Drawings, Inks & Watercolors

Original drawing created with several colored pencils consisting of a rebus whose meaning his friend Carlo Rim must discover.
Creases inherent to mailing.
Provenance: from the Carlo Rim collection, friend of Henry-Paul Gassier, who was a Provençal writer author notably of"Ma belle Marseille" ["My beautiful Marseille"], a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original signed drawing titled "Alice au pays des merveilles" ["Alice in Wonderland"] in comic strip form, created with several colored pencils and addressed to his friends Carlo Rim and his wife Alice.
The drawing references the film "Fanny" by Marc Allégret and Marcel Pagnol with, in the leading roles, Raimu (César Ollivier), Pierre Fresnay (Marius, son of César), Orane Demazis (Fanny), Charpin (Honoré Panisse, husband of Fanny); indeed Alice Rim is represented with the features of a benevolent and protective Orane Demazis and Carlo Rim with those of an infantile and mischievous Charpin.
On the verso, Carlo Rim noted: Dessin de H.P. Gassier Juillet 1937 ["Drawing by H.P. Gassier July 1937"].
Provenance: from the Carlo Rim collection, friend of Henry-Paul Gassier, who was a Provençal writer author notably of"Ma belle Marseille" ["My beautiful Marseille"], a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

First edition illustrated with drawings by André Verdet.
Handsome copy.
Dated autograph inscription signed by André Verdet to artist Philippe Collage: "Pour Philippe Collage, à l'ami sensible, mon salut étoilé" ["For Philippe Collage, to my sensitive friend, my stellar greeting"] enhanced with an original drawing representing Halley's comet passing near Earth.

Original drawing in blue ink, on tracing paper, by Carlo Rim depicting his friend Antonin Artaud in profile.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in blue ink heightened with red and orange felt-tip pens, by Carlo Rim depicting Jacques Audiberti from the front with a scowling expression.
The drawing is captioned in green felt-tip pen "Audiberti" and includes, in the upper left margin, a sketch of Audiberti's chin.
The verso of the drawing has two portrait sketches, one of which appears to depict his friend Louis Jouvet.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing executed in several colored pencils consisting of a rebus whose meaning his friend Carlo Rim must discover.
The end of the rebus concluding with a self-portrait of Henry-Paul Gassier serving as a signature.
The drawing, on letterhead from his Marseille address, includes at the bottom the solution to the previous rebus that Henry-Paul Gassier had previously sent him: "Solution du rébus précédent (presque trouvé par Carlo Rim - qui a droit à la note de 8 sur 10)..." ["Solution to the previous rebus (almost solved by Carlo Rim - who deserves a grade of 8 out of 10)..."]
Folds inherent to mailing, small tears without loss to the right margin of the sheet.
Provenance: from the Carlo Rim collection, friend of Henry-Paul Gassier, who was a Provençal writer notably author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black ink heightened depicting, in the upper left corner, the statue of Antoninus Pius located in the center of the Antonin square in Nîmes and, in the lower right corner, the famous Maison carrée, one of the principal monuments of the city of Nîmes.
Provenance: from the Carlo Rim collection, friend of Henry-Paul Gassier, who was a Provençal writer author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in pencil heightened with black, yellow and orange red felt-tip pens by Carlo Rim depicting Mistinguett in profile, hands crossed over her belly.
On the verso, a sketch of a portrait of Carlo Rim's close friend Antonin Artaud has been executed with blue ink stains; above, the names of the following celebrities have been inscribed in pencil: "Simenon - Jeanson - Pagnol - Achard - Anouilh - Jos. Baker.", all framed by blue pen scribbles.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

New edition.
A handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Allen Ginsberg to Jean-Claude Geisberg enriched with a small drawing depicting a flower growing from a buried human skull.

