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500 AUTOGRAPHS, starting bid of 10 euros
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Tuesday, November 10 | 01:30 PM
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Vermot et Associés
+33 1 71 19 42 16
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5, rue Drouot
75009, Paris
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Until November 10 | 01:30 PM
1 - Gaston DOUMERGUE (1863–1937, President of the Republic from 1924 to 1931) / A business card bearing his name and title as President of the Republic, with a few handwritten notes; the envelope is preserved, bearing the postage-free designation “Presidency of the Republic” in red and a postmark dated January 29, 1931
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:31 PM
2 - Hector MALOT (1830–1907, novelist, author of *Sans Famille*, socially conscious writer, friend of Jules Vallés) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p., in-8: "Would you be so kind as to arrange for the bearer of this note to receive an invitation to Gambetta’s gathering this evening? It is Mr. Attendu, a talented young painter and Lucie’s art teacher." [This refers to the painter Antoine ATTENDU (1845–1917), art teacher to Lucie, the daughter of Hector Malot—Léon GAMBETTA’s rally for the
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:31 PM
3 - Jean ANOUILH (1910–1987, playwright) / Program page with a photo he autographed and signed by hand (13 x 18 cm)
Ongoing auction
€10
Until November 10 | 01:32 PM
4 - Gaston GOOR (Lunéville 1902–1977, painter and illustrator) / Set of 2 copperplate engravings signed and numbered in pencil by the artist, both in the 4th state, one graded 18/20 and the other 17/20 (18.5 x 23.4 5 cm, laid paper, each with a period stain and traces of handling by the engraver)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:32 PM
5 - Emilio GRAU SALA (1911–1975, Spanish painter and illustrator) / Authentic steel engraving, signed and numbered (133/200) in his own hand, 4-page insert (9.5 x 21 cm) with his signature inside for the 1968 holiday greetings
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:33 PM
6 - Gaston LA TOUCHE (1854–1913, painter, engraver, and illustrator) / Postcard written and signed in his own hand, June 23, 1906, to his supplier of canvases and paints, CONTET - The image shows Gaston La Touche’s house in Saint-Cloud
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:33 PM
7 - Jean-Louis FORAIN (1852–1931, painter and illustrator) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p., in-8, to the history painter Edouard DETAILLE (1848–1912)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:34 PM
8 - HOTEL MAJESTIC PARIS ETOILE (The hotel opened in 1908; it was sold to the Ministry of War in 1938 and reverted to a luxury hotel in 1961) / Original invoice, 1 page, large quarto (23 x 33 cm), beautiful illustrated letterhead, March 1924, revenue stamp and hotel receipt stamp
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:34 PM
9 - POLAIRE (Emilienne Bouchaud, known as, 1874–1939, actress and singer) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8 format, on stationery bearing her motto “My truest friend” (illustrated with her dog), November 6, 1911, to a female author: She finds her correspondent’s play very interesting, as well as the role (which is intended for her), but “it interests me personally only to a lesser extent, since I have already played similar roles”— “I believe you will have no trouble getting y
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:35 PM
10 - Félix FEUILLET de CONCHES (1798–1887, diplomat, historian, and avid collector; he did not hesitate to forge autographs to support his historical claims) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p. in-8 plus address page with postage, September 23, 1864 (postmark): Witty missive: “The great typographer wishes to see you. He has softened. Eat the chop from this spotless lamb. We’ll have a little of its juice.”
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:35 PM
11 - Jean d’ORMESSON (1925–2017, writer and member of the Académie française) / Original amateur photograph (14 x 9.5 cm) taken during a book signing, accompanied by a piece of cardstock (12.5 x 7.5 cm) with a handwritten, signed dedication
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:36 PM
12 - Marquis Gaston GALLIFFET (1831–1909, General) / Remarkable autographed card, 1 p. small oblong 8vo, to the café-concert singer THERESA (known as Désirée Emma Valladon, 1836–1913), autographed envelope preserved, postmarked from Paris on November 4, 1896: "Sing in peace, Madame; I will do my best"—The address reads: "Madame Thérésa, Great Artist in Retirement in Neufchatel, Sarthe" [The "Butcher of the Commune" to the "Muse of Thugocracy"!]
