‎Autographs‎

‎Octave MIRBEAU‎

‎"je serais très heureux si vous vouliez bien reproduire dans Le Roman Romanesque et aux conditions de la Société des gens de lettres Sébastien Roch."" • Autograph letter signed by Octave Mirbeau probably addressed to Léon Tonnelle‎

‎s. l. Paris 1903. Fine. s. l. • Paris 1er Juillet 1903 13.80 x 18.30 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Octave Mirbeau addressed presumably to Léon Tonnelle director of the review Le Roman Romanesque. 12 lines in black ink on a folded sheet grey paper with letterhead ""68 avenue du bois de Boulogne"". ""Monsieur je serais très heureux si vous vouliez bien reproduire dans Le Roman Romanesque et aux conditions de la Société des gens de lettres Sébastien Roch publié chez Fasquelle et qui est un livre auquel je tiens particulièrement. Peut-être aussi trouverez-vous dans Les vingt et un jours d'un neurasthénique quelques nouvelles que vous pourriez publier. En outre je vous indique en outre dans Les Contes de la Chaumière Fasquelle une nouvelle : Agronomie qui est presque d'actualité puisque c'est d'elle que j'ai tiré le caractère de Lechat dans Les Affaires sont les affaires. ."" ""Sir I would be very happy if you would kindly reproduce in Le Roman Romanesque and under the conditions of the Société des gens de lettres Sébastien Roch published by Fasquelle and which is a book to which I am particularly attached. Perhaps also you will find in Les vingt et un jours d'un neurasthénique some short stories that you could publish. Furthermore I also indicate to you in Les Contes de la Chaumière Fasquelle a short story: Agronomie which is almost topical since it is from this that I drew the character of Lechat in Les Affaires sont les affaires. ."". Octave Mirbeau published his novel Le Calvaire in issue 8 of the review le Roman Romanesque published in December 1903. The titles mentioned in the letter were ultimately not published. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73704

‎COLETTE‎

‎"On croit toujours que la pensée qui est une force touche son but aussi bien qu'un message écrit."" • Autograph letter signed by Colette addressed to her friend Bolette Natanson‎

‎Paris 1936. Fine. Paris s. d. 12 mars 1936 17.80 x 22.60 cm 2 pages sur un feuillet Fine autograph letter signed by Colette addressed to her friend Bolette Natanson. Two pages written in ink on blue headed paper from the Marignan building the writer's residence between 1936 and 1938. Transverse folds inherent to the folding of the letter for mailing. Moving letter addressed by Colette to her close friend following the death of her father Alexandre Natanson: "". ce dimanche va être un dimanche bien pénible. Je t'écris à l'heure juste où tu conduis ton père."" ""this Sunday is going to be a very painful Sunday. I am writing to you at the very moment when you are laying your father to rest."" Conscious of the suffering and ""chagrin"" ""grief"" of her ""chère Bolette"" ""dear Bolette"" she affectionately offers her support ""On croit toujours que la pensée qui est une force touche son but aussi bien qu'un message écrit."" ""We always believe that thought which is a force reaches its target as well as a written message."" ending her letter with a very beautiful declaration: ""Beaucoup de visages humains se penchent vers le tien et tu ne les aimes pas tous. Le mien que tu ne verras pas te suit de loin et s'inquiète de toi."" ""Many human faces lean toward yours and you do not love them all. Mine which you will not see follows you from afar and worries about you."" Bolette would commit suicide a few months later. Having evolved since her earliest childhood in artistic circles - she was the daughter of Alexandre and the niece of Thadée Natanson the creators of the famous Revue Blanche - Bolette Natanson 1892-1936 became friends with Jean Cocteau Raymond Radiguet Georges Auric Jean Hugo and also Colette. Passionate about couture she left Paris for the United States with Misia Sert a great friend of Coco Chanel and was hired at Goodman. With her husband Jean-Charles Moreux they created in 1929 the gallery Les Cadres on boulevard Saint-Honoré and frequented numerous artists and intellectuals. Their success was immediate and they multiplied their projects: the creation of the fireplace for Winnaretta de Polignac the decoration of the château de Maulny the arrangement of Baron de Rothschild's private mansion the creation of frames for industrialist Bernard Reichenbach and finally the creation of the storefront for Colette's beauty institute in 1932. Bolette Natanson also framed the works of her prestigious painter friends: Bonnard Braque Picasso Vuillard Man Ray André Dunoyer de Segonzac etc. Despite this meteoric rise she would end her life in December 1936 a few months after her father's death. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 74160

