SERGE GAINSBOURG: An original Hermès quarterly diary, purchased and used by the artist during 1988. Period from Wednesday June 29 to Friday September 30, 1988. Format 9x13 cm. It contains all his appointments with Charlotte, Claude Berri, Régine, Victor Lazlo, Bambou... all the telephone numbers of his close collaborators and family members. Precise details of his travels to La Rochelle, Grenoble, Le Havre, Bastia... his shoot with Luc Besson in Arpajon or his recording session with Stéphane Collaro at Les Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. A wealth of information on his private and professional life. A rare and precious document.

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