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:36 PM
13 - Mario WIDMER (Tenor) / Original photograph (15.5 x 22 cm overall) with a handwritten and signed dedication: "Ange Pitou in Brussels, presented to Mr. Siraudin"; It was Mario Widmer who premiered the role of “Ange Pitou” in Brussels in 1872, the lead role in the comic opera *La Fille de Madame Angot*, with music by Charles Lecocq and a libretto by Clairville and Paul Siraudin (to whom this photograph is dedicated)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:37 PM
14 - POLIN (Paul Paul Marsalès, 1863–1927, café-concert singer in the comic-soldier genre) / Postcard depicting him, signed in his own hand with a few autographed words, circa 1900—postage stamp on the back
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:37 PM
15 - Georges WAGUE (1874–1965, mime artist, actor, and educator) / Postcard depicting him with a signed autograph message on the back, Vichy, 1918; Marthe Ferrare, an opera singer and actress who was a student of Wague’s, also signed it in her own hand
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:38 PM
16 - Felia LITVINNE (1860–1936, Russian-born opera singer) / Photo on a postcard with a handwritten autograph dedication signed by her; the card has been traveled (1910s)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:38 PM
17 - Lucien MURATORE (1876–1954, opera singer) / Photo on a postcard signed in his own hand; the card has been sent (1910s)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:39 PM
18 - Madeleine ROCH (Les Mureaux, 1883–1930, actress with the Comédie Française; a street in Les Mureaux is named after her) / Photograph on a postcard by Félix, which she signed by hand in 1917
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:39 PM
19 - Zarah LEANDER (1907–1981, Swedish actress and singer; she was the muse of German cinema during the Nazi era) / Large original photograph from the German UFA Studios, signed by her in her own hand (23.5 x 29.5 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:40 PM
20 - Isa MIRANDA (1909–1982, Italian actress) / Photograph from the 1940s, autographed and signed by her (17.5 x 23.5 cm) / Included: original photograph from the same period (unsigned)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:40 PM
21 - Alice FIELD (1903–1969, actress) / Original photograph, autographed and signed by her in 1949 (14 x 10 cm), mounted on an album page
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:41 PM
22 - Renée SAINT-CYR (1904–2004, actress and singer) / Original photograph, autographed and signed in her own hand, 1920s–1930s (21.5 x 26.5 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:41 PM
23 - Elvire POPESCO (1891–1993, actress) / Original photograph, autographed and signed by her in 1935 (12.5 x 17.5 cm, mounted on laid paper, 16 x 22 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:42 PM
24 - Elyane CELIS (1914–1962, Belgian singer) / Original photograph by Arnal with an autographed dedication dated April 14, 1936 (17 x 22.5 cm, mounted on laid paper)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:42 PM
25 - [Marcel CARNE] - Walter LIMOT (1902–1984, photographer) / Vintage original silver gelatin print from 1954 depicting director Marcel Carné during the filming of "L’Air de Paris" (18 x 24 cm), signed and captioned within the photograph, ink stamp on the back, signed (initials) and hand-numbered on the back
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:43 PM
26 - Marie DUBAS (1894–1972, realist singer) / Photograph autographed and signed by her in 1950 (10 x 15 cm), mounted on an album page
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:43 PM
27 - Marie MARQUET (1895–1979, actress) and Victor FRANCEN (1888–1977, Belgian actor) / Original photograph depicting the couple on their wedding day, which they each personally inscribed and signed in the margin on September 26, 1934 (16.5 x 23.5 cm, mounted on cardboard measuring 20.5 x 27.5 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:44 PM
28 - Marie LAFORÊT (1939–2019, actress, singer, and songwriter) / Original silver gelatin print that she autographed and signed on August 31, 1961, according to the annotation on the back (10.5 x 13 cm) — A rarity from this era
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:44 PM
29 - Gérard OURY (1919–2006, director and screenwriter) / Business card bearing his name, autographed “Gérard” (13 x 8 cm): He had just returned from the United States and found the booklet of poems sent by his correspondent; he thanked him for the charming dedication and sent his New Year’s greetings
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:45 PM
30 - Jacques HELIAN (1912–1986, vaudeville conductor) / Program for a gala held in Châlons on November 10, 1947, 4 pages (16 x 24 cm), signed by Jacques HELIAN, Ginette GARCIN (singer), Jean MARCO (singer and composer), PATOUM (cimbalom), Roger JEANJEAN (saxophone), etc.