‎Edouard VUILLARD‎

‎Lettre autographe signée d'Edouard Vuillard adressée à Bolette Natanson • Autograph letter signed by Edouard Vuillard addressed to the architect and designer Bolette Natanson written in blue ink on a paper framed in black : ""My dear Bolette Sorry to have kept you waiting on my reply I kept hoping to have the time to come see you. It is not me who adjusts the frame so I find it fair to pay this price for it"".‎

‎1931. Fine. 17 juin 1931 12.20 x 16.90 cm 1 page sur 1 feuillet remplié Autograph letter signed by Edouard Vuillard addressed to the architect and designer Bolette Natanson written in blue ink on a paper framed in black : ""My dear Bolette Sorry to have kept you waiting on my reply I kept hoping to have the time to come see you. It is not me who adjusts the frame so I find it fair to pay this price for it"". A friend of the painter Edouard Vuillard Bolette Natanson framed several of his works. Bonnard was a longtime friend of the Natansons Thadée and Reine whom he continued to see throughout his life in Normandy or in Paris. Their niece Bolette Natanson daughter of Alexandre whom Bonnard knew as a child became a well-known decorator. She worked with the architect and decorator Jean-Charles Moreux and recommended Bonnard in 1927 for a series of paintings set to adorn a private mansion that Moreux was decorating including the Vue du Cannet now at the Musée Bonnard le Cannet France. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 74124

‎Albert T'SERSTEVENS‎

‎Carte postale autographe signée et adressée à un ami bouquiniste depuis Anduze‎

‎Manosque 1972. Fine. Manosque 17 Juin 1972 10.50 x 15 cm une feuille une enveloppe Autograph postcard signed with 17 lines by Albert T'Serstevens addressed to his friend bookseller and horticulturist Robert Boutin from Anduze on June 17 1972 narrating the rhythm of life he has adopted between work and contemplation of the flourishing nature since he has been residing in the Gard: ""Cher bouquiniste et surtout jardinier depuis exactement un mois je n'ai quitté ma table de travail que pour manger et dormir. les héliantes ont si bien prospéré qu'elles ont couvert toute la plate-bande le long de la façade principale. les vieux tilleuls sont en fleur."" ""Dear bookseller and above all gardener for exactly a month I have not left my work table except to eat and sleep. the sunflowers have thrived so well that they have covered the entire flower bed along the main façade. the old linden trees are in bloom."" Finally he takes leave of his friend by asking him to provide news of himself while waiting to consider returning to Paris. Envelope included. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 74197

‎Gerard de NERVAL‎

‎Billet autographe signé de Gérard de Nerval adressé à Georges Bell‎

‎1853. Fine. s. d. 1853-1854 8.50 x 13.90 cm un billet sur un petit bout de papier Autograph note by Gérard de Nerval signed ""votre Gérard"" addressed to Georges Bell: ""Au fait je ne suis pas sûr de venir de bonne heure demain parce que je sors aujourd'hui. Tâchez donc d'être vers 3 heures au Mousquetaire. Mais ne vous gênez pas en cas de difficulté."" ""Actually I'm not sure I'll come early tomorrow because I'm going out today. Try to be at the Mousquetaire around 3 o'clock. But don't inconvenience yourself if there are any difficulties."" Some transverse folds and tiny pinholes. This note has been transcribed in the correspondence published in the Pléiade edition volume 3 p. 839 it was written during Nerval's penultimate or final stay at Doctor Blanche's clinic. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73306

‎Gerard de NERVAL‎

‎Billet autographe signé de Gérard de Nerval adressé à probablement adressé à Achille Denis‎

‎Paris 1850. Fine. Paris s. d. circa janvier 1850 9.80 x 13.30 cm une page sur un feuillet enveloppe jointe Autograph letter signed ""Gérard de Nerval"" addressed to probably addressed to Achille Denis editor-in-chief of the Messager des Théâtres. Envelope included. Folds inherent to being placed in envelope. A strip of glued paper in the left margin of the sheet and envelope. This letter has been transcribed in the correspondence published by Pléiade volume 3 p. 923. In this short note Nerval requests ""three seats for Les Porcherons"" an opéra-comique by Thomas Sauvage with music by Albert Grisar. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73342

‎Pierre LOTI‎

‎"Malade depuis hier matin je ne puis aller jusqu'à vous."" • Autograph note of Pierre Loti signed with his real name Julien Viaud‎