Original drawing in black felt-tip pen depicting the man of letters and screenwriter Henri Jeanson, the head was drawn on a piece of tracing paper which was added to the drawing.
The drawing monogrammed in black pen is captioned in the right margin in pencil: Henri Jeanson.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Two original drawings in black pen signed and captioned in black and red felt-tip pen "Fernand Trignol Joinville 1935. Page 134" depicting the actor Fernand Trignol.
In the first drawing Fernand Trignol is shown in profile wearing a checkered cap; in the second, he displays a good-natured expression with his arms crossed.
Fernand Trignol was also a specialist in slang to the extent of being the "Langue verte" advisor for several directors such as Jacques Tourneur, Sacha Guitry in "Les mémoires d'un tricheur", Claude Autant-Lara in "Fric-Frac" and Jacques Becker in "Casque d'or".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original humorous comic strip executed in black felt-tip pen and heightened with white correction fluid, illustrating Monsieur Virgule pursuing a writer strolling among the bouquinistes of the Seine quays in order to obtain an autograph from him, a dedication which he hastens to show to his friends.
Central fold.
Monsieur Virgule is the creation of Carlo Rim for "Les nouvelles littéraires" in the 1930s then for "Les Lettres françaises" after 1945.
Manuscript annotations by Carlo Rim in black felt-tip pen and red pencil on the verso of the strip.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Humorous original comic strip executed in black felt-tip pen illustrating Monsieur Virgule intrigued before a mirror reflecting back a cubist image of himself, then indulging in capers to finally be replaced in reality by his reflection.
Central fold.
Monsieur Virgule is the creation of Carlo Rim for "Les nouvelles littéraires" in the 1930s then for "Les lettres françaises" after 1945.
Manuscript notes by Carlo Rim in pencil and red pencil on the verso of the strip.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Humorous original comic strip drawn in black felt-tip pen illustrating Monsieur Virgule visiting a prostitute so that she might read him some works by Jean-Paul Sartre, Monsieur Virgule then rushing to the urologist suffering from a venereal disease despite these chaste readings.
Central fold.
Monsieur Virgule was Carlo Rim's creation for "Les nouvelles littéraires" in the 1930s and later for "Les Lettres françaises" after 1945.
Manuscript notes by Carlo Rim in pencil and red pencil on the verso of the strip.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen heightened with watercolor dated and signed by Carlo Rim depicting his great friend Raimu on his deathbed at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
The drawing is captioned and signed in blue ink "20 sept. 1946 Carlo Rim" and "hôpital américain" in black felt-tip pen, with a mention "2me volume" inscribed in red felt-tip pen in the lower left corner of the drawing.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Signed autograph letter addressed to his friend Carlo Rim apologizing for not being present at the party organized for his 30th birthday (10 lines in black ink): "On me fête moi aussi ce soir... en famille! C'est pourquoi je n'aurai pas le grand plaisir de lever mon verre à vos trente radieux printemps." ["I too am being celebrated tonight... with family! That's why I won't have the great pleasure of raising my glass to your thirty radiant springs."]
Fold mark inherent to the mailing.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.
A manuscript notation by Carlo Rim in pencil at the head of the letter: mes 30 ans. ["my 30th birthday"]

First edition illustrated with in-text drawings by the author.
Half navy blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with gilt garlands decorated with gilt typographical motifs, gilt friezes at head and foot, frame of double gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, front cover preserved, bookplate pasted on a pastedown, soft slipcase in full marbled paper with small marginal rubbing.
Our copy is enhanced with two original drawings by Marius Renard corresponding to the illustrations on pages 110 and 261, the drawings are mounted on blue-grey cardboard sheets.

Original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen and heightened in red pencil, by Carlo Rim depicting the portly theater man André Antoine, with a red scarf tied around his neck and a cigarette on his lips.
The drawing, captioned in black felt-tip pen "André Antoine", was made on the verso of a sheet containing typewritten text and mounted on cardboard.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in black pencil by Carlo Rim depicting Maurice Martin du Gard with a discreet smile.
The drawing, captioned in blue pencil "M M du G", was executed on tracing paper.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was particularly the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original humorous comic strip drawn in black felt-tip pen, heightened with white correction fluid, depicting Monsieur Virgule with a well-rounded belly after reading all the volumes forming "Les hommes de bonne volonté" by Jules Romains.
Monsieur Virgule is the creation of Carlo Rim for "Les nouvelles littéraires" in the 1930s and later for "Lettres françaises" after 1945.
Manuscript indications by Carlo Rim in blue pencil on the verso of the strip, one central fold.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Illustrated edition with 100 original lithographs in-text and hors-texte by Georges Gobô, one of 125 numbered copies on vellum, the only issue along with 41 other vellum copies.
Light foxing to endpapers and edges.
Handsome copy complete with its slipcase.
We include the menu from a dinner of the bibliophile association of the Société des amis du livre moderne.
Our copy is enriched with an original black drawing by Georges Gobô.

