Francis Viélé-Griffin recommends to Edouard Ducoté a poem by the latter's niece: "... je vous serais très reconnaissant, mon cher ami, d'accueillir l'oeuvre de cette jeune poétesse..." ["... I would be very grateful, my dear friend, if you would welcome the work of this young poetess..."]
    While vacationing in Biarritz, Francis...
    €150
  44. "... J'ai vu Gide à ce sujet ; il a accepté de participer d'une façon modeste à la consolidation financière de cette revue utile... "
    Francis VIELÉ-GRIFFIN

    "... J'ai vu Gide à ce sujet ; il a accepté de participer d'une façon modeste à la consolidation financière de cette revue utile... "Autograph letter dated and signed addressed to Edouard Ducoté about the rescue of the magazine Antée threatened with disappearance

    S. n.|La Roche à Guet [La Roche à Gué] 30 Novembre 1907|13 x 18 cm|deux pages
    Autograph letter signed by Francis Viélé-Griffin (31 lines in black ink from La Roche à Guet in the Vienne) addressed to Edouard Ducoté, poet, bibliophile and director of the review l'Ermitage since 1895.
    Fold marks inherent to envelope insertion.
    Several poets, including Francis Viélé-Griffin, band together to provide financial assistance to the dying review Antée: "... il se crée un consortium de nos amis pour assurer la publication d'Antée, menacée par une fugue de son ex-directeur..." ["a consortium of our friends is being created to ensure the publication of Antée, threatened by the flight of its former director..."], which is why he solicits...
    €200
  45. Liste manuscrite adressée à André Parinaud concernant la réalisation de la série des écrits sur l'art d'André Malraux
    André MALRAUX

    Liste manuscrite adressée à André Parinaud concernant la réalisation de la série des écrits sur l'art d'André Malraux

    S. n.|s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [1954]|13.50 x 20.50 cm|une feuille

    Manuscript list by André Malraux (20 lines in blue ballpoint pen) providing details and instructions for André Parinaud concerning the publication of his works forming the "Ecrits sur l'art" collection illustrated with photographs by Roger Parry.


    Fold marks inherent to postal mailing.


    Resistance member and contributor to Combat, André Parinaud was 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 fields : literature, painting, theater, cinema... He would then conduct more than 1000...

    €350
  46. " .. Oui, il faut espérer que cette année, qui pour moi commence, sera meilleure que celle qui s'achève..."
    Henri BÉRAUD

    " .. Oui, il faut espérer que cette année, qui pour moi commence, sera meilleure que celle qui s'achève..."Autograph letter from prison dated and signed and addressed to his mother-in-law whom he affectionately calls "his dear mother" concerning a package he received for his birthday on September 21st

    S. n.|Poissy 22 Septembre 1945|13.50 x 21 cm|trois pages
    Fine autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Béraud addressed to his mother-in-law while he was incarcerated at Poissy prison (43 lines in blue ink on one recto-verso page) the day after his 60th birthday.
    The letter is on letterhead of the infirmary of the central prison of Poissy, fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope, Henri Béraud erroneously indicated the year 1942 in the date instead of 1945.
    Henri Béraud overflows with thanks: "... quel époustouflant colis cette semaine ! Il n'y manquait que les petites bougies du rituel gâteau..." ["... what a stunning package this week! All that was missing were the little candles from the ritual...
    €750
  47. "... si cette satanée politique ne bouchait pas toutes les pages ! ...".."
    Guy DES CARS

    "... si cette satanée politique ne bouchait pas toutes les pages ! ...".."Autograph letter, dated and signed, addressed to a fellow journalist and writer

    S. n.|Nice 11 Août1941|21.50 x 27.50 cm|une page recto verso
    Autograph letter dated and signed by Guy Des Cars (34 lines in blue ink from Nice, on letterhead of the newspaper l'Alerte, weekly of French renewal) to a fellow writer about his work soon to be completed but also about the omnipresence of politics in the press to the detriment of other subjects, particularly literary ones.
    Crease marks inherent to folding for mailing.
    Guy Des Cars finally breaks his epistolary silence after having been ill: "... je me suis installé dans un vieux mas provençal, rôti par le soleil à Cagnes-sur-mer..." ["... I have settled in an old Provençal farmhouse, roasted by the sun in Cagnes-sur-mer..."] in order to let it be...
    €150
  48. Lettre tapuscrite signée d'André Malraux à Roger Nimier
    André MALRAUX (to Roger NIMIER)

