Complete set of the working manuscript and typescript by Boris Vian, genesis of the song "Un bateau".
- two perforated white sheets handwritten in blue ballpoint pen by Boris Vian on the verso of "Jazz-Programmes" letterhead paper with numerous deletions and corrections
- two perforated sheets typed and mounted on cardboard, fair copy of the manuscript.This song had no interpreter during Boris's lifetime, but was sung in 2009 by the group Les Marche-Pied.
Un bateau
Et de l'eau
Et du vent pour gonfler la grand'voile
Une amie
Près de moi
Sur les mers de saphir tout là-bas
Provenance: Boris Vian Foundation.