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235 - [Militaria – Art – Literature]
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[Militaria – Art – Literature] Generals, painters, writers and politicians, 1904–1931 A collection of over 45 letters, postcards and post office receipts, and 2 photographs, 1904–1931, addressed to Marcelle Boulanger, daughter of General Boulanger and wife of Colonel Émile Driant, who died for France in February 1916, including: Paul Azan (1874–1951), Lieutenant-General and historian, 2 letters from the author, 1914–1924 – Paul Berryer, son of the Belgian minister Paul Berryer (1868–1936), a letter to his war godmother – a signed photograph of Maurice Barrès – Jean Binet-Valmer (1875–1940), a Franco-Swiss writer, a letter (1920) expressing his thanks following his promotion to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honour; in 1917, he commanded a section of French tanks, was wounded three times and received four commendations - Dominique Bonnaud (1864–1943), Montmartre singer-songwriter and poet, L.A.S., 26 May 1909 - Henry Bordeaux (1870–1963), novelist and essayist, L.A.S. (1917) - Joseph-Félix Bouchor (1853–1937), painter, 3 L.A.S. 1925–1929 - Paul de Cassagnac (1880–1966), journalist, man of letters and politician, handwritten letter - Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956), composer, postcard 13 June 1915 - Stanislas Costa de Beauregard (1857–1918), cavalry officer, 2 letters - Léon Couturier (1842–1935), painter, 3 letters 1901–1916 - Louis Etienne Dauphin (1885–1926), official painter to the Navy, L.A.S. - Emile Dehelly (1871–1969), actor with the Comédie-Française, visiting card with a signed handwritten note - Paul Deschanel (1855–1922), journalist, writer, President of the Republic, letter 30 May 1919 - Lucien Doublon, film critic and cinema manager, letter 1929 - Fernand Engerand (1867–1938), Member of Parliament, postcard dated 1919 - Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), composer and pianist, personal autograph letter, 3 March 1916, expressing condolences - Abel Ferry (1881–1918), Member of Parliament, P.A.S., 1917 - Paul Féval the Younger (1860–1933), writer, L.A.S. 1918 - Raoul du Gardier (1871–1952), painter, L.A.S. regarding the purchase of a painting exhibited at the Salon - Enrique Gomez Carrillo (1873–1927), Guatemalan essayist and novelist, 2 letters 1917 - Joseph Jeannerod (1839–1920), general, letter 1917 - Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873–1913), fencing master specialising in foil, photographic portrait with a signed and dated autograph accompanying the item, 1904 - Fernand Laudet (1860–1933), diplomat, writer, editor of the *Revue Hebdomadaire* - Pierre Loti (1850–1923), writer, postcard with stamped envelope - André Maginot (1877–1932), statesman, autograph letter signed, 9 April 1916, expressing condolences - etc... FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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