    Lettre tapuscrite signée d'André Malraux à Roger Nimier

    S. n.|Paris 8 Décembre 1951|13.50 x 21 cm|une page sur une feuille
    Typed letter signed by André Malraux to Roger Nimier sent from his home in Boulogne, Malraux's signature at the bottom of the letter in blue ink.
    A small tear in the right margin of the letter, crease marks inherent to folding for mailing.
    André Malraux shows himself in perfect agreement with Roger Nimier regarding a joint project also including journalist André Parinaud.
    €150
  49. Lettre tapuscrite signée du ministre de l'Information André Malraux à Roger Nimier à propos de formalités administratives incombant à son ministère
    André MALRAUX (to Roger NIMIER)

    Lettre tapuscrite signée du ministre de l'Information André Malraux à Roger Nimier à propos de formalités administratives incombant à son ministère

    S. n.|Paris 8 Janvier 1946|21 x 27 cm|une page sur une feuille + une enveloppe
    Typed letter signed by André Malraux to Roger Nimier on Ministry of Information letterhead, Malraux's signature at the bottom of the letter in black ink.
    Fold mark inherent to posting; envelope with typewritten address included, Ministry of Information stamp.
    André Malraux responds to Roger Nimier regarding administrative matters concerning the Ministry of Information directed by André Malraux from November 21, 1945 to January 26, 1946 in the government presided over by Charles De Gaulle.
    €150
  50. " ... seul, en somme, votre gendre vous donne du souci. Que voulez-vous, il faut bien que dans toutes les familles, y comprises les meilleures, on compte un mauvais sujet ..."
    Henri BÉRAUD

    " ... seul, en somme, votre gendre vous donne du souci. Que voulez-vous, il faut bien que dans toutes les familles, y comprises les meilleures, on compte un mauvais sujet ..."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 6 Octobre1945|13 x 21 cm|deux pages
    Touching autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Béraud addressed to his mother-in-law while he was incarcerated at Poissy prison (46 lines in blue ink on one recto-verso page) relating his situation as a prisoner and worrying about his mother-in-law's failing health.
    The letter is on letterhead from the infirmary of the central prison of Poissy, with fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    Henri Béraud is very sad not to have been able to see his mother-in-law who encounters some health problems preventing her comforting visits to Poissy: "... j'ai été bien peiné de ne pas vous voir jeudi..." ["I was very saddened not to see you...
    €600
  51. " ...Ne regrettez pas trop de ne pouvoir faire le voyage, en raison, primo de ce temps sans bonne grâce, et secundo de l'état moral plutpot vaseux de votre gendre. Mauvaise période ! ..."
    Henri BÉRAUD

    " ...Ne regrettez pas trop de ne pouvoir faire le voyage, en raison, primo de ce temps sans bonne grâce, et secundo de l'état moral plutpot vaseux de votre gendre. Mauvaise période ! ..."Autograph letter from prison dated and signed and addressed to his mother-in-law whom he affectionately calls "his dear mother"

    S. n.|Poissy 22 Juin 1946|13 x 21 cm|une page recto verso
    Fine autograph letter dated and signed by Henri Béraud addressed to his mother-in-law while he was incarcerated at Poissy prison (43 lines in blue ink on one recto-verso page) suffering psychologically from his situation as a prisoner.
    The letter is on letterhead from the infirmary of the central prison of Poissy, with fold marks inherent to being placed in an envelope.
    Morally affected, the prisoner Henri Béraud attempts to show optimism by putting his misfortunes in perspective: "... Mauvaise période ! Mais après la pluie le beau temps. Celui qui a trouvé cela est un consolateur qui en vaut bien d'autre, et qui, somme toute, n'est pas le plus...
    €600
  52. 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
  53. "... 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.
    Fold marks inherent to postal delivery.
    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
  54. "... 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.
    Fold marks inherent to postal delivery.
    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
  55. "... 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
  56. 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.
    Fold marks inherent to mailing.
    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
  57. "... 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
  58. "... 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
  59. "...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
  60. "...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
  61. "... 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
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. "... 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
  65. 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
  66. "... 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.
    Fold marks inherent to mailing.
    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
  67. "... 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.
    Fold marks inherent to mailing.
    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
  68. 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
  69. "... 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
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. "... 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
  76. 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
  77. "... 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
  78. 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
  79. " ... 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
  80. "... 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
  81. "... 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
  82. "... 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
  83. "... 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
  84. 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
  85. " ... 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
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. 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
  89. 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
  90. 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
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