3 autograph letters signed and 1 autograph letter card signed.
Published by Paris, Monte Carlo, and n. p., [13 Jan. 1901, postmark], 10 Sept. 1920 and n. d.
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
- Used
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, AustriaAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH
AbeBooks seller since November 22, 2000
Condition: Used
US$ 980.73
Quantity: 1 available
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Various formats. Together 4½ pp. Correspondence with the playwright and poet Maurice Pottecher, stretching at least from 1893 to 1920. The earliest dateable part of the correspondence is a short letter, wherein Willy addresses Pottecher as "Baron" and asks him to publish "some lines" on his 1893 novel "Bains des sons" in L'Écho de Paris. Incidentally, 1893 was the year of Willy's wedding with Colette. - In the lettercard from 13 January 1901, Willy thanks Pottecher for a review of his 1900 publication "Le Mariage de Louis XV" in La République. - On 10 September 1920, Willy wrote a long personal letter from Monte Carlo, recounting his "banal and basely comic" misadventures travelling there, and asking Pottecher to send him his latest publication "Les joyeux Contes de la cigogne d'Alsace et autres bien honnêtes histoires" (Paris 1920), ideally before his "puncture, which will be soon". - An undated letter of condolence completes the collection. - The lettercard on stationery with printed address. The letter from Monte Carlo on stationery of the "Hotel Villa des Fleurs". - Minor browning and minimally stained.…
Seller Inventory # 58494
Bibliographic details
- Title
- 3 autograph letters signed and 1 autograph letter card signed.
- Author
- Gauthier-Villars, Henry, known as Willy, French writer and critic (1859-1931).
- Publisher
- Paris, Monte Carlo, and n. p., [13 Jan. 1901, postmark], 10 Sept. 1920 and n. d.
- Item weight
- 350 grams
- Seller catalogs
- Autographs: Literature
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We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare Österreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor Léon (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.…
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Inlibris, Handelsgesellschaft für antiquarische Bücher und Drucke GmbH
Rathausstrasse 19/27
Wien, Austria 1010
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