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Famous and very moving letter published in La Plume of November 15, 1890 under the title...

Famous and very moving letter published in La Plume of November 15, 1890 under the title L’Enterrement de Baudelaire: « I had accompanied, very young and all obscure as I was, the coffin of Baudelaire »

by [BAUDELAIRE] Paul VERLAINE

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[BAUDELAIRE] VERLAINE, Paul (1844-1896)
Autograph letter signed " Paul Verlaine " to Léon Deschamps for the journal La Plume
Paris, 19th October 1890, 1 p. in-8
Previous mounting mark on verso, fold mark, slight missing bit on upper margin affecting two letters
Famous and very moving letter published in La Plume of November 15, 1890 under the title L'Enterrement de Baudelaire


" Mon cher Deschamps,
En lisant dans votre dernier numéro le si éloquent article de Cladel, je me suis remémoré une visite à la tombe de Baudelaire que je fis il y a cinq ans en Compagnie de Charles Morice. J'étais allé au cimetière Montparnasse pour porter une couronne à une personne qui me fut quelque chose comme Maria Clemns fut à Edgar Poe*. Ce devoir presque filial accompli, mon cher Morice et moi, nous nous enquîmes de la tombe de Baudelaire ; mais, comme je savais que le grand poète était inhumé dans la sépulture du général Aupick, nous n'eûmes pas à nous heurter à toutes les navrantes (et honteuses… Read More
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Famous and important letter in which Ravel reacts to critics on La Valse, his first major work of...
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Famous and important letter in which Ravel reacts to critics on La Valse, his first major work of the post-war period, while explaining its artistic significance: « An upward progression of sound »

by Maurice RAVEL

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RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937)
Autograph letter signed " Maurice Ravel " to Maurice Emmanuel[Le Belvédère, Montfort-l'Amaury (S. & O.)], " 14/10/[19]22 ", 4 p. in-8°With stamped autograph envelope (cut out in upper left margin)Annotation "À Maurice Emmanuel" from another hand
Famous and important letter in which Ravel reacts to critics on La Valse, his first major work of the post-war period, while explaining its artistic significance

" Cher Monsieur,En rentrant à Montfort(1), je trouve votre aimable lettre, et celle de M. Bleuzet(2). La partition que vous allez recevoir indique en effet les intentions de l'auteur. Ce sont les seules dont il faille tenir compte. Ce " poème chorégraphique " est écrit pour la scène. La 1ère en est réservée à l'opéra de Vienne, qui le donnera… quand il pourra.Il faut croire que cette œuvre a besoin d'être éclairée par les feux de la rampe,tant elle a provoqué de commentaires étranges. Tandis que les uns y découvraient un dessein parodique, voire… Read More
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Famous and last portrait of the poet by Otto in preparation for his candidacy for the French Academy

Famous and last portrait of the poet by Otto in preparation for his candidacy for the French Academy: Original photograph by Otto

by Paul VERLAINE

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VERLAINE, Paul (1844-1896)
Original photograph of Paul Verlaine by Otto Wegener
[Paris, 1893], cabinet format (10,8 x 16,8 cm)
Period albumen portrait mounted on thick cardboard and embossed in the photographer's credit
Tiny spots, remarkable original condition
Famous and last portrait of the poet by Otto in preparation for his candidacy for the French Academy


Paul Verlaine commissioned the photographer to take a series of portraits when he considered applying for the Académie Française. Several tests are then carried out.
For these photographs, the poet poses with the famous scarf of the house Charvet, which had been given to him by Robert de Montesquiou.
Three years before his death, the poet appears the Socratic face, the hunchbacked forehead, his gaze sunk under the eyebrow arch, sporting the chamaré scarf of which he was so proud.
This portrait is one of the most famous of the poet, it is presented here in a remarkable state of preservation.
Swedish-born photographer Otto Wegener (1849-1922)… Read More
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Famous letter to Léon Daudet, a few days after the publication of Death on credit. In a solemn...

