André GIDE (1869-1951). L.A.S., Roquebrune November 13, 1935, to José David; 1pa…

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André GIDE (1869-1951). L.A.S., Roquebrune November 13, 1935, to José David; 1page in-8, envelope. "Dear Comrade, I want to tell you and have you know the deep joy and comfort your excellent letter brings me. Your sympathy echoes in my heart"...

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André GIDE (1869-1951). L.A.S., Roquebrune November 13, 1935

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André GIDE.(1869-1951) Autograph letter to Raymond Bonheur, signed. Paris, November 18, 1932 2 pages in 8vo, 210x135 mm. Letter on letterhead with his Paris address, signed with date "Nov. 18, 32." Enclosed is a portrait photograph. The writer has just read, with tears in his eyes, the letter from Bonheur, his great friend. " Tout de même, en passant un jour à Paris, quel plaisir me feriez-vous en venant sonner à ma porte ! Si bousculé que je sois par la vie, je me sens parfois très seul, certaines affections du passé n'ont jamais été remplacées ". [However, if one day you should pass through Paris, what pleasure you would give me by ringing the bell! As much as I am driven by life, sometimes I feel very lonely, certain past affections have never been replaced] The musician Raymond Bonheur, grandson of the painter Rosa, often received Gide in Magny-les-Hameaux (where the school there bears his name). He set Gide's "Les Elégies" to music. Gide wrote a beautiful tribute to Bonheur upon his death and their correspondence was published. 2 pages in 8vo, 210x135 mm. Letter on headed paper with his address in Paris, signed with the date "Nov. 18, 32." A photo with a portrait is attached. The writer has just read, with tears in his eyes, the letter from Bonheur, a great friend of him. "Tout de meme, en passant un jour à Paris, that plaisir me feriez-vous en venant sonner à ma porte! Si bousculé que je sois par la vie, je me sens parfois très seul, certaines affections du passé n'ont jamais été remplacées ". [However, if one day you were to pass through Paris, what a pleasure you would do me by ringing the bell! As much as I am driven by life, I sometimes feel very lonely, certain past affections have never been replaced] The musician Raymond Bonheur, grandson of the painter Rosa, often received Gide at Magny-les-Halameux (here the school is dedicated to him). He put Gide's "Les Elégies" to music. Gide wrote a beautiful tribute to Bonheur on his death and their correspondence was published.

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GIDE André GIDE André Ainsi soit-il ou les jeux sont faits Paris, Gallimard, NRF, 1952 In-12°. Chocolate half-maroquin with corners (M. de Bellefroid). 5-rib spine with author, title and date in gilt lettering. Gilded fillets decorating the boards. Gilt head. Covers and spine perfectly cons. Case lined with the same morocco. First edition. 1/1020 on Lafuma-Navarre pur fil. A very elegant copy! From or on the same : - Dostoyevsky Paris, Plon, 1923 In-12°, large-margin paperback. Uncut. First edition. 1/100 head copies on Japon impérial, after 20 Chine. - The Redureau Affair Paris, Gallimard, NRF, 1930 In-12°, paperback. First edition. 1/1250 copies on esparto foam - La Séquestrée de Poitiers Paris, Gallimard, NRF, 1930 In-12°, paperback. First edition. 1/1250 copies on esparto foam - Maurice Dubourg Eugène Dabit and André Gide with 18 unpublished letters by André Gide Paris, Plaisir du Bibliophile, Maurice Pernette, 1953 First edition. Edition of 600 copies on esparto. Autograph signed and dated letter from the author.

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