Original drawing, on tracing paper, signed by Carlo Rim in blue felt-tip pen and heightened with pencil, depicting his friend the composer Vincent Scotto, with a slightly sullen expression and muffled in a scarf.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Humorous and antifascist original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen by Henry-Paul Gassier depicting King Victor Emmanuel III on his knees polishing the shoes of Mussolini, who is brandishing a club in his left hand and a bottle of castor oil (which the Blackshirts forced political opponents to drink).
The drawing has been mounted on cardboard with slight corner losses.
This drawing entitled "Le bavard" ["The Chatterbox"] was given by Henry-Paul Gassier to his friend and colleague Carlo Rim.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille" ["My Beautiful Marseille"], a caricaturist, a filmmaker, and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol as well as Max Jacob and André Salmon, whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in pencil heightened with black felt-tip pen depicting in profile his great friend the writer and poet André Salmon with the sleeves of his turtleneck sweater rolled up.
The drawing was made on tracing paper and mounted on a sheet, the drawing is captioned in red felt-tip pen: "André Salmon".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing dated and signed in black felt-tip pen by Carlo Rim depicting Paul Carbone, known as Venture, sketching a strained smile and wearing dark glasses.
The drawing is signed in black felt-tip pen Carlo Rim and is captioned "Paul Carbone (dit Venture), Carbone 1934.
Paul Carbone, famous Corsican bandit and grand patriarch of the Marseille underworld, was the first to connect organized crime and the political world.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in pencil heightened with black felt-tip pen on watermarked paper by Carlo Rim depicting his great friend Max Jacob slightly in profile and sketching a discreet smile.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in blue pen heightened with black and green pencils by Carlo Rim depicting Albert Willemetz, looking placid and smoking a cigarette, with the Rosette of the Legion of Honor pinned to the lapel of his jacket.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Humorous original multicolored drawing executed in colored pencils and addressed to his great friend Carlo Rim representing the latter in a coffin and receiving the homage of the French nation, an official solemnly pronouncing: "Il aimait trop les rébus" ["He loved puzzles too much"].
The drawing is on letterhead from Henry-Paul Gassier's Marseilles address, with folding trace inherent to postal mailing.
Epistolarily testing Carlo Rim's lively wit, Henry-Paul Gassier enjoyed corresponding in the form of puzzles with his friend and fellow caricaturist.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original signed watercolor addressed to his great friend Carlo Rim depicting, during the Hundred Years' War, two knights in armor conversing peacefully in a plain overlooked by two fortified castles, one of the two questioning the other in these terms: "Do you believe, my dear fellow, that we shall have a winter campaign?"
A manuscript note in blue pencil in the lower right corner of the watercolor: 2 vol., the watercolor is mounted on blue-gray cardboard.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Humorous autograph letter signed to his great friend Carlo Rim enriched with three original color drawings in the form of rebuses, 32 lines in black ink.
In this letter, Henry-Paul Gassier gently mocks his friend Carlo Rim: "Carlo Rim loved rebuses too much... but Carlo Rim didn't know how to translate rebuses..." and "Carlo Rim claims to have gone mad trying to decipher rebuses that H.P.G. had made to test his strength. Carlo Rim is a damned liar...", "... but Carlo Rim has great mental laziness... And if that's not true, then Carlo Rim is perfectly idiotic..."
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

First edition of this exhibition catalogue of the painted works and photographs of François-Marie Banier.
Handsome copy, rich iconography.
Dated autograph inscription signed by François-Marie Banier to Ulrike (Bergweiler) expanded with an original multicolored double-page composition.

First edition illustrated with drawings by Raymond Peynet.
Publisher's full white cardboard binding, smooth spine, boards slightly and marginally yellowed.
Autograph inscription signed by Raymond Peynet to a couple of his friends enriched with a drawing representing the famous lovers: "A Paulette et René, voeux de bonheur. Peynet." ["To Paulette and René, best wishes for happiness. Peynet."]

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy.
Dated autograph inscription signed by Joseph Joffo to Tince Kieffer accompanied by a drawing representing a flower on the facing page.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Handsome copy despite some worming to the verso of the covers.
Autograph inscription signed by Joseph Joffo to a woman named Clodie: "A Clodie et... un sac de bises" ["To Clodie and... a bag of kisses"] accompanied by a drawing representing a flower.

Original sketches in black ballpoint pen and pencil by Carlo Rim depicting four portraits of Jean Cocteau in slight profile.
One drawing is heightened with green felt-tip pen, another with black pen; two drawings being on the recto of the tracing paper sheet, the other two on the verso.
Pencil annotations by Carlo Rim: "Voir portrait souvenir" and twice the mention "bon".
A small hole in the upper left corner of the tracing paper and a red felt-tip scribble at the foot of the sheet.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in blue and black felt-tip pens and heightened with black ink by Carlo Rim representing Robert Lamoureux in profile, smiling with crossed hands.
The drawing is captioned in pencil "Robert Lamoureux" in the upper right corner of the drawing.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black ballpoint pen, monogrammed in black ballpoint pen "CR", and dated and captioned in pencil "André Salmon (twice) 1956" depicting in profile and with a pipe screwed to his lips, his great friend the writer and poet André Salmon.
The drawing was made on tracing paper and pasted onto a sheet.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original ink drawing inscribed in pencil "Jules Supervielle" depicting Jules Supervielle in bust and profile with his right hand raised.
The drawing is signed Carlo Rim in the lower right corner.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

First edition, printed on ordinary paper.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Jean-Louis Bory to Christian Giudicelli: "... ou les difficultés de n'être pas cheval..." ["... or the difficulties of not being a horse..."] enhanced with an original drawing in black felt-tip pen depicting two zebras facing each other.

