Jean-Émile LABOUREUR (1877-1943). L.A.S., Kerfalher Thursday, October 21 [1926, to Camille Bloch]; 1page small in-4. Thanks his friend for sending the 1000 francs, and worries about the progress of Couleurs [Remy de Gourmont, Couleurs, contes, gravures de Laboureur (Camille Bloch, 1929)]. He sends "the sixteen colored plates that will serve as a model. [...] In addition, it would be good to have Vernant print one or two suites of this state of features for any research I may still have to do in the meantime. As you know, I had two suites that I used for this research, they will be returned to you, good and bad tests, and I only have two suites intact [...] on the wood you had me send and of which I returned one to you. Naturally I'll start engraving the plates as soon as I get back"...

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