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Maîtres Isabelle GOXE & Laurent BELAÏSCH

13 - BERGERAT (Émile), French poet and playwright, who used sever…
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Estimate €250 - €300
Description
BERGERAT (Émile), French poet and playwright, who used several pseudonyms, including ‘L’Homme Masqué’ and ‘Caliban’ (1845–1923) An important collection of correspondence comprising 35 autograph, signed letters to various recipients, including 24 to the Parnassian poet and French painter Léon Dierx, and to the publishers Michaud and Henri Launette. A few envelopes have been preserved. A fine collection of letters to the man he calls ‘Coco, Vieux, Vielle bête, Vieux, Phidias vert, mon zèbre or Parxitèle’, a text of exuberant whimsy whose content—both friendly and professional—refers to Courteline, Xavier Roux, Théodore de Banville, the actor Antoine, Laurent Taillade, Maurice Maeterlinck, etc…
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About the sale PHOTOGRAPHS – AUTOGRAPHS – BOOKS
Auction location
Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : 212797/765
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