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France, Anatole
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- France, Anatole
- Fine autograph working manuscript of the story "Monsieur Patru",
- paper
a spectacular manuscript, written in black ink with many deletions, corrections, and alterations, including several passages of up to six or ten lines deleted and rewritten, vividly showing the great French author composing and revising his script
8 pages, (6 leaves on guards), folio (c.31 x 20cm), green half morocco gilt, [c.1901]
8 pages, (6 leaves on guards), folio (c.31 x 20cm), green half morocco gilt, [c.1901]
Provenance
Sale of Madame Arman de Caillavet (Paris, 1932), no.156; book-label of Alain de Suzannet on pastedown
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This story by Anatole France is apparently unpublished. It dates from the time of his novel on the subject of justice L'Affaire Crainquebille (1901), and portrays a petit-bourgeois lawyer ("un homme d'ordre"), torn between his horror of socialism and his disdain for nationalism. The original "Monsieur Patru" was Olivier Patru (1604-1681), a lawyer and French Academician, famed for his oratorical skills. Anatole France won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921.