"Il y a dans la Parisienne de très amusants croquis de Braque dans sa jeunesse, par H.P. Roché. Je vous les garde"

Autograph letter signed by Jean Paulhan, 20 lines written in black ink on NRF letterhead, addressed to Felia Leal, publisher of "Paroles transparentes", a work by Jean Paulhan decorated with 14 original lithographs by Georges Braque.
Two sheets held together by a paper clip which has left slight rust stains and creases.
Jean Paulhan asks his publisher Felia Leal for money and feels he will encounter difficulties with new projects, notably for writing a preface: "... la "mescaline" n'est pas encore montrable. Je dois y ajouter des tas de choses. Mais je ne l'oublie pas." ("...the 'mescaline' is not yet ready to show. I must add loads of things to it. But I haven't forgotten it.")
The author mentions an article in a magazine retracing Georges Braque's beginnings: "Il y a dans la Parisienne de très amusants croquis de Braque dans sa jeunesse, par H.P. Roché. Je vous les garde" ("There are in La Parisienne some very amusing sketches of Braque in his youth, by H.P. Roché. I'm keeping them for you")