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‎LAUREMBERG, P‎

‎Het hernieuwde en verbeterde Acerra Philologica van P. Lauremberg. Dat is: zes honderd nutte en gedenkwaardige geschiedenissen als ook zeer vermakelyke reden-kavelingen. Tot nut der lees-gierige jeugd en een noodzakelyk onderwys tot bevordering der geleerdheid. Uit de beroemste zo Grieksche als Latynsche geschigtschryvers by een gesteld en nu in beter order geschikt en uitgegeven door Joh. Hajenius S.S. Th.C.‎

‎Amsterdam By Nicolaas ten Hoorn 1701. 8vo. XII778 recte 77228 p. Contemporary vellum 18 cm Ref: STCN ppn 180126784; cf. Graesse 4122 Details: A frontispiece designed by I. Goeree and executed by C. Huibertz depicting some mythological figures. Woodcut printer's mark on the title depicting a pedestal loaded with all kinds of symbols of the arts and sciences Condition: Vellum soiled front joint partly split. Paper yellowing Note: 'Medieval education drew heavily from classical authors for pagan learning was necessary for understanding the Scripture. The focus often was on memorizing sententiae and offering exempla and anecdotes that exemplified virtues.' The Classical Tradition Cambr. Mass. 2010 p. 294 Formal education in the classical tradition unfolded in the 16th/18th century 'on three levels. Instruction began in the elementary school where boys at the age of 6 or 7 began to study reading writing arithmetic and basic Christian doctrine. Latin was supposed to predominate although the vernacular regularly crept in. Students remained here for 3 or 4 years after which most quit to become servants day laborers or agricultural workers. The others went to the secondary school whose curriculum was based on Latin grammar and the humanistic doctrines . With this Latin base students could proceed to a university'. Op. cit. 295/95 § A widely read and popular schoolbook for the secondary school in Germany and The Netherlands of that period was this 'Acerra Philologica'. An 'acerra' is an incense box and this 'treasure box' contained a great variety of useful funny memorable and moralizing stories from ancient authorities. The German scholar Petrus Lauremberg is the excerptor of this encyclopedic collection of morally educating short stories. § Peter Lauremberg born in 1585 was since 1614 'Professor der Physik und Mathematik' at the newly established academic Gymnasium at Hamburg. In 1624 he went to Rostock to lecture as 'Professor der Poesie'. He died there in 1639. He wrote a great number of small works on medicin mathematics astronomy but also on music and rhetoric. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 1859 His 'Acerra Philologica' was first published in Rostock in 1635 and it started with 200 stories. It was a great commercial and educational success for dozens of editions appeared until deep into the 18th century. The work gradually was expanded to 300 1640 400 1646 500 1658 600 1658 and finally 700 1688. § The 'Acerra' was translated into Dutch in the 17th century by J.L. Blasius and published in 1661 & 1682. In 1701 the Rector of the 'Schola Latina' at Nijmegen Johannes Hajenius published a new augmented and revised Dutch translation. It was repeated in 1717 1734 and 1756. The 'exempla' and 'anecdotes' are concluded by 'Sententiae' where Hajenius packages the morale in a few catchy sometimes rhyming phrases. In the preface Hajenius does not use the metaphor of the incense box he rather wants to present a tasty and appetizing meal from which every one could take what he fancied. Hajenius published the collection not only for schoolboys he says but also for the illiterate i.e. those who cannot read Latin. In this way they could learn in one hour a day what a student learned on the university in many a year. Without knowledge of literature and history one could be considered to be an educated person. p. 1 recto & verso of the preface So the aim of this collections was also to spread a body of classical thought among the less educated those who didnot visit or finish the 'Schola Latina'. Hajenius also inserted a chapter on tabacco. No. 72 This is a funny chapter for more than one reason. It is not only anchronistic but every educated Dutchman of a certain age associates the name Hajenius with the famous tobacco shop of P.G.C. Hajenius 'the old master' of Dutch cigar stores since 1826. Since 1914 the store has been housed in a fine Art Déco building on the Amsterdam Rokin Collation: 6 irregularly signed A-3D8 some irregular pagination Photographs on request hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 120427

‎LAURENCE HOUSMAN‎

‎1916 Unpublished Autograph Poem Handwritten and Delivered by Laurence Housman in New York: A Queer English Writer and Suffragist’s Wartime Appeal for Peace Equality and the Moral Renewal of the New World‎