Original drawing in black ink heightened with white corrector fluid captioned in pencil "Saturnin Fabre" representing the actor Saturnin Fabre in bust and profile.
A mention "Vol II" in red felt-tip pen in the lower right margin of the drawing.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black pencil heightened with blue ballpoint pen and white correction fluid, signed Carlo Rim in blue ballpoint pen and captioned in pencil "Léo Larguier" depicting Léo Larguier in bust and profile.
A manuscript note in red ballpoint pen on page 18 (or 64) below the drawing.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in blue ballpoint pen heightened with black pencil signed by Carlo Rim depicting his great friend Raimu on his deathbed at the American Hospital of Neuilly-sur-Seine.
The drawing is captioned and signed in blue ink "20 sept. 1946 Carlo Rim" and "hôpital américain" in black felt-tip pen (the last three letters having smudged).
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Two original drawings in black felt-tip pen, the second heightened with red felt-tip pen by Carlo Rim depicting the actor and theater man Lugné-Poe in profile wearing a bow tie.
The drawings are captioned in black and red felt-tip pen Lugne-Poe, the drawing is signed Carlo Rim in black felt-tip pen.
Two manuscript notations by Carlo Rim on the verso of the drawing "bon" and " le crâne plus plat".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original ink drawing in blue ink, signed in black felt pen and captioned "Carlo Rim Cuenca 1964", heightened with blue, red and green pencils by Carlo Rim depicting Sancho Panza dozing on his donkey Rucio trotting along.
The drawing is also captioned in the lower right margin in blue ink "Sancho".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black felt-tip pen and heightened with orange and green felt-tip pens, captioned in black felt-tip pen "André Salmon La Hune 1968 Carlo Rim" representing in bust with his head turned to the left, seated in an armchair, his great friend the writer and poet André Salmon of Christ-like thinness.
The drawing on tracing paper is slightly creased at the head.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black felt-tip pen, lightly heightened with white correction fluid, captioned in black felt-tip pen "René Clair Carlo Rim" depicting in profile with his head turned to the right his friend the filmmaker René Clair, hands in his pockets.
The drawing on tracing paper is captioned a second time in pink felt-tip pen "René Clair".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original pencil drawing on paper heightened with black ink, signed by Carlo Rim, depicting Jacques Audiberti in frontal view.
The drawing, captioned twice "Audiberti 1959" (on verso in green marker), was executed on tracing paper.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol as well as Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black felt-tip pen heightened with red felt-tip pen by Carlo Rim depicting filmmaker Jean Renoir in bust, head turned to the left.
The drawing is captioned in black felt-tip pen Jean Renoir on a sheet of tracing paper folded in half.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original signed drawing in black felt-tip pen heightened with white correction fluid by Carlo Rim depicting Paul Claudel in bust portrait.
The drawing monogrammed "CR" in blue felt-tip pen is captioned in red felt-tip pen "Paul Claudel".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original blue ink drawing by Carlo Rim depicting his friend Antonin Artaud in profile.
The drawing, likely preparatory, was executed on tracing paper.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, notably the author of "Ma belle Marseille", as well as a caricaturist and filmmaker. He was a close friend of Fernandel, Raimu, and Marcel Pagnol, as well as of Max Jacob and André Salmon, whom he met in Sanary.

