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Important set of autographs of men and women of letters of the nineteenth and early twentieth century: - COPPÉE (François, 1842-1908), 2 autographs: L.A.S. slnd (Monday), 1 p. in-8 (accepts the invitation of his correspondent and will take advantage of it to discuss with Ernest Legouvé the next elections ""where many reasons [him] decide to run the chance once again"") (binder perforations). + C.V.A.S. [Paris], sd (thanks). - MAUROIS (André, 1885-1967), L.A.S., Neuilly sur Seine, sd, ½ p. in-4 on mourning paper (invitation) - MONTHERLANT (Henry de, 1895-1972), C.V.A.S. Neuilly, sd, to the editor of the Revue française to whom he asks who is the signatory of the review of the novel Le Songe. - BENOÎT (Pierre, 1886-1962), L.A.S. [Paris], sd, 1 p. in-4 (reproduces an excerpt from one of his works in an issue of the Revue française devoted to the Landes). - DONNAY (Maurice, 1859-1945), 2 L.A.S. : Paris, April 20, 1925, ½ p. in-8 (invitation) + Paris, September 22, 1922, 1 p. in-8 (will not be able to give a lecture this year). - YAMATA (Kikou, 1897-1975), L.A.S., slnd (this Saturday), 1 p. in-4 (regrets having missed the visit of his correspondent and will be able to go to Lyon, wishes to see his correspondent again as soon as he returns to Paris). - SAINT-RENÉ TAILLANDIER (Madeleine, 1865-1959), L.A.S. Paris, sd, 2 pp. in-8 (on cuts imposed to his text of conference on Saint-Vincent de Paul). - FEUILLET (Octave, 1821-1890), L.A.S. slnd (Monday at 1 am), 1 p. in-8 (thanks his colleague for his charming attention and asks him to come to the rehearsal only on Monday). - KARR (Alphonse, 1808-1890), C.A.S., to M. Blondel, Saint Raphaël, sd (his daughter's piano has arrived, he will go to see his correspondent soon in Paris). - NOLHAC (Pierre de, 1859-1936), L.A.S., [Paris], June 30 (no year), 1 p. in-8 on letterhead of the Musée Jacquemart-André (leaves his work at the disposal of his correspondent for a forthcoming report). - BENJAMIN (René, 1885-1948), 3 L.A.S. : Paris, March 16, 1924, 1 p. 1/4 in-4, to Jean des Vallières, whom he thanks at length and warmly for his eulogistic article and also for the sending of his work the 'Elephants'. + Paris, November 6, 1922, 1 p. in-8 (specifies a title, certainly for a conference, ""La Poésie ou Madame de Noailles""; indicates that his correspondent can go and get a photograph - portrait of him certainly - from the Manuel studio; has found an actress in the person of ""la petite Bovy"" to say the verses of Anna de Noailles). + Paris, December 15, 1922, 1 p. in-12 addressed to Jean Ravennes (pseud. of Jean des Vallières) whom he thanks for the organization of the conferences even if he deplores the fact that there are only 2 hours between two conferences. - FORT (Paul, 1872-1960), 2 L.A.S. : Argenlieu by Montlhéry, October 18 (no year), 1 p. in-8 certainly to Jean des Vallières (invitation and practical details for coming to Argenlieu) + Argenlieu, November 1, 1922, 1 p. ½ in-8 to the same (is at the disposal of the Revue Française and to present his ""good confrères"" lecturers). - DORCHAIN (Auguste, 1857-1930), 4 L.A.S. : Paris, January 22, 1923, 1 p. ½ in-8 on mourning paper, to a confrere (certainly Jean des Vallières): agrees to participate in a conference in Douai but waits, to fix the date, to know the commitments of Melle Nobis at the theater of M. Gavault. + sl, April 10, 1929, 1 p. in-12 to Jean Ravennes (pseud. of Jean des Vallières): wishes to know the details of their trip in particular to be able to inform Miss Coutau-Lambert (who is to come to say poems to him) and asks for the copy of the text of his conference. + Paris, April 2, 1923, 3 ½ pp. [to the same]: has found an interpreter for Marceline and to say the stanzas of Martine to the great Douaisienne in front of the house where she was born, in the person of Miss Coutau-Lambert, whose various experiences in the theater he recalls and whose qualities of interpretation and respectable family he praises. + Paris, September 4, 1922, 3 pp. in-12, to a colleague (certainly still Jean des Vallières) whom he congratulates for his article ""L'art des vers"" in the Revue française and which he develops by speaking about Ronsard, Corneille and Hugo. - GREGH (Fernand, 1873-1960), 5 L.A.S. to Jean Ravennes (pseud. of Jean des Vallières): slnd (postmark January 20, 1923), 1 p. in-8 (thanks him for his article following his visit to By and thinks he can be ready in time for his lecture on Madame Roland) + By by Thomery, sd (postmarked October 7, 1922), 1 p. in-8 (practical details for the upcoming visit of his correspondent) + By by Thomery, sd, 1 p. ½ in-8 (confirms his choice of subject for lecture on Madame Roland) + slnd, 1 p. in-12 (sends a text, his conference is coming) + [Paris], sd (postmarked August 25, 1923), 1 p. in-12 (is convalescing in Paris and would like to see the article of a young friend published)