‎LONDON ENGLAND UK. Good with no dust jacket. 1916. Decorative Cloth. On offer is an unpublished autograph poem handwritten by English dramatist illustrator and reformer Laurence Housman 1865–1959 an internationally celebrated playwright pacifist and early queer rights advocate. In 1916 Housman was at a moment of creative and ideological fervor: a queer English moralist witnessing the New World during Europe’s collapse into war. From the first stanza of his poem his dinner-table gratitude becomes an appeal for peace human fellowship and the suffragist’s dream of equality beyond empire. Housman sailed to America on the S. S. California and arrived in New York on March 1 1916 for his first ever visit and speaking tour. On the day he arrived on American soil he addressed his peers at the New York Players Club describing himself as“an ardent suffragist” clarifying his plans to give “several talks before suffrage gatherings” during his two months in America and stating that he is motivated by the “conditions which the war has imposed on women in England has made me stronger in my desire to see women sharing equal rights with men. The war has forced women to work alongside men at occupations that are entirely new to them…” New York Tribune March 2 1916. Two days later at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park he gave an interview to Nixola Greeley-Smith for The Evening World published in the Evening World on Mar 6 calling New York “an over-masculine city” and arguing that the world’s collapse lay in men’s worship of hardness and property. Between these public statements and his first scheduled lecture at the National Arts Club on March 8 1916 Housman attended a convivial Monday gathering memorialized in this poem framed as an after-dinner toast yet weighted with moral urgency. The poem simultaneously honours and appeals to his American contemporaries. He opens in light self-mockery: “‘Twas my delight on a Monday night As I chanced to be in the localityOf your chamber of Tubs to sample the club’sHebdamoal hospitality. ”The lilting rhythm and comic diction are deliberate masks. What begins as social verse quickly turns into transatlantic reflection. Housman contrasts the free fellowship of his New York hosts with the murderous tribalism consuming Europe. Another excerpt: “Relaxed from the weight all horror and hate Of Europe’s bloody necrophilists I tucked in my knees quite smugly at ease With dramatists painters and novelists. …There close on one bench sat German and FrenchAnd Japanese come from the Yellow Seas And Russian and Hun were sharing the fun Forgetting their racial jealousies. ”Across these stanzas the club becomes a microcosm of peace its international ease a rebuke to“the Old World’s savage diplomacies”. The humor ripens into moral vision: Housman sees in America what he no longer sees in Europe—an instinct for cooperation un-poisoned by imperial pride. Still neutral in early 1916 the United States represented for him a moral frontier a country that might prove civilization could be sustained by intellect and empathy rather than domination. The poet’s tone initially genial grows exhortative: “It’s the Head not the Heart that still keeps us apart…There’s Peace knocking sure at America’s door If she’ll only have courage to open it. ”In this closing appeal Housman urges America to become the conscience that Europe in its masculine self-destruction had forfeited. From his vantage the United States stood as the possible inheritor of a more humane order one that valued life above property and reason above violence. Beneath its convivial surface the poem reads as a transatlantic sermon: a queer humanist’s hope that the gentler instincts of art intellect and fellowship might survive in the New World even as they perished in the Old. The reference to a “chamber of Tubs” and “Hebdomadal hospitality” likely nods to one of the weekly arts-club dinners around Gramercy Park perhaps the Players or the National Arts Club where dramatists painters and novelists gathered on Monday evenings. The phrase is likely Housman’s own humorous coinage. As an artifact this piece stands at the intersection of literature gender history wartime conscience and transatlantic reform. It documents Housman’s first week in America his first direct appeal to an American audience and his earliest poetic response to the United States—a nation he imagined as moral heir to a Europe undone by its own masculinity. Written by a pacifist homosexual suffragist in the middle of the Great War it fuses charm and prophecy dinner talk and diplomacy turning gratitude into theology. The poem remains unpublished and unrecorded and its date five days after arrival makes it the earliest known creative work from his 1916 tour. Autograph poem on two lined leaves in Housman’s hand signed and dated March 6 1916; mounted photograph opposite showing Housman with a group of men in formal dress one likely his brother A. E. Housman ; bound in red-marbled boards with cloth spine and manuscript title label. Bright clean and well-preserved; Good condition. BIO NOTES: Laurence Housman 1865–1959 was a playwright illustrator and reformer whose blend of aestheticism and activism made him one of the moral architects of early-twentieth-century Britain. A founder of the Men’s League for Women’s Suffrage and later of the British Society for Sex Psychology he championed pacifism socialism and sexual honesty long before such positions were safe. As the brother of poet A. E. Housman he shared the family’s literary refinement but turned his art toward ethical theatre and public conscience. His private homosexuality lived in celibate integrity shaped his philosophy of tenderness and reason over force. His fantasy play Prunella 1906 achieved New York success under Winthrop Ames in 1914 paving the way for his American tour of 1916. During the war he lectured widely on art citizenship and peace arguing that the enfranchisement of women and the rejection of militarism were inseparable moral imperatives. A Club Dinner Memory composed in New York during his opening week remains a rare firsthand document linking queer authorship suffrage activism and wartime humanism across the Atlantic. ; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 3 pages; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY BRITAIN BRITISH BRITISH EMPIRE RAF World War I WW I TRAVEL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT WORLD WAR ONE WWI SOCIALISM PACIFISM SUFFRAGE SUFFERAGE COMMUNISM BOOK SELLING HOMOSEXUALITY GAY LESBIAN STUDIES ; Signed by Author . hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 000839