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CELINE, Louis-Ferdinand (1894-1961)
Autograph letter signed " Louis Destouches (LF Céline) " to Léon Daudet
[Paris, May 1936], 8 pp. large in-4°
Ink stains, tiny tears on margins, typographical note on first page
Famous letter to Léon Daudet, a few days after the publication of Death on credit. In a solemn tone, Céline develops in detail on his writing style, evokes Journey to the end of the night, Death on credit, its origins, the criticism
One of the most important letters about his literary work


" Cher Maître, la critique (en général) fait preuve contre mon nouveau livre d'une partialité écœurante. Il s'agit de me faire payer cher le succès du "Voyage" (acquis en grande partie grâce à vous). Tous les moyens sont bons pour me faire passer pour un rusé, un farceur, un maniaque, enfin et surtout, bien plus grave encore, pour un ennuyeux !… Rien n'y manque ! On ne me lit même pas. Le siège est fait ! Il s'agit de nuire le plus possible et de propos délibéré. Sans aucune… Read More
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Famous portrait of young Marcel Proust by Paul Boyer, the only known period print

Famous portrait of young Marcel Proust by Paul Boyer, the only known period print

by [PROUST] Paul BOYER

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[PROUST] BOYER, Paul (1861-1952)
Original photograph by Paul Boyer (successor to Otto Van Bosch)Period albumin print (c. 1891). Carte-de-visite format (90 x 58 mm) laminated on thick cardboard with the photographer's name. Golden edges.Some tiny spots, annotations on versoMante-Proust collection stamp on versoVery good original condition
Famous portrait of young Marcel Proust by Paul Boyer, the only known period print
Like his portrait by Jacques-Émile Blanche painted at the same time, we find here the same thin mustache and delicate face of the writer.Portraitist Paul Boyer took over Otto Van Bosch's Paris studio in 1888. Located on Boulevard des Capucines and in Trouville, he worked until 1909.
This precious print was kept by the Proust family until 2016
Bibliography:Proust. Documents iconographiques – G. Cattaui, Pierre Cailler, 1956, n°35Passion Proust – L'album d'une vie, J. Picon, Paris, Textuel, 1999, p. 46Marcel Proust, l'Arche et la Colombe, M. Naturel, Michel Lafon, p. 59… Read More
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Famous poem from his collection Enamels and Cameos, the pinnacle of the romantic aesthetic that...

Famous poem from his collection Enamels and Cameos, the pinnacle of the romantic aesthetic that prefigures the Parnassism movement: « And on the mournful, doleful hill / I see my final dwelling-place »

by Théophile GAUTIER

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GAUTIER, Théophile (1811-1872)
Autograph poem signed " Théophile Gautier " [N.p.n.d], 1 p. in-8° in black ink on blue laid paper Old stamp residue, tiny missing bit on top right angle, fold marks
Famous poem from his collection Enamels and Cameos, the pinnacle of the romantic aesthetic that prefigures the Parnassism movement

" Denier vœu
Voilà longtemps que je vous aime : L'aveu remonte à dix-huit ans ! – Vous êtes rose, je suis blême ; J'ai les hivers, vous les printemps.
Des lilas blancs de cimetière Prés de mes tempes ont fleuri, J'aurai bientôt la touffe entière Pour ombrager mon front flétri
Mon soleil pâli qui décline Va disparaître à l'horizon, Et sur la funèbre colline Je vois ma dernière maison.
Oh ! que de votre lèvre il tombe Sur ma lèvre un tardif baiser, Pour que je puisse dans ma tombe Le cœur tranquille, reposer !
Théophile Gautier "
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"A long time have I known you… Why,
Full eighteen years, I must confess!
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Fascinating letter opening the last chapter of his life: his second trip to Polynesia - Gauguin...

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GAUGUIN, Paul (1848-1903)
Autograph letter signed " Paul Gauguin " to Daniel de Monfreid
[Tahiti], November 1895, 3/4 p. in-4°
Tears on folds, some spots and browning
Fascinating letter opening the last chapter of his life: his second trip to Polynesia
Gauguin evokes his settlement in Tahiti, his life of sexual and financial debauchery, his desires for painting and his family, who remained in Europe