‎Hendaye 1910. Fine. Hendaye s. d. 11.30 x 9 cm une feuille Autograph note by Pierre Loti signed Julien Viaud. 8 lines in black ink on a card. ""Malade depuis hier matin je ne puis aller jusqu'à vous. J'aurais grand plaisir à vous voir ce soir entre 5 et 6h si vous n'avez rien de mieux à faire - où bien demain soir à la même heure si vous ne pouvez pas aujourd'hui"". ""Ill since yesterday morning I cannot come to you. I would have great pleasure in seeing you this evening between 5 and 6 o'clock if you have nothing better to do - or tomorrow evening at the same time if you cannot today"". unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73229

‎Marcel JOUHANDEAU‎

‎Billet autographe signé de Marcel Jouhandeau adressé à son cher ami‎

‎1941. Fine. Samedi 6 novembre 1941 10 x 15.80 cm une feuille Autograph note signed by Marcel Jouhandeau addressed to his dear friend. 9 lines in blue ink on a leaf fold marks inherent to the letter's folding for envelope. ""Malgré le très grand plaisir que je me faisais de vous recevoir demain. Je ne suis pas libre. Excusez-moi. Dès que possible. Je vous ferai signe."" ""Despite the great pleasure I was looking forward to receiving you tomorrow. I am not free. Excuse me. As soon as possible. I will let you know."" Fine condition. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73217

‎Gerard de NERVAL‎

‎Lettre autographe signée de Gérard de Nerval adressée à Auguste Cavé‎

‎Paris 1841. Fine. Paris 18 novembre 1841 13.90 x 20.80 cm une page sur un feuillet remplié Autograph letter signed by Gérard de Nerval addressed to Auguste Cavé written in careful handwriting in black ink on the first page of a double sheet. Minor traces of folds inherent to posting and some light foxing. This letter was transcribed in Nerval's Complete Works in the Pléiade edition. After two violent nervous breakdowns Gérard de Nerval was compelled to stay at Dr. Blanche's clinic between March and November 1841. Short of money he addressed this letter to his friend Auguste Cavé then director of the Fine Arts section at the Ministry of the Interior to solicit his support with ""M. le Ministre"": ""Quoi qu'entièrement rendu à la santé je sens que je ne puis encore travailler qu'avec ménagement et s'il était possible que l'on m'aidât d'une légère somme mensuelle . je serais plus sûr de pouvoir reprendre peu à peu ma position littéraire sans risquer de nouveaux accidens"" ""Though entirely restored to health I feel that I can only work with care and if it were possible to be helped with a small monthly sum . I would be more certain of being able to gradually resume my literary position without risking new accidents"". unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 72914

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"Tout le monde chez Bernard Stone demande de vos nouvelles"" • Autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎London 1980. Fine. London 29-11-1980 10.20 x 15.30 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed ""Larry"" from Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in red and black felt-tip pens on the reverse of a reproduction of a Parisian pink list. The writer nostalgic gives news from London as he prepares to sign his latest book at London bookseller Bernard Stone's shop. His bookshop was well-known and described by poet Michael Horowitz as ""the merriest backwater of that time"": ""Tout le monde chez Bernard Stone demande de vos nouvelles : ils me prient de te rappeler le changement d'adresse. Il est à Covent Garden maintenant. C'est là que je signe ce soir. Nostalgie grisailles souvenirs"" ""Everyone at Bernard Stone's asks for news of you: they ask me to remind you of the change of address. He's at Covent Garden now. That's where I'm signing tonight. Nostalgia greyness memories"". 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

Bookseller reference : 73357

‎Gerard de NERVAL - Armand BARTHET‎

‎Lettre autographe signée de Gérard de Nerval adressée à Armand Barthet suivie d'un commentaire autographe et biographique de ce dernier‎

‎Paris 1852. Fine. Paris s. d. fin 1852 10.20 x 13.20 cm quatre pages sur un feuillet remplié Autograph letter signed ""ton ami G."" addressed to the poet and playwright Armand Barthet. Nerval congratulates ""his dear friend"" on his drama Le Chemin de Corinthe: ""Non seulement je l'ai lu mais je l'ai recommandé chaudement à Delord et à Huard. C'est très beau ceci est vague mais c'est même nouveau"" ""Not only have I read it but I have warmly recommended it to Delord and to Huard. It is very beautiful this is vague but it is even new"". Folds inherent to posting. A strip of paper at the junction of the two pages and a restoration to the left inner margin. This letter has been transcribed in the correspondence published in the Pléiade edition volume 3 p. 796. The addressee has written directly following this letter a moving biographical notice concerning Gérard de Nerval: ""Nul ne savait où il demeurait - il rodait toute la nuit les poches de sa longue redingote gonflé sic de bouquins"" ""No one knew where he lived - he wandered all night the pockets of his long frock coat swollen with books"". unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73345