‎Laurence OLIPHANT‎

‎La Chine‎

‎Paris: Michel Lévy frères 1875. Fine. Michel Lévy frères Paris 1875 18 x 27.50 cm relié New edition of the French translation preceded by an introduction by Guizot. Publisher's full red cardboard binding smooth spine very lightly faded decorated with gilt typographic motifs frame of gilt fillets and dots on the first cover stamped in its center with a decoration of gilt Chinese fabulous animals light marginal spotting at head of first cover second cover decorated with stylized black vegetal decoration all edges gilt. Illustrations hors-texte. Pen gift inscription at head of half-title page some small foxing. Michel Lévy frères unknown‎

Référence libraire : 34952

‎Laurence STERNE‎

‎Oeuvres complètes‎

‎Paris: Chez Salmon 1825. Fine. Chez Salmon Paris 1825 12 x 20 cm quatre volumes reliés Edition with a portrait of the author as frontispiece and fourteen unsigned figures. Contemporary bindings in half tawny sheep smooth spines decorated with blue and red morocco title and volume labels with fleurons and gilt fillets and gilt dentelle at foot boards of paper imitating grained leather all edges marbled. Three headcaps damaged four joints cracked. Extensive foxing. Chez Salmon hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 40294

‎Laurence STERNE‎

‎Voyage sentimental‎

‎Paris: Ernest Bourdin 1841. Fine. Ernest Bourdin Paris s. d. 1841 17.50 x 26.50 cm relié New edition of the French translation and first printing of the illustrations by T. Johannot and Jacque. Binding in half long-grain navy blue morocco smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques minor rubbing to spine marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns covers lined and with corner lacks and spine preserved top edge gilt romantic pastiche binding signed by Ratry. Work illustrated with a frontispiece 170 text vignettes and 11 hors-texte compositions engraved on wood and printed on China paper. Some minor foxing. A handsome copy. Ernest Bourdin hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 43787

‎Laurence STERNE‎

‎Voyage sentimental‎

‎Paris: Ernest Bourdin 1841. Fine. Ernest Bourdin Paris s. d. 1841 17 x 26 cm relié New edition of the French translation and first printing of illustrations by T. Johannot and Jacque. Bradel binding in half hazelnut brown shagreen smooth spine joints very slightly rubbed at head marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns original wrappers preserved top edge gilt. Light marginal dampstain of no consequence at head of first leaf occasional foxing. Work illustrated with a frontispiece and 11 wood-engraved figures printed on China paper and mounted on heavy paper by T. Johannot as well as 170 vignettes in the text. Text preceded by an essay on the life and works of Sterne by Jules Janin. Ernest Bourdin hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 34908

‎Laurence, John‎

‎A New System of Agriculture. being a Complete Body of Husbandry and Gardening in all parts of them viz husbandry in the fieldof forest and timber trees of the fruit kitchen and flower garden‎