" Mon cher Daniel
À l'heure où je reçois votre aimable lettre je n'ai pas encore touché un pinceau si ce n'est pour faire un vitrail dans mon atelier. Il m'a fallu rester à Papeete en camp volant, prendre une décision ; finalement me faire construire une grande case tahitienne dans la campagne. Par exemple c'est superbe comme exposition à l'ombre, sur le bord de la route et derrière moi une vue de la montagne épastrouillante. Figurez-vous une grande cage à moineaux grillée de bambous avec toit en chaume de cocotier, divisée en deux parties par les rideaux de mon ancien atelier. Une des deux… Read More
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Fascinating and immersive letter of the master, at the heart of the creation of his masterpieces
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Fascinating and immersive letter of the master, at the heart of the creation of his masterpieces: « Because of sculpture I am forced to neglect painting »

by Alberto GIACOMETTI

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GIACOMETTI, Alberto (1901-1966)
Autograph letter signed " Alberto Giacometti " to David ThompsonParis, 2th August 1956, 3 p. in-8°
Fascinating and immersive letter of the master, at the heart of the creation of his masterpieces
" Cher Monsieur ThompsonJe vous remercie votre très gentille lettre et pardonnez-moi de n'avoir pas répondu plus vite, je n'ai pas encore envoyé la petite tête parce qu'elle était exposée à Berne, maintenant elle est de retour et je vais la donner à Foisset pour vous l'envoyer donc vous pouvez être sûr de la recevoir.Je veux toujours faire les deux grandes sculptures et cela j'espère encore pendant cet hiver.J'ai commencé plusieurs sculptures que je vais travailler pendant les prochains mois et celles-ci devraient me rendre possible de faire les grandes. A cause de la sculpture je suis obligé de négliger la peinture et le dessin pour le moment, donc je ne veux pas penser à faire en même temps des peintures pour votre nouvelle salle mais je vous dirai quand… Read More
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Fiery declarations to her lover Yves Montand, in the first weeks of their relationship, and only...
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Fiery declarations to her lover Yves Montand, in the first weeks of their relationship, and only a few days after the Allied victory: « I love you to death »

by Edith PIAF

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PIAF, Édith (1915-1963)
Autograph letter signed " Eydith " to Yves Montand" Nevers, 16th May 1945 at noon and twenty three minutes ", 2 p. 1/2 in-8° on scholar paperTears on folds and upper margin[For easier reading, we have transcribed the letter with correct spelling]
Fiery declarations to her lover Yves Montand, in the first weeks of their relationship, and only a few days after the Allied victory

" Mon tout petit à moi si grand. C'est odieusement triste, j'ai envie de pleurer à chaque seconde, chéri, mon chéri, oh il faut que tu me viennes, je n'en peux plus, je t'aime à en crever. Ce train qui est parti avec moi sans toi, quel salaud m'amour, mon grand, ma vie ! Je n'ai pas le courage de te parler d'autre chose que NOUS ! Tout ce que je sais, tout ce qui bourdonne dans ma tête au ton d'un chant intense, c'est qu'il y a toi toi toi toi toi. Quel cafard, quel truc moche que notre séparation, quelle connerie surtout. Et toi ? Comment es-tu ? Comment peux-tu vivre ? Dis comment ? Oh ma… Read More
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Fiery love letter to Victor Hugo with numerous erotic allusions
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Fiery love letter to Victor Hugo with numerous erotic allusions: « I like the violent and expeditious genre »

by [HUGO] Juliette DROUET

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[HUGO] Juliette DROUET (1806-1883)
Autograph letter signed " Juliette " to Victor Hugo
N.p, 12 February [1849], 4 pp. in-8°
Collection stamp on first page
Fiery love letter to Victor Hugo with numerous erotic allusions


" Bonjour, mon doux petit homme, bonjour, bonjour avec le soleil et l'amour, bonjour.
Il est probable que vous êtes encore enfoui dans vos draps et sous vos couvertures mais je saurai bien vous trouver si vous voulez me laisser attenter à votre pudeur de représentant et d'ex pair de France. J'ai été étonnée hier de la facilité avec laquelle vous avez consenti à sacrifier votre soirée pour une gueulardise au risque de vous ennuier comme un spectateur de l'ile de tohu-bohu. Ceci m'a prouvé que vous vous apparteniez un peu plus que je ne croyais et qu'il suffisait seulement de vous payer de la viande pour avoir vos faveurs qu'à cela ne tienne je vous en fournirai de la viande et des chaires fraiches même si vous en usez.
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First drat manuscript containing three stanzas of the poem Tout le passé et tout l‘avenir,...