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:45 PM
31 - Rose CARON (1857–1930, opera singer, partner of Georges Clemenceau) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:46 PM
32 - EMPIRE / Invoice from the "Aux Grands Cordons de France" house, Pelez Jeune, trimmings, illustrated letterhead, 1 p., in-8, 1813
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:46 PM
33 - GARNIER-PAGES (Louis Antoine Pagès, known as, 1803–1878, member of the Provisional Government and later of the Government of National Defense of 1848, Mayor of Paris) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p., in-8, to the Editor-in-Chief of the “Nuova Europa” in Florence: He recommends Mr. Darcer, a member of the Supervisory Board of the newspaper “Le Siècle,” as “one of our best friends” / Enclosed: period engraved portrait
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:47 PM
34 - Jean-Baptiste JALLOIS (1776–1842, engineer and Egyptologist, member of the 1798 Egyptian Expedition; he worked on hydraulic projects in the Nile Delta while continuing his excavations, He discovered the tomb of Amenhotep III and contributed to the writing of the famous *Description of Egypt*) / Autograph certificate, signed, 1 p., in-8, Paris, January 10, 1837, on the letterhead of the Paul Dupont Printing House: It certifies that “the 29 engravings accompanying the 110 copies of his treatis
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:47 PM
35 - HENRI-ROBERT (1863–1936, lawyer and member of the Académie française) / Signed autograph letter, 1 page, in-4, April 20, 1928
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:48 PM
36 - Hôtel de France et Choiseul (239–241 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris) / Invoice paid on May 24, 1918, with “Aux Armes” letterhead, revenue stamps (15.5 x 32 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:48 PM
37 - Thomas ARMSTRONG [1832–1911, English painter and administrator of the South Kensington Museum] / Signed autograph letter, 3 pages, in-8 format, on South Kensington letterhead, March 14, 1884
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:49 PM
38 - Jacques BOULLAIRE (1893–1976, painter, illustrator, and engraver; appointed Official Painter to the Navy) / Original engraving signed and inscribed in pencil by the artist, 4-page insert (11 x 14 cm), with a signed autograph letter containing best wishes for 1946; the engraving depicts Rue de l’Echaudé in Saint-Germain
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:49 PM
39 - Yves BRAYER (1907–1990, painter, illustrator, and printmaker) / His handwritten signature on an envelope featuring a stamp based on his artwork and First Day of Issue postmarks, December 9, 1978
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:50 PM
40 - [INGRES] - Viscount Alfred ODART de PARIGNY (Art critic and pioneer of photography) / Important autograph obituary on INGRES, 10 pp., in-8, bound as a booklet, titled “Mr. Ingres and Contemporary Art”: “Mr. Ingres died in his 87th year {...] Just yesterday he was still there, cheerful and smiling; he was hosting a soirée and playing Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven—his favorite composers—for his guests. He was pleased with his good health and felt optimistic about a winter that had begun
Ongoing auction
€10
Until November 10 | 01:50 PM
41 - Xavier de MAGALLON (1866–1956, poet, writer, and politician; follower of Charles Maurras (Action Française)) – Georges DUFRENOYS (1870–1943, Post-Impressionist painter) / Original photograph of a portrait of Xavier de Magallon by Georges Dufrenoys, signed by the painter, mounted on cardboard with an unpublished poem written and signed by Xavier de Magallon: Xavier de Magallon dedicates his portrait in verse to the poet Auguste-Pierre Garnier, founder of the poetry journal “La Muse Fran�
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:51 PM
