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22 - Bergerat, Émile – A 2-page autograph letter, signed.
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Estimate €50 - €90
Description
Bergerat, Émile – A 2-page autograph letter, signed. Includes a signed portrait – Autograph letter signed ‘Ton Berge’, undated (circa May 1910, the release date of the comedy ‘Vidocq’), on letterhead from the Villa Caliban in St Lunaire. Enclosed is a portrait of the author by Gabriel Boutet, countersigned by Bergerat. The author (1845–1923) was a poet, playwright and columnist. Also known by the pseudonyms L’Homme masqué, Ariel and Caliban. ‘Old Pérical, you’re a good friend who doesn’t shy away from a bit of hard work, and I thank you for your *Siège de La Rochelle*. But sending him the manuscript like that, right at the start, tied with a pink ribbon – surely not, eh? A play is never accepted or rejected because it is good or bad, and in the theatre, deals that aren’t done in advance simply don’t happen—such is the axiom [...] I can tell from the cheerful tone of your letters that you’re in good health in Nogent-sur-Marne, which is so amusingly situated on the Seine! How on earth are the children supposed to learn geography! [...] Your silence on ‘Vidocq’ worries me. Is it not any good? [...] You know you’re one of those whose advice I value as highly as aged tobacco. Your Berge”
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About the sale AUTOGRAPHS & BOOKS
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Auction time 09/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 88412398
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