‎Half-moon over against St Dunstan's Church: Tho. Woodward 1726. Folio with a very striking engraved frontispiece three very small text illustrations but lacking the two other plates which seem never to have been bound in pp 22 456 with slight makes to page 161/2 273/4 and 292-3 a tiny tear to the top margin of page 167/8 a minute marginal wormhole running through 199 to 248 otherwise really extremely clean and bright internally an unpressed copy so slight waves to the pages. full contemporary panelled calf with new leather spine and red morocco label. A striking copy. With the bookplates of the Victorian traveller Frances Louisa Swayne the earlier book label of Reveerend Peter Gunning Farmborough and the later bookplate of the Society of the Sacred Mission Kelham. Blanche Henrey 945. . Full Leather. Very Good. Tho. Woodward Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 023086

‎Laurent Angliviel de la BAUMELLE‎

‎L'asiatique tolérant. Traité à l'usage de Zéokinizul roi des Kofirans surnommé Le Chéri. Ouvrage traduit de l'arabe du voyageur Bekrinoll par Mr de J'excuse les erreurs et non les cruautés‎

‎à Paris: Chez Durand 1748. Fine. Chez Durand à Paris L'an 24 du traducteur 1748 11 x 16.8 cm relié Rare first edition of this roman à clef catalogue of keys at the end of the work printed by Marc-Michel Rey in Amsterdam. Full brown speckled paper boards binding late 18th or early 19th century. « Cet ouvrage a été attribué à Crébillon fils dont on retrouve l'anagramme dans le nom du prétendu voyageur » Quérard II 454. but it was attributed to him in error Crébillon being the author of the amours de Zéonizikul roi des Kofirans satire of the relations between Louis XV and Mme de Pompadour this sequel was in fact written by M de la Baumelle 1726-1773 Laurent Angliviel de la Barbier I 305. Chez Durand hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 7682

‎Laurent FABIUS‎

‎C'est en allant vers la mer‎

‎Paris: Seuil 1990. Fine. Seuil Paris 1990 14.50 x 22 cm broché First edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Handsome copy. Precious autograph inscription signed by Laurent Fabius: ""Pour Bernard Kouchner en fidèle et chaleureuse amitié. Laurent Fabius"" To Bernard Kouchner in faithful and warm friendship. Laurent Fabius. Seuil unknown‎

Référence libraire : 87580

‎Laurent MAHELOT - Michel LAURENT‎

‎La mise en scène à Paris au XVIIème siècle‎

‎Paris: S. n. 1902. Fine. S. n. Paris s. d. 1902 13.50 x 24.50 cm broché First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid paper of this offprint. A few tiny spots otherwise handsome interior condition. S. n. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 11757

‎Laurent TAILHADE - Albert GLEIZES‎

‎Au pays du mufle‎

‎Paris: Edouard-Joseph 1920. Fine. Edouard-Joseph Paris 1920 15 x 17.50 cm relié Definitive edition with some parts in first edition expanded with unpublished pieces and stanzas and illustrated with 11 original woodcuts by Albert Gleizes one of 30 numbered copies on Japan paper deluxe copies. Full decorative patterned paper binding smooth spine burgundy morocco title label covers and spine preserved binding signed Thomas Boichot. Our copy is complete with the duplicate suite in red of the original woodcuts. Edouard-Joseph unknown‎

Référence libraire : 70161

‎Laurent TAILHADE - PLAUTE‎

‎La farce de la marmite‎

‎Paris: Messein 1909. Fine. Messein Paris 1909 12 x 19 cm broché First edition of the translation by L. Tailhade a Service de Presse advance copy. Autograph inscription signed by Laurent Tailhade to his morphine-addicted friend Dominique Bonnaud. Frontispiece by E. Gabard charming head- and tailpieces in Art Nouveau style. Spine sunned some stains on the covers. Messein unknown‎

Référence libraire : 1463

‎Laurent TAILHADE‎

‎Quelques fantômes de jadis‎

‎Paris: Albert Messein 1913. Fine. Albert Messein Paris 1913 14.50 x 20.50 cm relié First edition on ordinary paper only 15 deluxe copies were printed. Bradel binding in burgundy half cloth smooth spine decorated with a gilt fleuron original wrappers preserved contemporary binding. About Verlaine Cros Rodo de Niederhausern and Vigny. Bookplate. Handsome copy. Albert Messein hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 1462

‎Laurette SEJOURNE‎

‎Teotihuacan Métropole de l'Amérique‎

‎Paris: François Maspero 1969. Fine. François Maspero Paris 1969 20 x 28 cm Relié First edition never reprinted illustrated with 95 plates in color and black and white some after the author's own drawings. Full white cloth. Illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition. NB: This work is available at the bookstore upon request within 48 hours. François Maspero hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 26211