42 - René PERROT (1912–1979, painter, tapestry designer, and engraver) / Large greeting card for 1972, a 4-page insert on fine paper, featuring on the cover an original woodcut signed and numbered (125/150) in pencil in his own hand, with a signed autograph letter on the fourth page (25 x 22 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:51 PM
43 - René PERROT (1912–1979, painter, tapestry designer, and engraver) / Large greeting card for 1973, a 4-page insert on fine paper, featuring on the cover an original woodcut signed and numbered (21/100) in pencil in his own hand, with a signed autograph letter on the third page (25 x 22 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:52 PM
44 - Julien PAVIL (1897–1952, illustrator and draftsman) / Original drawing in black ink, executed, captioned, and signed by the artist, late 1940s (19 x 30 cm): A caricature of the actress Sophie DESMARETS (1922–2012)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:52 PM
45 - Jean PICART LE DOUX (1902–1982, painter and master tapestry maker) / A typewritten letter signed in his own hand, 1 page, quarto size, on his letterhead, June 13, 1977, to Guy Isnard regarding the exhibition organized in Barbizon, at which he was to be the guest of honor
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:53 PM
46 - Pierre PUVIS de CHAVANNES (1824–1898, Symbolist painter) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8, Paris, December 27, 1891: "I am deeply touched by your request, but as flattering as it is for me to be asked to replace our eminent Meissonier as President of the Société des Beaux-Arts in Nice, I find myself forced to decline, as I cannot devote myself to it as I should”
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:53 PM
47 - Raymond RENEFER (1879–1957, Post-Impressionist painter, illustrator, and printmaker) / Original signed drawing (22 x 16.5 cm): various studies in blue and brown ink (cat and dog)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:54 PM
48 - Paul CHARLEMAGNE (1892–1972, painter, illustrator, and theater set designer) / Original drawing executed and signed in pencil by the artist, on the cover of a 1957 greeting card (4 p 10 x 14 cm) with a signed autograph message inside
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:54 PM
49 - Paul CHARLEMAGNE (1892–1972, painter, illustrator, and theater set designer) / Original drawing executed and signed in watercolor (mounted on a sheet measuring 11 x 14 cm)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:55 PM
50 - Poul REUMERT (1883–1968, Danish actor) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, small in-4, Copenhagen, April 1930
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:55 PM
51 - Maxime JUAN (1900–1992, painter and printmaker of Spanish origin) / Original woodcut signed and numbered (132/150) in pencil in his own hand, on the cover of a 4-page insert (each 9.5 x 14.5 cm): this is a greeting card for 1954
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:56 PM
52 - Maxime JUAN (1900–1992, painter and printmaker of Spanish origin) / Original woodcut on fine paper, signed in pencil by the artist (9 x 13 cm): this is a greeting card from 1949
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:56 PM
53 - Gustave PELLET (1859–1919, art publisher, known for publishing the works of Toulouse-Lautrec) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p. in-8 on paper with the “Gustave Pellet” watermark, to the painter and illustrator Louis LEGRAND (1863–1951), whose *Le Livre d’Heures de Louis Legrand* he had just published, March 10, 1902: He reminds him that he has at his disposal “one of the four rejected pieces from the ‘Book of Hours’ that you forgot last time” / Enclosed: the subscription announce
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:57 PM
54 - Louis COIGNARD [Mayenne 1812–1880, landscape painter] / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8, Paris, March 5, 1878, regarding a real estate project: “I won’t be coming to see you because I’m preparing an exhibition; I’m down to the day, the hour, and the minute.”