Two original drawings in blue ballpoint pen both captioned "Charles Laughton" representing in the first drawing, bust and full-length, the cinema man walking with a determined step; in the second, younger and less corpulent, the face in close-up with a cigarette on his lips.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in blue ballpoint pen signed in turquoise felt-tip and captioned in pencil "Trignol" depicting the actor Fernand Trignol standing, with a good-natured air and arms crossed.
Fernand Trignol was also a specialist in slang to the point of being the "Langue verte" consultant for several directors such as Jacques Tourneur, Sacha Guitry in "Les mémoires d'un tricheur", Claude Autant-Lara in "Fric-Frac" and Jacques Becker in "Casque d'or".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black ink signed depicting Carlo Rim, in golf attire and smoking a pipe, strolling in front of a bookshop displaying Emile Ludwig's recently published work entitled "Colloqui con Mussolini", Carlo Rim saying to himself "Tiens, voilà maintenant que je sais l'italien !" ["Well, now I know Italian!"]
In the upper right corner of the drawing, Maximilien Vox has inscribed, quoting a phrase from Nouvelles littéraires "... tous les journaux italiens consacrent des articles enthousiastes du livre de E. Ludwig "Colloqui con Mussolini" qui vient de parâtre en librairie" ["... all Italian newspapers are devoting enthusiastic articles to E. Ludwig's book 'Colloqui con Mussolini' which has just appeared in bookshops"].
Finally, Maximilien Vox has written a signed autograph inscription to his friend Carlo Rim intertwining their first names with their surnames thus sealing their fraternity and complicity: "A Maximilien Rim, Carlo Vox"
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing on tracing paper in blue ballpoint pen captioned "Marcel L''Herbier" in pencil, depicting the filmmaker in bust portrait.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol as well as Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing on tracing paper in blue ballpoint pen captioned "Max Linder au tennis" in pencil, depicting the actor and director Max Linder hopping about, using a tennis racket like a mandolin.
The drawing is ruled in blue pencil and includes annotations by Carlo Rim regarding dimensions, the latter having added a piece from another sheet which he glued to the lower right margin of the drawing and which bears his name.
Finally, a printed stamp from France-Soir appears below the drawing.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol as well as Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black ballpoint pen, monogrammed in black ballpoint pen "CR", dated and captioned in red felt-tip pen "Léo Larguier 1950" depicting Léo Larguier in bust and profile.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black ballpoint pen, monogrammed in black ballpoint pen "CR", and dated and captioned in green felt-tip pen "André Salmon Sanary 1969" depicting in bust and with his head turned to the left, his great friend the writer and poet André Salmon with his Christ-like thinness.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing heightened with black, green, red and blue felt-tip pens, captioned in blue felt-tip pen "Le grenier d'Arlequin" and in red "Maquette couverture du livre" representing a harlequin seated on a stool and working at his writing table, a black and red owl at his feet.
This cover design project for the book was not retained but strongly inspired the cover finally illustrated with a harlequin posing standing slightly leaning backwards.
The verso of the drawing contains annotations in blue felt-tip pen and an original portrait of Georges Simenon with pipe in mouth.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer, author notably of "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing sketch in black felt-tip pen heightened with red felt-tip pen representing a bust portrait with head slightly tilted of the poet and writer Léon-Paul Fargue with a cigarette in his lips.
Numerous indications in black and blue felt-tip pens by Carlo Rim frame the drawing : L.P. Fargue / Revoir la bouche / Plus plat le crâne / Regard chinois." et voir L.P.F. par Beucler "Dimanche avec L.P. Fargue".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black ink depicting Carlo Rim in bust, wearing a smoking jacket and bow tie, with a cigarette holder between his lips.
A piece from another sheet has been pasted in the lower left margin of the drawing, enriched with this signed autograph inscription from H. P. Gassier: "A Rim bien amicalement HP Gassier.", Carlo Rim having added in the right margin of the drawing in pencil: "Carlo Rim par HP Gassier 1925".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably a friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.
Henry-Paul Deyvaus-Gassier was a French illustrator and journalist who participated in the creation of Canard enchaîné in 1915.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
A small stain to upper left corner of second cover, handsome copy retaining publisher's wraparound band.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by François-Marie Banier to Jean-François Fourrel enhanced with a drawing depicting a flower caught in a whirlwind.