‎Lavater, John Casper [Translated By Henry Hunter)‎

‎Essays On Physiognomy Designed To Promote The Knowledge And The Love Of Mankind Illustrated By More Than Eight Hundred Engravings Accurately Copied; And Some Duplicates Added From Originals. Executed By Or Under The Direction Of Thomas Holloway. Five Volumes‎

‎London 1789 1792 1798: John Murray H. Hunter And T. Holloway 1789 1792 1798 1789. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 35.7 Cm x 29.5 Cm. 173 Plates and Hundreds of Engravings By William Blake and Others. Title 8 Iv 20281 Pp.; Title Pp. V-Xii 238 Pp. Final Plate; Half Title 4 Pp. 239-444; Title Pp. V-Xii 252 Pp.; Half Title Iv Pp. 253-437 Viii Index. Three Volumes Bound In Five Complete. Original 35.7 Cm Height. Full Calf Five Double Bands Gilt Rules And Designs On Spines Covers And Gilt Designs On Turns Watered Endpapers In Blue And Red. Silk Bookmarks Bound In. All Edges Gilt. First Printings Of Each Volume Title Pages Dated 1789 1792 1798 But The First Volume 1789 Bound With The 1798 Translator's Preface. All 173 Plates And Other Illustrations Present Including William Blake Plate And Three Illustrations By Him And With All Initial And Final Blanks No Half-Titles In Vol I Vol Ii Pt I Or Vol Iii Pt I. Binding Lightly Worn At Edges Wear And Fraying At Corners Gilt Bright Covers Recently Refurbished Endpapers Clean No Names Or Stamps Or Marks Some Foxing To Plate Margins. Additional Postage Required International Postage At Insured Rates . <br/> <br/> John Murray, H. Hunter, And T. Holloway 1789 1792 1798 hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 059699

‎Law, Richard D‎

‎Backbone of the Wehrmacht. The German K98k Rifle 1934-1945.‎

‎Toronto: Collector Grade Publications Inc 1991. HEAVY. 319pp bibliography num bw ills pictorial endpapers. Maroon leather in jacket. Spine slightly cocked leaning prev owner name on half-title page highlighting to 2 pages. The standard service arm of the German Wehrmacht from 1935 with its variations covered in detail. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collector Grade Publications Inc Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 056183 ISBN : 0889351023 9780889351028

‎LAWLER JOHN‎

‎Book auctions in England in the seventeenth century 1676-1700 with a chronological list of the book auctions of the period‎

‎London: Elliot Stock 1898. First edition 8vo pp. ii xliv 241; very good in original green cloth gilt lettering on spine and upper cover. <br/><br/> Elliot Stock hardcover books‎

Référence libraire : 27994

‎LAWLEY, William R (1920-99)‎

‎Signature / Unsigned Photograph‎

‎This officer with the USAAF's 364th Bomb Squadron was flying his B-17 Flying Fortress over Nazi-controlled Europe when it was attacked and disabled whereupon he ordered his crew to parachute to safety while he managed to fly the craft with two crew too injured to parachute to a crash landing in friendly territory -- for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Heavy stock printed "Medal of Honor Recipient" card 6" X 4" with his printed full name and rank and the date of his heroic act "Over Europe / February 20 1944". Above his name Lawley signs large and bold in pencil. Fine. This attractive card is accompanied by a heavy stock 8½" X 13½" unsigned reproduction of aviation artist J.G. Keck's head-and-shoulders portrait of a young Lawley in uniform. Fine. A superb pair. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 38964