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:57 PM
55 - CAROLUS-DURAN, Charles-Auguste Durant (known as), Lille, 1837–1917, painter and sculptor) / Original photograph on a postcard, by Reutlinger, signed by the artist himself
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:58 PM
56 - Léon BONNAT (1833–1922, painter) / Postcard from the “Annales politiques et littéraires” collection, signed by him beneath his portrait—postage stamp from 1904 on the back
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:58 PM
57 - Nélie JACQUEMART (1841–1912, painter, wife of the collector Edouard André, with whom she founded the Jacquemart-André Museum) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p., in-8, May 12, 1873
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:59 PM
58 - LOTTERY / Rare ticket from the “Loterie de Bienfaisance du Vase d’Argent ” (1866) to benefit the relief funds of the Associations of Letters and Arts (founded by Baron Taylor), partially mounted on a labeled sheet (ticket 14 x 9.5 cm, signs of age)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 01:59 PM
59 - Fernand LABAT (1889–1959, painter, printmaker, and illustrator) / Lithograph with caption, dated, numbered, and signed in his own hand (21 x 27 cm): “Diane,” artist’s proof 1/5
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:00 PM
60 - Alméry LOBEL-RICHE (1877–1950, painter, engraver, and illustrator) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8, on his letterhead, Paris, December 8, 1925: He makes corrections to his book orders (the recipient has added notes specifying prices and terms)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:00 PM
61 - Pierre PUVIS de CHAVANNES (1824–1898, Symbolist painter) / Signed autograph letter, 1 page in-8 plus address page with postage (postcard), Paris, August 26, 1896, to Jérôme DOUCET (1865–1957): "The proof you sent me is as good as it can be, and since your intention is to include this portrait in your publication, I will not hesitate to use it as is —Besides, it would be impossible for me to make the retouches you’re asking for; I wouldn’t have the time, and I repeat, they seem unnece
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:01 PM
62 - Hermine DAVID [1886–1970, painter and printmaker] / Original etching (11.5 x 14.5 cm overall) signed in pencil by the artist, with "April 19, 1942" written on the back: Allegory of Joan of Arc
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:01 PM
63 - Henri TRESCA (Dunkirk 1814–1885, engineer, professor at the Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers in Paris, member of the Academy of Sciences, author of the “Tresca Criterion,” Father of the “standard meter”; his name is inscribed on one of the pillars of the Eiffel Tower) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p., in-8, on “Conservatoire des Arts Métiers” letterhead, December 10, 1870
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:02 PM
64 - Emilio GRAU SALA (1911–1975, Spanish painter and illustrator) / Authentic steel engraving signed on the plate, 4-page insert (10 x 13.5 cm) containing a signed autograph letter with best wishes for 1952
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:02 PM
65 - Edmond de ROTHSCHILD (1926–1997, banker) / Autographed card, 2 pages, large oblong in-12 format addressed to him, in which he thanks an author for sending him a book that he will find fascinating, and for the dedication, which gave him great pleasure
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:03 PM
66 - Baroness Liliane de ROTHSCHILD (1926–2003, patron of the arts) / Typewritten letter signed in her own hand, 1 page, quarto, January 25, 1973, to Louis MERLIN (1901–1976, media executive, President of the “Ligue du Cœur”): She will arrange to “sell” a few lithographs from Maeght to benefit the charity chaired by Merlin
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:03 PM
67 - Marshal FRANCHET D'ESPEREY (Louis, 1856–1942, Marshal of France in 1921) / Autographed, signed card, 2 pages, in-8 format, on his Marshal's letterhead, March 14, 1923
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:04 PM