Original drawing signed in black felt-tip by Carlo Rim depicting Robert Lamoureux smiling in profile.
The drawing is captioned in pencil Robert Lamoureux.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen and heightened with blue pencil and pink pastel, by Carlo Rim depicting his friend Tristan Bernard on his deathbed.
A pinhole in the lower left corner of the sheet and some small marginal tears of no consequence.
The drawing is captioned in blue felt-tip pen "Carlo Rim. Tristan Bernard 7 dec. 1947".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen and lightly heightened with white correction fluid by Carlo Rim depicting Jean Cocteau in profile.
The drawing, on tracing paper mounted on a sheet of paper, is captioned in red felt-tip pen "Jean Cocteau" and in black felt-tip pen "Carlo Rim 1957".
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen and extensively heightened in red and green felt-tip pens by Carlo Rim depicting Sancho Panza and Don Quixote.
The drawing is captioned in black felt-tip pen "Carlo Rim Cuenca 1964".
In the foreground and abundantly heightened in red and green felt-tip pens, the good-natured Sancho Panza is represented perched on his donkey Rucio; in the background, the emaciated Don Quixote appears twice in the drawing: once in profile and heightened in red, once facing forward heightened in red and green.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in black ink by Carlo Rim depicting his friend Roger Martin du Gard, slightly in profile with a pipe in his right hand.
The drawing is signed with red ballpoint pen and captioned and dated in pencil "Roger Martin du Gard 1933", two spots of white gouache frame the drawing at the level of the pipe and a fold in the writer's right arm.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing signed in black felt-tip pen on tracing paper by Carlo Rim depicting his great friend Max Jacob slightly in profile and sketching a discreet smile.
The drawing on tracing paper is mounted on a sheet of paper and is monogrammed and inscribed in black felt-tip pen "Max J. 1937", Carlo Rim has inscribed in pencil "Max Jacob" at the foot of the second sheet.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black felt-tip pen heightened with ochre and green felt-tip pens by Carlo Rim depicting the actor and theater man Lugné-Poe.
In black felt-tip pen, Lugné-Poe's name is erroneously spelled Lugné-Poé.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original drawing in black ballpoint pen heightened with white gouache to emphasize the cheekbones, eye and eyebrows, by Carlo Rim depicting Raimu, the emblematic Marseilles actor, slightly in profile, in suit and polka-dot bow tie, posing proudly.
The drawing bears this legend in pencil and the monogrammed signature of Carlo Rim: "Raimu" in the lower left and right margins of the drawing.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

Original caricature, on tracing paper, dated and captioned "Scotto Nov.1947" in black felt-tip pen in upper right corner, by Carlo Rim executed in blue felt-tip pen and heightened with blue and red pencils and graphite pencil depicting his friend the composer Vincent Scotto, slightly scowling and wrapped in a scarf.
Carlo Rim was a Provençal writer "Ma belle Marseille", a caricaturist, a filmmaker and was notably the friend of Fernandel, Raimu and Marcel Pagnol but also of Max Jacob and André Salmon whom he met in Sanary.

First edition in paperback format.
Handsome copy considering the poor quality of this fragile paper, a small good-luck charm from the dedicatee at the head of the endpaper.
Covers illustrated by Brassaï and Jacques Prévert.
Autograph inscription dated summer 1969 in Antibes and signed by Jacques Prévert to Jean Folliet on pages 160-161, enhanced on the title page with a small drawing in black ink representing a puppet theater whose canopy encircles the title of the work and within which two characters can be distinguished.
On the verso of the back cover appears an autograph inscription signed by Brassaï: "Comme co-auteur de la couverture bien amicalement pour Jean Folliet, le 10/10/63. Brassaï." ["As co-author of the cover very cordially for Jean Folliet, 10/10/63. Brassaï."]

New edition.
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription dated and signed by Joseph Joffo to a man named Antoine on an endpaper: "Pour Antoine témoignage de mes rêves d'adolescent et l'amitié en prime" ["For Antoine, testimony of my adolescent dreams and friendship as a bonus"] accompanied by a drawing of a flower.

First edition.
Publisher's full white cloth binding, smooth spine.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy, we include two invitation cards to exhibitions of works by Claude Schürr.
Signed autograph inscription from Claude Schürr to Jean-Paul and Christiane Ferrary accompanied by a drawing depicting them.

First edition.
Publisher's polychrome cardboard binding, smooth spine.
Signed autograph inscription from Philippe Bertrand to a man named Guillaume accompanied by a drawing depicting geometric forms.

First edition illustrated with drawings by Large.
Texts by Siné, Denis Robert, Didier Porte, Etienne Liebig, Noël Godin known as "Le gloupier entarteur", Christophe Alevêque..
Handsome copy.
Autograph inscription signed by Marc Large to a charitable association called "Le Refuge" with an original drawing depicting a homeless person who has found shelter under a tent shaped like a book inscribed "Livre refuge".

First edition of this illustrated catalogue of reproductions of works by Georges Mathieu.
Front cover of the catalogue slightly warped and stained in upper left corner.
Text by Dominique Quignon-Fleuret.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Georges Mathieu on the third-to-last page of the catalogue "Pour Gisèle Freund en très sensible hommage de Mathieu 72" ["For Gisèle Freund with very heartfelt tribute from Mathieu 72"] enhanced with an original drawing in black ink and a collage using a piece of red felt.