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HUGO, Victor (1802-1885)
Autograph draft of a poem fragmentN.p.n.d, [Guernesey, c. 1854], 1 p. in-12° on thin blue paperIrregular left margin (see scan)
Precious first drat manuscript containing three stanzas of the poem Tout le passé et tout l'avenir, published in La Légende des siècles
[We transcribe the fragment of the poem as published in 1877]
" Ils bravent l'océan plein de magnificenceOù flottent le mystère et la toute-puissance ;Ils souillent le gouffre irrité ;Sans prendre garde au vent qui s'épuise en huées,Ils lèvent leur bannière au milieu des nuées,Ces drapeaux de l'immensité !
Ils ont pour dieux la force et la ruse aux yeux louches ;Ils font chanter des chants aux trompettes farouchesDont nous, esprits, nous frissonnons,Et rouler, balafrant la nature sacrée,Sur les champs, sur les blés, sur les fleurs que Dieu créeLa roue horrible des canons.
Les générations meurent pour leur caprice.Ils disent au tombeau : Prends l'homme et qu'il périsse !Ô nains, pires que les… Read More
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First draft, unpublished manuscript with multiple corrections for "Le Voyageur", one of the most beautiful and important poems of the Alcools collection: The oldest and only manuscript of this poem still in private hands

by Guillaume APOLLINAIRE

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APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume (1880-1918)
First draft manuscript for the poem "Le Voyageur", from the poem collection Alcools
N.p.n.d [c. 1909-1910], 2 p. in-4to, black ink, multiple corrections.
Fold marks, very slight missing bit on top right corner without affecting the text, some small tears on left hand margin.
First draft, unpublished manuscript with multiple corrections for "Le Voyageur", one of the most beautiful and important poems of the Alcools
collection.
Apollinaire has drawn, amongst various sketches of animals, a superb cubist portrait representing two sailors.
The oldest and only manuscript of this poem still in private hands.
This document contains two poems or draft poems.
The poem, on the verso, is the declension of twenty-seven verses that develop the adventures of two sailors, verses that constitute the heart of the famous poem "Le Voyageur", first published in the journal Les Soirées de Paris (1912), then in Alcools (1913).
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Flaubert takes an ironic look at Baudelaire’s candidacy for the Académie française

Flaubert takes an ironic look at Baudelaire’s candidacy for the Académie française: « Yesterday I received a letter from Baudelaire inviting me to ask for your voice for his candidacy to the Academy »

by [BAUDELAIRE] Gustave FLAUBERT

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[BAUDELAIRE] FLAUBERT, Gustave (1821-1880)
Autograph letter signed " Gus Flaubert " to Jules Sandeau
Croisset, 26 January [1862], 2 p. in-8 on blue laid paper
Fold marks, some frictions
Flaubert takes an ironic look at Baudelaire's candidacy for the Académie française


" J'ai une singulière requête à vous faire, mon cher ami.
Voici l'histoire :
J'ai reçu hier une lettre de Baudelaire m'invitant à solliciter votre voix pour sa candidature à l'Académie.
Or, comme je trouve insolent de vous donner, en cette matière, un conseil, je vous prie de lui donner votre voix, si vous ne l'avez pas déjà promise à quelqu'un.
Le candidat m'engage à vous dire " ce que vous je pense de lui ". Vous devez connaître ses œuvres. Quant à moi, certainement, si j'étais de l'honorable assemblée, j'aimerais à le voir assis entre Villemain et Nisard ! Quel beau tableau !
Faites cela ! Nommez-le ! Ce sera beau. Il paraît que Sainte-Beuve y tient.
Je ne sais rien de toutes ces choses dans mon petit trou,… Read More
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KEROUAC, Jack (1922-1969)
Typed letter signed twice " Jack " and " Jack Kerouac " to Granville H. Jones [Northport, New York, 22 November 1960] 2 p. in-4°, with enveloppe Fold marks, small sport on lower margin of page 2
A fine letter – partly unpublished – in which kerouac speaks of his legendary novel On the Road and the criticism he has been the subject of, his faith in writing, his disgust with celebrity and more broadly his vision of the evolution of American society
"Dear Granville, Your thesis was given to me by Jas. Benenson. It is such a neat volume, I mean the typing, the exhaustive bibliographies, the whole works. It is the only thing too that has made me happy in three years, since the publication of On the Road and the subsequent sickeningness of 'being famous' (being used by everybody and his uncle) and of course the nausea of phoney criticisms based on the wrong reasons (as for instance those who 'admire' for being so 'wild & irresponsible' etc.) What you've written about me has… Read More
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