68 - Oscar of Prussia (Oskar von Preussen, 1888–1958, German prince of the House of Hohenzollern, son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Major General) / Postcard in German, handwritten and signed by him, with address and postage, Potsdam, June 19, 1923, to Professor Eugen Kolb (part missing without affecting the text)
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:04 PM
69 - Louis-Ferdinand of PRUSSIA (1907–1994, grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Head of the German Imperial Family from 1951 to 1994) / Hand-signed card, 1 p. in-8 oblong, September 1967, envelope included: A note of thanks in response to condolences following the death of his wife, née Kira Kirillovna of Russia
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:05 PM
70 - Isabelle d'ORLEANS-BRAGANCE (1911–2003, Countess of PARIS) and Henri d'ORLEANS (1908–1999, Count of PARIS) / Greeting card for 1968, 4-page insert in-8, from Louveciennes, with a handwritten letter signed by the Count of Paris and countersigned by the Countess
Ongoing auction
€10
Until November 10 | 02:05 PM
71 - Eulalia de BOURBON (1864–1958, Infanta of Spain, wife of Antoine d'ORLEANS, son of the Duke of Montpensier, Duchess of GALLIERA, woman of letters) / Autograph signed letter, Paris, March 29, 1945, to the Marquise d’Auray
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:06 PM
72 - Marie de REGNIER (1875–1963, a woman of letters writing under the pseudonym Gérard d’Houville, daughter of José-María de Heredia, wife of Henri de Régnier, and mistress of Pierre Louÿs) / Receipt from the *Revue des deux Mondes* dated October 3, 1938, signed in her own hand (This is for her payment for her “Spectacles” articles from July and August 1938) / Enclosed: cover of the "Revue des deux Mondes" dated September 15, 1948, on which Gérard d'Houville is listed in the table of c
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:06 PM
73 - Gaston MONNERVILLE (Cayenne, 1897–1991; leading figure in the Radical Party; Representative from French Guiana; Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; President of the Senate from 1958 to 1968) / Signed autograph card, 2 pages, oblong in-8 format, on Senate Presidency letterhead, to his friend, attorney Herry Torrès
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:07 PM
74 - Jacques SOUSTELLE (1912–1990, ethologist and member of the Académie française, member of the Free French Forces, Secretary-General of the RPF, Governor-General of Algeria, who served several times as a minister under General de Gaulle but broke with him during the Algerian War, and who, along with the OAS, supported a “French Algeria”—a stance that earned him six years of exile) / Original vintage photograph from the 1950s showing him alongside General de Gaulle, which he autographed a
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:07 PM
75 - Jean BOROTRA (1898–1994, tennis player and politician) / Typewritten letter signed in his own hand, 1 page, quarto size, on his letterhead, May 9, 1974
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:08 PM
76 - GASTRONOMY - Marcel ROUFF (1877–1936, Swiss-born gastronome, one of the founders of the Académie des Gastronomes) / Postcard written and signed in his own hand in Lausanne on September 18, 1907, to Lucien Descaves
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:08 PM
77 - GYP (Sybille Riquetti de Mirabeau, wife of Martel dit, 1849–1932, salon hostess, novelist, and illustrator, a leading figure in Belle Époque Paris) / Autograph letter signed “Mirabeau Martel,” 3 pages, in-8 format, on letterhead bearing a wax seal with a coat of arms and her motto “Et puis après?”, written in her large handwriting in violet ink: She recommends to her correspondent a young woman who is about to take the entrance exam for the Conservatory
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:09 PM
78 - Juliette ADAM (1836–1936, writer and feminist salon hostess) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p., oblong in-8, December 14, 1882, to a general: “One of my friends, from a very good family, Madame Ney, the captain’s wife, is going to Tunis to accompany her husband, who is traveling to Gabès. You would be very kind to court her favor, introduce her to Madame Cambon, and recommend her on my behalf to Mr. Cambon so that she will not be too isolated in Tunis” [Paul CAMBON was at that time Reside
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:09 PM