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"Buttons. Je ne vous crois pas !"" • Autograph postcard from Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1971. Fine. Sommières 12-02-1971 10.50 x 14.50 cm une carte postale et enveloppe Autograph postcard from Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in red felt-tip pen on the reverse of a reproduction of a small poster Mystification conceived by Jacques Yonnet "". Keep your head above water - Prolonged immersion of nose and mouth can cause fatal asphyxia"" with attached press clipping ""direct with a virile gland."" envelope included. The writer informs his young Montpellier lover about his upcoming travels: ""Buttons. Je ne vous crois pas ! je suis ici pour 15 jours encore - puis Genève pour une semaine"" ""Buttons. I don't believe you! I'm here for another 15 days - then Geneva for a week"". After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the traveling writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to independence from the British Crown. Rich only with a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus he arrived in France in 1956 and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the ""Tartès house"" his grand residence surrounded by trees he wrote the second part of his work his monumental Avignon Quintet devoted himself to painting and received his illustrious friends including the couple Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin violinist Yehudi Menuhin London publisher Alan G. Thomas and his two daughters Penelope and Sappho. Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun he met in the mid-1960s the young and sparkling ""Jany"" Janine Brun a woman from Montpellier in her thirties with devastating beauty who worked at the Antiquities department of the Sorbonne in Paris. She was nicknamed ""Buttons"" in memory of their first meeting where the young woman wore a dress covered with buttons. Henry Miller also fell under the charm of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional letters that remain unpublished. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we retain precious autograph traces through their epistolary exchanges. Recommended by Durrell she made numerous trips particularly to England from where she received extensive correspondence from the writer as well as original works of art signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 73355

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"Demain soir je vais en Angleterre"" • Signed autograph business card addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎1970. Fine. s. d. circa 1970 12.70 x 8.10 cm une carte de visite Autograph signed calling card addressed to Jani Brun written in black felt-tip pen and bearing some stains. The writer informs his young French mistress of an imminent departure to London where he frequently visited his publisher: ""Je suis chez Alan Thomas. 16 Holbury St. Chelsea. Faites moi signe quand tu veux sic Love Larry"" ""I am at Alan Thomas's. 16 Holbury St. Chelsea. Let me know when you want to meet. Love Larry"". After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the travel writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to its independence from the British crown. Rich only with a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus Les citrons acides he arrived in France in 1956 and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the ""maison Tartès"" his large house surrounded by trees he wrote the second part of his work his monumental Avignon Quintet devoted himself to painting and received his illustrious friends including the couple Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin the violinist Yehudi Menuhin the London publisher Alan G. Thomas and his two daughters Penelope and Sappho. Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun he met in the mid-1960s the young and sparkling ""Jany"" Janine Brun a thirty-something woman from Montpellier of devastating beauty who worked in the Department of Antiquities at the Sorbonne in Paris. She was nicknamed ""Buttons"" in memory of their first meeting where the young woman wore a dress covered with buttons. Henry Miller also fell under the charm of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional unpublished letters. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we keep precious autograph traces through their epistolary exchanges. Recommended by Durrell she made numerous trips notably to England from where she received extensive correspondence from the writer as well as original works of art signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 70339

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"je n'aime pas les films les tournages. On gagne bien des sous mais on perd la raison"" • Unpublished autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell to his French lover‎

‎1970. Fine. 22 juillet 1970 14.60 x 10.10 cm une feuille After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes travel writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to independence. With only a shirt and a typewriter but with the success of his Bitter Lemons novels he arrived in France in 1956 and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the ""house Tartès"" his large house surrounded by trees he wrote the second part of his work his monumental Quintet of Avignon gave himself to painting and received his illustrious friends whose couple Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin the violinist Yehudi Menuhin the London publisher Alan G. Thomas and his two daughters Penelope and Sappho. Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun he meets there in the middle of the 1960s the young and sparkling ""Jany"" Janine Brun Montpellier of thirty years with the ravaging beauty who worked in the department of the Antiquities of the Sorbonne in Paris. She was named ""Buttons"" in memory of their first meeting where the girl wore a dress covered with buttons. Henry Miller also fell under the spell of ""Buttons"" praising his beauty and his eternal youth in exceptional letters unpublished. The three friends spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we keep precious autograph traces on a restaurant menu and through their epistolary exchanges. Recommended by Durrell she made many trips including to England where she received a wide correspondence from the writer and original works of art signed by his pseudonym artist Oscar Epfs. Unpublished autographed postcard signed Lawrence Durrell from Corfu to his young French lover Janine Brun named ""Buttons"". 15 lines with multicolored markers signed LD The card carries a photograph on the back of his beloved island of Corfu which accueilla Durrell during his youth from 1935 to 1941 and inspired his famous novel The Black Book The Black Book 1938.""Buttons darling with your little hole in business card you will arrive at the end of the world I'm sure - You'll win the jackpot woman intact without tacte Much love LD. ""The card was sent to a young lover of the author who in Sommières as in Paris enlivened his solitary days at the end of the sixties and seventies. Janine Brun also nicknamed ""Buttons"" in the writer's letters and postcards was described by Durrell biographer Ian McNiven: "" She was almost thirty-two-year-old with a girl's small-breasted figure as dark-haired as Claude Kiefer was blond and not languorous but tremendously energetic """" She was almost thirty but looked much younger with a girl silhouette with small breasts as dark as Claude Kiefer another her lovers wife of a Swiss surgeon was blonde not so languorous as extremely energetic "" Lawrence Durrell: A Biography page 591. Durrell addresses this charming and facetious map from Corfu which he rediscovers in the summer of 1969 after many years of absence. In the company of his brother and his wife who share the same hotel he is about to shoot the film adaptation of his brother's book The Garden of the Gods on the famous stay of the Durrell family in Corfu over the years. 1930. He starts and finishes the missive with funny traits: "" Oh Buttons you're funny!"" I have your picture on a shelf next to another gentleman ""I am moved for him and for myself "". The young woman claimed indeed her independence and her freedom as Durrell remarks a little bitterly a few lines further: "" I miss you a little but now I received my lesson - so be it "". Having not been able to make her a lasting and loving companion he will be satisfied with the carnal pleasures that he shares with her in the heat of the South or in the Parisian hotel rooms: "" Buttons darling with your little hole in map You will arrive at the end of the world I'm sure - You'll win the jackpot untouched woman "". Their relationship lasted until the late 1970s with Jani / Buttons appearing occasio unknown‎

