Typed Note signed ("André Maurois" ) to Ivan Bjarne, accepting an offer to participate (probably as a judge) in a contest

Maurois, André

Published by Neuilly, 1930

About this Item

5 lines on blank verso of printed and folded aerogramme. 1 vols. 12mo. Brief note of acceptance to a colleague in Paris: "Monsieur et cher confrère . Naturally I accept, with pleasure. This contest of yours sounds quite interesting . " André Maurois (1885-1967), novelist and biographer, was son of an Alsatian draper who worked in the family business until he became a staff liaison officer with the British forces during World War I. His novel, Les Silences du colonel Bramble (1918) gained him an immediate celebrity; Maurois wrote prolifically: novels on philosphical and moral themes, and well-regarded biographies; he was elected to the Académie Française in 1938. 5 lines on blank verso of printed and folded aerogramme. 1 vols. 12mo. Seller Inventory # 218298

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Title: Typed Note signed ("André Maurois" ) to Ivan...

Publisher: Neuilly

Publication Date: 1930

Condition: Dampstained and faded