79 - Charles PLISNIER (1896–1952, Belgian writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1937, Walloon activist) / A fine collection: 1°) Original menu from the luncheon hosted in honor of Charles Plisnier on the occasion of his winning the Prix Goncourt by his Belgian friends on February 22, 1938, in Viviers, presided over by the philosopher Maurice Wilmotte, 4 pp., in-8 format; the cover reproduces that of *Faux Passeports*, published by Editions Corrêa – 2°) Autograph signed postcard by Charles Pli
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:10 PM
80 - Alphonse CHODRON de COURCEL (1835–1919, diplomat and politician, owner of the Château d'Athis-Mons; he was Bernadette Chirac’s great-grandfather) / Signed autograph letter, 1 page, small 8vo, on "Château d'Athis" letterhead, October 6, 1899
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:10 PM
81 - Félicité de LAMENNAIS (Saint-Malo, 1782–1854, priest, philosopher, and politician) / Signed autograph letter, 1 page in-12 format, plus an address page, to François GERVAIS (known as “de Caen,” 1803–1867, one of the most influential members of the Republican Party): He informs him of the “return, with many thanks,” of the book that his correspondent had kindly lent him
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:11 PM
82 - Louis HACHETTE (Rethel, 1800–1864, the famous publisher and founder of the publishing house that still bears his name) / Charming autographed calling card: his signature on the front, a few words of thanks on the back (small format (6 x 3 cm))
Starting price
€10
Until November 10 | 02:11 PM
83 - Ernest DAUDET (1837–1921, writer and journalist, older brother of Alphonse) / Autograph signed letter, 1 p., in-8: "The sculptor Soldi would be very pleased to have a bas-relief he has at the Salon reproduced in *Le Monde Illustré* —He is a talented man recommended to me by the advertising agent for the Rothschilds and the Comptoir d’Escompte, whom we would be happy to assist—So if you would be willing to have this reproduction made for him, you would be doing me a favor and serving us
Starting price
€10
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84 - Xavier ROUX (1850–1922, serial writer) / Signed autograph manuscript, 5 pages, large 8vo, with cross-outs and corrections; used for printing, hence the layout markings: This is a "fantasy" titled "Tous innocents!" published in *La Vie contemporaine* on October 28, 1896—an amusing comedy featuring an investigating judge and a defendant in his office (Following the revelation of certain cases of miscarriages of justice in the press, the Minister issued instructions: the judge explains that “
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:12 PM
85 - Wladimir LEFEVRE d'ORMESSON (1888–1973, diplomat and writer, member of the Académie française) / Autograph letter signed “Wladimir,” 4 pages in-4, on letterhead of the Société Française de Banque de Dépôts, Brussels (his father was the French ambassador to Belgium), July 17, 1908 (he was not yet 20 years old), to Edmond Napoléon Mortier de Trévise (1883–1946, future Duke of Trévise): He mentions his father, who is about to present his letters of recall to the King; they are lea
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:13 PM
86 - Paul CHACK (1876–1945, a naval officer and writer; he was executed after the Liberation for collaboration) / Signed autograph letter, 3 pages, in-8 format, on letterhead from the Historical Service of the Naval General Staff, Paris, July 29, 1932, to a colleague—also a naval officer and writer—congratulating him on his promotion to Officer of the Legion of Honor
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:13 PM
87 - Pierre-Jean de BERANGER (1780–1857, songwriter) / Signed autograph letter, 1 page, in-8, Passy, February 4, 1846: He orders two sheets of wine “as he usually supplies me with” and six bottles of top-quality rum
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:14 PM
88 - Han RYNER (Jacques Ner, 1861–1938, anarchist and pacifist philosopher and writer) / Postcard written and signed in his own hand, sent from Sisteron on July 27, 1914 (postmark): He thanks the critic from the Chartres newspaper “L’Olivier” for his “very fine article”: “I am in Sisteron for two months, working on the rough draft of a future novel.”