Album comprising 5 erotic gouaches (glue paintings) on silk. On the first page, the title and signature of the painter as well as a red stamp. While the title can be translated as: A Source of Endless Interest, or, The Pleasure of Limitless Flavors, the painter's name could not be translated. Each painting is signed with a stamp, an extremely rare condition, as these erotic productions were always anonymous for fear of censorship or possible reprisals. The rarest element being the manuscript title as well as the painter's name on the title page. This painter could therefore display his name in this pictorial genre while it was forbidden to produce such works.
Book mounted accordion-style, covered with blue brocaded silk composed of Chinese motifs. Mute beige title label sprinkled with gold. Paintings on ochre silk mounted on cardboard and bordered with beige silk. Superb condition and very fine freshness throughout, both paintings and book.
This type of representation is most often crude, in a naive style using ink and watercolor. All the paintings here are in traditional glue (which can be likened to the gouache technique) and are remarkable for their finesse and elegance. One notices a beginning of three-dimensional representation of characters and drapery, which is rarely the case in this type of production. The erotic scenes take place in richly furnished interiors. The whole follows the canons of Chinese erotic aesthetics, thus one does not see the women's feet, always shod and fitted with tiny feet. The date we give is of course approximate, the collection possibly dating from the late 19th century or a few decades after 1900.

Original signed watercolour - Hippocrate “...et si, appliquant l'oreille contre la poitrine, vous écoutez longtemps” “...and if, placing the ear against the chest, you listen for a long time”
s.ls.d(ca 1930), 24.1 x 30.4 cm, one leaf
Original watercolour signed by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier on laid paper, signed at the top right of the plate, produced for the illustration of Œuvres by Hippocrates; Book II paragraph 61 (Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux, 1932-1934). The colours of this original drawing differ very slightly from the final version chosen for the illustration of the book. There is a caption taken from the book in pencil in the lower margin of the leaf.
A beautiful copy of this drawing by one of the masters of Art Deco illustration.

Original signed watercolour - Hippocrate “...Vous appliquerez sur la tête des éponges trempés dans de l'eau chaude...” “...You will apply sponges soaked in hot water to the head..”
s.ls.d(ca 1930), 24.1 x 30.4 cm, one leaf
Original watercolour signed by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier on laid paper, signed at the top right of the plate, produced for the illustration of Œuvres by Hippocrates; Book II paragraph 22 (Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux, 1932-1934). The colours of this original drawing differ very slightly from the final version chosen for the illustration of the book. There is a caption taken from the book in pencil in the lower margin of the leaf.
A beautiful copy of this drawing by one of the masters of Art Deco illustration.

Original signed watercolour - Hippocrate “La jeune femme sera couchée sur le dos ayant les pieds élevés et les jambes étendues- Puis, appliquant des éponges...” “The young woman will be asleep on her back with her feet raised and her legs extended- Then, applying sponges...”
s.ls.d(ca 1930), 24.1 x 30.4 cm, one leaf
Original watercolour signed by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier on laid paper, signed at the bottom right of the plate, produced for the illustration of Œuvres by Hippocrates Book III paragraph 5 (Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux, 1932-1934). The colours of this original drawing differ very slightly from the final version chosen for the illustration of the book. There is a caption taken from the book in pencil in the lower margin of the leaf.
A beautiful copy of this drawing by one of the masters of Art Deco illustration.

Original signed watercolour - Hippocrate “Ausitôt après la naissance des enfants, les femmes leur font prendre les mêmes médicaments” “As soon as children are born, women make them take the same medicines”
s.ls.d(ca 1930), 24.1 x 30.4 cm, one leaf
Original watercolour signed by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier on laid paper, signed at the top right of the plate, produced for the illustration of Œuvres by Hippocrates Book IV paragraph 54 (Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux, 1932-1934). The colours of this original drawing differ very slightly from the final version chosen for the illustration of the book. There is a caption taken from the book in pencil in the lower margin of the leaf.
A beautiful copy of this drawing by one of the masters of Art Deco illustration.

Original signed watercolour - Hippocrates “...de la langue... ” “...of the tongue...”
s.ls.d(ca 1930), 24.1 x 30.4 cm, one leaf
Original watercolour signed by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier on laid paper, signed at the bottom right of the plate, produced for the illustration of Œuvres by Hippocrates (Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux, 1932-1934). The colours of this original drawing differ very slightly from the final version chosen for the illustration of the book. There is a caption taken from the book in pencil in the lower margin of the leaf.
A beautiful copy of this drawing by one of the masters of Art Deco illustration.