Référence libraire : 66717

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"je tripote des livres des nuages des femmes et des calembours"" • Signed autograph postcard addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1969. Fine. Sommières 10 novembre 1969 13.90 x 10.10 cm une carte postale enveloppe jointe Autograph postcard signed addressed to Jani Brun written in black felt-tip pen on the reverse of a humorous drawing. Envelope included. The writer gives news of his life in his house in Sommières to his French lover: ""Je me force de sic travailler un peu - c'est à dire je tripote des livres des nuages des femmes et des calembours . Il pleut. Je coupe du bois aussi et bientôt il faut que je ramasse les mûres. Much love Larry D"" ""I force myself to work a little - that is to say I fiddle with books clouds women and puns . It's raining. I also chop wood and soon I must pick blackberries. Much love Larry D"". After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the traveling writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to its independence from the British crown. Rich only with a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus Les citrons acides he arrived in France in 1956 and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the ""Tartès house"" his large residence surrounded by trees he wrote the second part of his work his monumental Avignon Quintet devoted himself to painting and received his illustrious friends including the couple Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin violinist Yehudi Menuhin London publisher Alan G. Thomas and his two daughters Penelope and Sappho. Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun he met in the mid-1960s the young and vivacious ""Jany"" Janine Brun a woman from Montpellier in her thirties with devastating beauty who worked in the Antiquities department of the Sorbonne in Paris. She was nicknamed ""Buttons"" in memory of their first meeting where the young woman wore a dress covered with buttons. Henry Miller also fell under the charm of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional unpublished letters. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we retain precious autograph traces through their epistolary exchanges. Recommended by Durrell she made numerous trips notably to England from where she received vast correspondence from the writer as well as original works of art signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

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‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"Oui telephonez moi quand tu es à Sauve-qui-pleut. "" • Funny autograph business card signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to his lover Jani Brun‎

‎Rhodes 1980. Fine. Rhodes s. d. ca 1980 13 x 8 cm une carte postale une enveloppe Suggestive autograph carte de visite signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in brown and mauve felt-tip pens with accompanying envelope. ""dear Buttons. Oui telephonez moi quand tu es à Sauve-qui-pleut et je viendrai te chercher un coeur dessiné. Larry."" After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the travel writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to its independence from the British crown. Rich only in a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus Les citrons acides he arrived in France in 1956 and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the ""Tartès house"" his large dwelling surrounded by trees he wrote the second part of his work his monumental Avignon Quintet devoted himself to painting and received his illustrious friends including the couple Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin violinist Yehudi Menuhin London publisher Alan G. Thomas and his two daughters Penelope and Sappho. Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun he met in the mid-1960s the young and vivacious ""Jany"" Janine Brun a thirty-year-old woman from Montpellier of devastating beauty who worked at the Antiquities department of the Sorbonne in Paris. She was nicknamed ""Buttons"" in memory of their first meeting where the young woman wore a dress covered with buttons. Henry Miller also fell under the charm of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional unpublished letters. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we retain precious autograph traces through their epistolary exchanges. Recommended by Durrell she made numerous trips notably to England from where she received vast correspondence from the writer as well as original works of art signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

