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France, Anatole
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
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Fine group of three autograph manuscripts, signed, France and South America, ca. 1909-1922, as follows:
“Avertissement” (for La Genie Latin, 1913), signed (“A F”), 4 pages (various sizes 9 1/8 x 7 in. to 14 ¼ x 8 ½ in. folded), 5 pen-and-ink sketches, n.p., n.d. [ca. 1913.], marbled boards. — “La Sainte Charlemagne,” [from La Vie en Fleur, 1922, chapter 7], signed (“Anatole France”), 17 pages (various sizes 4to, from 10 1/4 x 8 in. to 9 ¼ x 7 in.), 3 pen-and-ink sketches, n.p., n.d. [ca. 1922], half-morocco boards. — “Conferences sur Auguste Comte et sur Pierre Laffitte,” signed (“Anatole France”), 28 and 28 pages (folio), written on lined stationery of the Grand Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1909 and Sao Paolo, Brazil, [1909], marbled boards. – addresses prepared for delivery during his visit to South America.
“Avertissement” (for La Genie Latin, 1913), signed (“A F”), 4 pages (various sizes 9 1/8 x 7 in. to 14 ¼ x 8 ½ in. folded), 5 pen-and-ink sketches, n.p., n.d. [ca. 1913.], marbled boards. — “La Sainte Charlemagne,” [from La Vie en Fleur, 1922, chapter 7], signed (“Anatole France”), 17 pages (various sizes 4to, from 10 1/4 x 8 in. to 9 ¼ x 7 in.), 3 pen-and-ink sketches, n.p., n.d. [ca. 1922], half-morocco boards. — “Conferences sur Auguste Comte et sur Pierre Laffitte,” signed (“Anatole France”), 28 and 28 pages (folio), written on lined stationery of the Grand Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1909 and Sao Paolo, Brazil, [1909], marbled boards. – addresses prepared for delivery during his visit to South America.
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