Original signed watercolour - Hippocrates “..saisissant le vase, buvait avidement...” “...seizing the vase, drinking avidly...”
s.ls.d(ca 1930), 24.1 x 30.4 cm, one leaf
Original watercolour signed by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier on laid paper, signed at the top left of the plate, produced for the illustration of Œuvres by Hippocrates (Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux, 1932-1934). The colours of this original drawing differ very slightly from the final version chosen for the illustration of the book. There is a caption taken from the book in pencil in the lower margin of the leaf.
A beautiful copy of this drawing by one of the masters of Art Deco illustration.

Original signed watercolour - Hippocrates “On incise la luette avec un bistouri...” “We incise the uvula with a scalpel...”
s.ls.d(ca 1930), 24.1 x 30.4 cm, one leaf
Original watercolour signed by Joseph Kuhn-Régnier on laid paper, signed at the top right of the plate, produced for the illustration of Œuvres by Hippocrates (Paris, Javal and Bourdeaux, 1932-1934). The colours of this original drawing differ very slightly from the final version chosen for the illustration of the book. There is a caption taken from the book in pencil in the lower margin of the leaf.
A beautiful copy of this drawing by one of the masters of Art Deco illustration.

Original photographic montage of Picasso
s.ls.d(ca 1973), 39.4 x 29.3 cm, other
Unique original photographic montage produced from a large photograph showing Jean-Pascal Lorriaux in Picasso's house, there are two small photographs glued to each side showing Picasso and Lorriaux, in the lower margin there are other collages of printed paper forming the title “J-P Lorriaux chez Picasso 1881-1973” “J-P Lorriaux at Picasso's house 1881-1973”.
Jean-Pascal Lorriaux was a passionate collector who had the idea of publishing a collection of lithographs presenting the hands of the great artists of his time. Thus Chagall, Picasso, Fautrier (of whom he was the assistant and close friend during the last years of his life), Foujita, Cocteau, Lurcat and Mathieu will visit his studio to engrave their hand on lithographic stone. Lorriaux will not have the time to finalise his project and only a few attempts will be carried out.

Original photographic montage of Jaime Sabartés and Picasso
s.ls.d(ca 1973), 39.4 x 29.3 cm, other
Unique original photographic montage produced from a large photograph showing Jean-Pascal Lorriaux and Jaime Sabartés, on the right-hand margin an original stamp is glued on which there is a portrait of Sabartés by Pablo Picasso, in the lower margin there are other collages of printed paper forming the title “Sabartés welcoming recevant J-P Lorriaux - 45 années de vie avec Picasso” “Sabartés welcoming receiving J-P Lorriaux - 45 years of life with Picasso”.
Jean-Pascal Lorriaux was a passionate collector who had the idea of publishing a collection of lithographs presenting the hands of the great artists of his time. Thus Chagall, Picasso, Fautrier (of whom his was the assistant and close friend during the last years of his life), Foujita, Cocteau, Lurcat and Mathieu will visit his studio to engrave their hand on lithographic stone. Lorriaux will not have the time to finalise his project and only a few attempts will be carried out.

First edition, one of 90 numbered copies, the only ones to be enriched with a piece of crumpled paper signed by César, an etching signed by Titus-Carmel and an original lithograph by Jean-Pierre Le Boul'ch, the “tirage de tête”.
Numerous text and graphic contributions including those by Jacques Monory, Boltansky, Pierre Tilman, Le Gac, Peter Klasen, Daniel Biga, Hamilton, Gérard Titus-Carmel, Rémi Esnault,Françoise Thieck, Pierre Della Faille, Claude Held, César, etc...
A rare and beautiful copy of the “tirage de tête” of this issue of the Chorus magazine, published from 1968 to 1973.

Original signed drawing in color created in 1936 for the illustration of Rabelais' works by Le Vasseur & Cie. Watercolor and pencils on vellum.
This drawing was undoubtedly reserved for one of the 29 deluxe copies on Japon nacré paper.

Original ink drawing signed and dated by Charles Robert, titled "Madame la Comtesse de Castiglione et Napoléon III ou Le bal aux Tuileries le mardi 29 janvier 1856".
This drawing immortalizes the historic meeting of the 19-year-old Countess de Castiglione with Emperor Napoleon III at a ball given by his cousin Princess Mathilde. Invested by Cavour with a delicate diplomatic mission, the Countess came to Paris with the aim of seducing the Emperor and making him sympathetic to the Piedmontese cause and thus convert him to the idea of a unified Italy. She had a famed affair with the Emperor, which strengthened ties between France and Italy before coming to an end, as Italian carbonari made an attempt on the Emperor's life the following year.
Aesthetic representation of the early days of this Italian Mata Hari as ambassador and spy to the French imperial court.