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‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"Si tu es libre de me joindre. faites moi signed"" • Autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell from Edinburgh to Jani Brun‎

‎Edimbourg Edinburgh 1980. Fine. Edimbourg Edinburgh 4 octobre 1980 10 x 14.50 cm une carte postale une enveloppe Suggestive autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in violet felt-tip pen on the verso of a reproduction of a sculpture representing a satyr envelope attached. ""Buttons dear. J'arrive mardi pour deux nuits à Paris - au Royale. Si tu es libre de me joindre. faites moi signed. Suis fatigué après Athens Londres Edinburgh! Love. Larry Durrell."" ""Buttons dear. I arrive Tuesday for two nights in Paris - at the Royale. If you are free to join me. let me know. Am tired after Athens London Edinburgh! Love. Larry Durrell."" After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the traveling writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to its independence from the British crown. Rich only with a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus Les citrons acides he arrived in France in 1956 and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the ""Tartès house"" his large dwelling surrounded by trees he wrote the second part of his work his monumental Avignon Quintet devoted himself to painting and received his illustrious friends including the couple Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin violinist Yehudi Menuhin London publisher Alan G. Thomas and his two daughters Penelope and Sappho. Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun he met in the mid-1960s the young and vivacious ""Jany"" Janine Brun a thirty-something woman from Montpellier of devastating beauty who worked at the Antiquities department of the Sorbonne in Paris. She was nicknamed ""Buttons"" in memory of their first meeting where the young woman wore a dress covered with buttons. Henry Miller also fell under the charm of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional unpublished letters. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we keep precious autograph traces through their epistolary exchanges. Recommended by Durrell she made numerous trips notably to England from where she received extensive correspondence from the writer as well as original works of art signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

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‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"Tout le monde cherche quelqu'un de fidèle tout en restant 'libre' en échange !"" • Signed autograph postcard addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1970. Fine. Sommières s. d. circa 1970 15 x 10 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in black felt-tip pen on the verso of a view of the banks of the Vidourle at Sommières. Admirable and humorous confession by the writer to his young lover: ""Tout le monde cherche quelqu'un de fidèle tout en restant 'libre' en échange ! Bientôt je serai impuissant et le problème n'existera plus !"" ""Everyone is looking for someone faithful while remaining 'free' in return! Soon I will be impotent and the problem will no longer exist!"". Durrell reflects on his numerous feminine conquests ""Pour l'instant je suis comblé de belles et j'en profite - pourquoi pas !"" ""For now I am overwhelmed with beauties and I'm taking advantage of it - why not!"" and gives precious advice to his addressee who had chosen to remain independent despite the writer's entreaties: ""Tu n'es pas heureuse en amour parce que tu es intéressée - tu cherche sic des combines toujours au lieu de te donner sans réserve ni réservation ! C'est quand on deviens sic esclave qu'on est vraiment heureux !"" ""You are not happy in love because you are self-interested - you are always looking for schemes instead of giving yourself without reserve or reservation! It's when one becomes a slave that one is truly happy!"" After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the traveler-writer Lawrence Durrell was forced to flee Cyprus following popular uprisings that led the island to its independence from the British crown. Rich only in a shirt and a typewriter but crowned with the success of his novel Bitter Lemons of Cyprus he arrived in 1956 in France and settled in the Languedoc village of Sommières. In the ""maison Tartès"" his large house surrounded by trees he wrote the second part of his work his monumental Avignon Quintet devoted himself to painting and received his illustrious friends including the couple Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin violinist Yehudi Menuhin London publisher Alan G. Thomas and his two daughters Penelope and Sappho. Among the olive trees and under the Mediterranean sun he met in the mid-1960s the young and sparkling ""Jany"" Janine Brun a thirty-something from Montpellier of devastating beauty who worked at the Department of Antiquities at the Sorbonne in Paris. She was nicknamed ""Buttons"" in memory of their first meeting when the young woman wore a dress covered with buttons. Henry Miller also fell under the charm of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional unpublished letters. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we retain precious autograph traces through their epistolary exchanges. Recommended by Durrell she made numerous trips notably to England from where she received extensive correspondence from the writer as well as original works of art signed with his artistic pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

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