Casimir DELAVIGNE (Le Havre 1793-1843, poet and playwright, he was the youngest …

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Casimir DELAVIGNE (Le Havre 1793-1843, poet and playwright, he was the youngest to be elected member of the Académie française at 35) / Autograph manuscript signed (in the title) of an ode to Napoleon, in Italian (he had spent a few years in Italy in the late 1820s), 8 pages small in-4 (19 x 24.5 cm, old handwritten note at the head from a collector) / Enclosed: autograph letter signed, 1 p in-8 plus address page (page detached)

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Casimir DELAVIGNE (Le Havre 1793-1843, poet and playwright,

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton Autograph Letter Signed English politician, poet, playwright, and prolific novelist (1803-1873) remembered for coining such phrases as 'pursuit of the almighty dollar,' 'the pen is mightier than the sword,' and 'it was a dark and stormy night.' ALS signed “Lytton,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date. Handwritten letter to the wife of Gen. William Farrar 'Baldy' Smith, in part: "Come & dine with me Sunday if not better engaged." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original sales folder from early 20th century antiquarian bookseller Ernest Dressel North.

Estim. 600 - 700 EUR

FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA (Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, 1898-Víznar a Alfacar, Granada, 1936) and RAFAEL ALBERTI (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, 1902 - 1999). "Romancero Gitano", 1977. Contains 19 color lithographs by Rafael Alberti. Copy 396/1500. Edited by: Filigrana sociedad anonima de ediciones limitadas. Hand signed by Rafael Alberti and numbered. Measurements: 41 x 33 x 4 cm. Lorca has gone down in history as one of the great poets of the 20th century, but his creative activity included theater, prose, music, painting and drawing. Ascribed to the Generation of '27, he was the most influential and popular poet of 20th century Spanish literature. As a playwright, he is considered one of the greatest Spanish playwrights of the 20th century, along with Valle-Inclán and Buero Vallejo. He was shot to death by Franco's authorities one month after the coup d'état that marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.

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Hiroshige I, Ogura Poems, Seto f 2 Japanese Woodblock Prints Set of 2 prints: Artist: Hiroshige I Utagawa (1797-1858) Title: Chunagon Kanesuke, Kuzunoha the Fox / Mibu no Tadamine, Kakuju Series title: A Comparison of Ogura One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburo Date: c. 1843 Size: 34.6 x 23.4 cm / 34.8 x 23.2 cm Condition: Trimmed, backed, some soiling and wear, creases, restored corner. / Trimmed, backing, some margin wear, minor backed holes, small pencil mark. Ref: CMJL269 / CMJL257

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Decret de la Convention Nationale, Du 27 jour de nivose, l'an 2 de la republique ... Qui etablit un conservatoire pour la garde du museum. Angely-Boutonne, J.B. Josserand, [1794]. Printed poster. 385x318 mm. Good state of preservation. Important source of art history. Birth certificate of the modern Louvre Museum. The decree of the National Convention is inspired by Jacques-Louis David, who had written a report in 1793 on the need to abolish the Museum Commission. According to his instructions, the Conservatoire is organized into four sections: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Antiquities. The conservators appointed for the four sections are: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jean Bonvoisin, Pierre-Étienne Le Sueur, Jean-Michel Picau (Peinture); Robert-Guillaume Dardel, Antoine-Léonard Dupasquier (Sculpture); Julien-David Leroy and François, Jacques Delannoy (Architecture); Jean-Baptiste Wicar, Casimir Varon (Antiquités). Printed poster. 385x318 mm. Good condition. Important source of art history. The birth certificate of the modern Louvre Museum. The decree of the National Convention is inspired by Jacques-Louis David, who in 1793 had drafted a report on the need to abolish the Commission of Museums. According to his indications, the Conservatory is organized into four sections: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Antiquity. The conservators appointed for the four sections are: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jean Bonvoisin, Pierre-Étienne Le Sueur, Jean-Michel Picau (Peinture); Robert-Guillaume Dardel, Antoine-Léonard Dupasquier (Sculpture); Julien-David Leroy and François, Jacques Delannoy (Architecture); Jean-Baptiste Wicar, Casimir Varon (Antiquités).

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