Henri BOSCO
(1888-1976).
Autograph letter signed addressed from the Château de L…

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Henri BOSCO (1888-1976). Autograph letter signed addressed from the Château de Lourmarin (Vaucluse) to a colleague "in September". "I take the liberty of pointing out to you...a young scholar, Louis Bayle, who has shown me some interesting things.... Think also of Jean Orieux (the author of Fontagre, published by Fontaine), and François Boujeau, a great advisor to Islam". One page in-8, in green ink.

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