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:14 PM
89 - Henry de MONTHERLANT (1895–1972, writer and member of the Académie française) / Hand-signed typewritten letter, 1 page, quarto, Paris, March 3, 1967, to Louis MERLIN (1901–1976, journalist, founder of Europe 1): "Since I write neither to make money nor to be read, but simply because it amuses me, your views on how to attract large audiences and funding (particularly in the theater) interest me because you’ve been directly involved in the process, though they don’t resonate much with me
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:15 PM
90 - SAINT-GEORGES DE BOUHELIER (Stéphane-Georges Lepelletier de Bouhélier, known as, Rueil, 1876–1947, playwright, poet, and novelist) / Handwritten manuscript, 1 page, large quarto: This is page 297 of the manuscript of his play “Le Sang de Danton,” a play in 3 acts and 25 scenes that was performed at the Comédie Française in 1931
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:15 PM
91 - Henry BORDEAUX (1870–1963, novelist and member of the Académie française) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p., in-8, letterhead "Chalet du Maupas - Cognin - Chambéry - Savoie," August 10, 1913 (postmark on preserved envelope) - A lovely reference to his autobiographical novel *La Maison*, published in 1912: “—Where are you going? —Home. —That’s how the little boys and girls you meet as they’re leaving school or returning from the fields answer. —They say ‘home’ as if there wer
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:16 PM
92 - Jean RICHEPIN (1849–1926, poet and playwright) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages in-12, regarding the composer of a piece of music based on his poem “Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux” / Enclosed: Photo on a postcard
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:16 PM
93 - Francis de CROISSET (Wiener de Croisset, 1877–1937, playwright, novelist, and librettist; a socialite who was a frequent guest of Marcel Proust and inspired the character of Jacques du Rozier in his *In Search of Lost Time*) / Signed autograph letter, 1 p. in-8, on letterhead bearing his Paris address, March 6, 1910: “Convinced that you will be pleased to share in my great happiness, I am very pleased to announce my upcoming marriage to Madame Maurice Bischoffsheim” [He was to marry the wi
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:17 PM
94 - Marie DORMOY (1886–1979, writer and companion of Paul Léautaud) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, oblong in-8 [to Gabriel Reuillard]
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:17 PM
95 - Léon BRUNSCHVICG (1869–1944, philosopher) / Signed autograph letter, 1 page, in-4, Paris, December 11, 1936, to a friend: He had the pages received from his correspondent added to the “sciences” file so that they could appear in the “Bulletin” (presumably the Bulletin of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, of which Brunschvicg had been President since 1932)
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:18 PM
96 - Charles MISSOL (Poet-Winemaker) / Letter written and signed in his own hand, 2 pages, in-4 (21 x 26 cm), from Lyon
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:18 PM
97 - Dreyfus Affair - Constant Coquelin the Elder (1841–1909), actor / Signed autograph letter, 1 p. in-8, written on a reused, opened envelope, to the journalist and Republican politician Charles Laurent [1849–1928]: Regarding an appraisal of paintings conducted by the painter Jean-Charles Cazin, a friend and fellow countryman of Coquelin - Paintings (including one by Jean-François Millet) belonging to a friend of Laurent’s that were offered to Coquelin, a great art lover and collector: “Th
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:19 PM
98 - Marie GASQUET (née Girard, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 1872–1960), a Provençal woman of letters; her father was the Provençal poet Marius Girard, and she married Joachim Gasquet, a poet and friend of Paul Cézanne; goddaughter of Frédéric Mistral, she was named “Queen of the Félibrige” in 1892) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages in-4, Paris, February 1, 1926, to a critic who had just reviewed her lecture on the troubadours
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:19 PM
99 - Guy des CARS (Guy de Pérusse des Cars, 1911–1993, best-selling novelist, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1941) / Signed autograph card, 1 p., small oblong 8vo: A tribute upon the death of his brother, Duke Louis de Pérusse des Cars (1961)
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€10
Until November 10 | 02:20 PM
100 - François CHALAIS (1919–1996, renowned reporter and film critic) / Signed autograph letter, 2 pages, in-8 (14 x 21 cm), November 3, 1957
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€10
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