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150 - Paul CLAUDEL (1868–1955, playwright and diplomat of the Académie française) / Autograph note signed in response to a letter from publisher Pierre Bertrand of Reims, manager of Editions Hebe, 1 p., in-4: In his letter to Paul Claudel, sent from Reims on November 10, 1946, Pierre Bertrand informs him of their intention to publish a booklet titled “Six Poèmes d’Amour,” illustrated with original engravings by Lemagny, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome - They ask Claudel, with their “respectful admiration,” to contribute to the success of their debut by composing a poem on this subject especially for the occasion; Pierre Bertrand argues, “hoping that the ‘Great Poet of Champagne’ will be willing to grant this request from a ‘young publisher from Reims’” - Claudel does not mince words and returns the young publisher’s letter with the note: “I’m sorry, it’s absolutely impossible.”
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Paul CLAUDEL (1868–1955, playwright and diplomat of the Académie française) / Autograph note signed in response to a letter from publisher Pierre Bertrand of Reims, manager of Editions Hebe, 1 p., in-4: In his letter to Paul Claudel, sent from Reims on November 10, 1946, Pierre Bertrand informs him of their intention to publish a booklet titled “Six Poèmes d’Amour,” illustrated with original engravings by Lemagny, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome - They ask Claudel, with their “respectful admiration,” to contribute to the success of their debut by composing a poem on this subject especially for the occasion; Pierre Bertrand argues, “hoping that the ‘Great Poet of Champagne’ will be willing to grant this request from a ‘young publisher from Reims’” - Claudel does not mince words and returns the young publisher’s letter with the note: “I’m sorry, it’s absolutely impossible.”
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