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"Pour notre dernier jour de tournage on va filmer Pharaon"" • Autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Egypte Egypt 1971. Fine. Egypte Egypt 1971 10.50 x 15 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed ""Larry"" by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in black felt-tip pen on the verso of a photograph of an Egyptian bas-relief. The writer to his young Montpellier lover: ""For our last day of filming we're going to film Pharaoh receiving the Bonbel Prize for his novel about the private life of a Nile crocodile: 'Le croc'. Then I have to return to London for a few weeks. I hope all is well dear Buttons."". 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 sparkling ""Jany"" Janine Brun a thirty-something woman 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 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

Bookseller reference : 73360

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"L'oreiller militaire français"" • Autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1971. Fine. Sommières 14-09-1971 10.50 x 14.50 cm une carte postale et enveloppe Signed autograph postcard ""L.D."" by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in red felt-tip pen on the verso of a reproduction of a small poster Mystification conceived by Jacques Yonnet ""Pour nos Hôpitaux Ambulances Trains sanitaires demandez l'Oreiller Militaire Français qui procure le plus doux des soulagements. ."" ""For our Hospitals Ambulances Hospital trains ask for the French Military Pillow which provides the sweetest relief. ."" advertisement extracted from a newspaper taped ""en direct avec une glande virile."" ""live with a virile gland."" envelope included. The writer organizes a trip with his young Montpellier mistress: ""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 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 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 sparkling ""Jany"" Janine Brun a woman from Montpellier in her thirties with devastating beauty who worked at 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 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 artworks signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73353

‎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

Bookseller reference : 73355

‎Gerard de NERVAL‎

‎Billet autographe signé de Gérard de Nerval adressé à Georges Bell‎

‎s. l. 1853. Fine. s. l. s. d. 1853 13.50 x 8.80 cm une feuille Autograph letter signed by Gérard de Nerval addressed to his friend Georges Bell four lines written in pencil and signed with his first name ""Gérard"". Stamp mark on verso. Two small pin holes not touching the text two transverse fold marks inherent to the folding of the letter. This short note was written during the writer's penultimate stay at Doctor Blanche's in 1853. This letter has been transcribed in volume 3 of Nerval's Complete Works in the Pléiade edition. Gérard de Nerval met Joachim Hounau known by his pen name Georges Bell at Joseph Méry's home in Marseille in 1843 upon his return from his journey to the Orient. Bell was a very close friend of Gérard de Nerval who on his deathbed would call him to his bedside. Gérard de Nerval's autographs are very rare. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 72618

‎Gregory MASUROVSKY‎

‎Carte de voeux autographe signée adressée à Georges et Alice Raillard‎

‎Paris 2008. Fine. Paris 6 Janvier 2008 15 x 10.50 cm une carte de voeux sous enveloppe Autograph signed Christmas card from Gregory Masurovsky addressed to art critic Georges Raillard and his wife Alice with envelope. The front of the card is illustrated with a reproduction of a pictorial work by Gregory Masurovsky titled ""L'apparition de la vierge et l'enfant"". unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 71508

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎Carte de visite dactylographiée adressée à Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1970. Fine. Sommières circa 1970 9.50 x 6.50 cm une carte de visite sous enveloppe Typed visiting card from Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun. Envelope included. After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the writer-traveler 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 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-year-old 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 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 vast correspondence from the writer as well as original artworks signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70626

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"youth at the prow and beauty at the helm"" luxe et voupté - dans le Club Méditerranée everything is done for you"" • Signed autograph postcard addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Grèce Greece 1981. Fine. Grèce Greece 28 mai 1981 14.60 x 10.20 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun his young French lover written in blue felt-tip pen on the verso of a humorous illustration featuring Poseidon. The writer had stayed at Club Méditerranée and sings its praises with a verse from the neo-medieval poem The Bard by Thomas Gray and one from Baudelaire: ""youth at the prow and beauty at the helm"" Jeunesse à la proue et beauté à la barre luxe et voupté - dans le Club Méditerranée everything is done for you tout est fait pour vous J'ai envie de rester encore vingt ans ici. That would make me 110 years old j'aurais 110 ans."" After many years spent in Greece Egypt and Rhodes the travelling 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 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 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 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 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

Bookseller reference : 70551

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"dear and pretty chapeau jaune . phone-moi veux-tu "" • Signed autograph postcard addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1968. Fine. Sommières 20 juin1968 14.60 x 10.20 cm une carte postale Signed autograph postcard from Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in black felt-tip pen on the verso of a photograph topped with the humorous caption ""Finies les vacances !! Les blés sont fauchés / Les vacanciers aussi !!"" ""The holidays are over!! The wheat is cut / The vacationers too!!"" The writer attempts to see his young French lover between two trips: ""Dear and pretty chapeau jaune. je suis au mazet vendredi mais chez moi le soir. Vendredi je suis seul. phone-moi veux-tu si possible Car je m'en vais à Paris dimanche soir pour trois jours mais j'attends un coup de téléphone de là bas pour décider"" ""Dear and pretty yellow hat. I'm at the mazet Friday but at home in the evening. Friday I'm alone. Will you phone me if possible Because I'm going to Paris Sunday evening for three days but I'm waiting for a phone call from there to decide"". 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 ""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 vivacious ""Jany"" Janine Brun a woman from Montpellier in her thirties with devastating beauty who worked in the Antiquities department 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 spell of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional unpublished letters. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we preserve 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 artistic pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70553

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎tournage du film adapté de son livre ""Justine"" • Signed autograph postcard addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1969. Fine. Sommières 3 janvier 1969 14.60 x 10.20 cm une carte postale Signed autograph postcard from Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun written in purple felt-tip pen on the verso of a humorous illustration by Lassalvy. The writer sends his wishes for the year 1969 to his young French lover and prepares to follow the filming of the movie adapted from his novel ""Justine"" first volume of his Alexandria Quartet: ""Je vais à Londres samedi pour un mois de 'filmage'. Amuse toi bien mais sagement !"" ""I'm going to London Saturday for a month of 'filming'. Have fun but wisely!"" 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 ""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 vivacious ""Jany"" Janine Brun a woman from Montpellier in her thirties with devastating beauty who worked in the Antiquities department 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 spell of ""Buttons"" praising her beauty and eternal youth in exceptional unpublished letters. The three companions spent memorable Parisian evenings of which we preserve 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 artistic pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70552

‎Maurice BEJART‎

‎"Je reçois les Saisons à l'instant et c'est une joie de vous sentir présent à travers les lignes"" • Signed autograph postcard addressed to André-Philippe Hersin‎

‎Capri 1972. Fine. Capri 20 juillet 1972 10.40 x 15 cm une carte postale Autograph postcard signed by Maurice Béjart from Capri addressed to André-Philippe Hersin then in Avignon for the theatre and dance festival. On the verso a drawing depicting the coat of arms of Sir Galahad. The choreographer sends a warm message to the editor of Saisons de la danse whose latest issue he had just read. Hersin was indeed a great champion of BéjartÂ’s choreographic style and devoted laudatory articles to him in his journal as well as monographic booklets on his work. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70632

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎"le MONTAGUE HOTEL à côté du British Museum quartier tranquil sic et respectable"" • Signed autograph letter addressed to Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1969. Fine. Sommières 22 août 1969 12.60 x 20.30 cm 2 pages sur 2 feuillets enveloppe jointe Autograph letter signed by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun two pages written on two sheets. Central folds inherent to the folding of the missive for mailing. Envelope included. The writer arranges a stay in London for his lover and has asked his publisher Alan G. Thomas to welcome her: ""Thomas a déjà réservé une chambre au MONTAGUE HOTEL . à côté du British Museum quartier tranquil sic et respectable. Mais vérifiez vos dates et télégraphiez lui en avance pour qu'il refasse l'opération"" ""Thomas has already reserved a room at the MONTAGUE HOTEL . next to the British Museum quiet and respectable neighborhood. But verify your dates and telegraph him in advance so he can redo the operation"". 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 ""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 woman from Montpellier in her thirties of devastating beauty who worked in the Antiquities department 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 preserve 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

Bookseller reference : 70627

‎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

Bookseller reference : 70623

‎Lawrence DURRELL‎

‎Carte de visite autographe adressée à Jani Brun‎

‎Sommières 1979. Fine. Sommières 2 février 1979 12.70 x 8.10 cm une carte de visite sous enveloppe Autograph postcard by Lawrence Durrell addressed to Jani Brun. A few lines in ink. Envelope included. The ink has slightly smudged the envelope having presumably been dampened. The writer addresses this card from Sommières his Languedoc retreat to his lover Janine Brun: ""Janine est-ce que vos dates sont fixés sic Je ne sais pas si je suis de retour de Londres avant le 10 samedi - écris moi pour me dire - Love Larry"" ""Janine are your dates fixed I don't know if I'll be back from London before Saturday the 10th - write to tell me - 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 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 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 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 particularly to England from where she received extensive correspondence from the writer as well as original artworks signed with his artist pseudonym Oscar Epfs. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70292

‎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

Bookseller reference : 70339