René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Tuesday, October 6 at 2:00 PM

37510 Savonnières - France

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an old photo of a man in a suit and tie next to a pile of old papers

Value: €300 - €600

Ernest Benjamin (1854–1901), writer, member of the Société d…

an open book with writing on it on a white surface

Value: €800 - €1,200

Octave Mirbeau (1848–1917), writer and playwright, and Sacha…

six red books stacked on top of each other on a white surface

Value: €500 - €800

Classical works of French literature, 18th to 20th centuries

several old books are stacked on top of each other on a white surface

Value: €500 - €800

René Benjamin, an aspiring writer: his formative years, 1894…

several old books are stacked on top of each other on a white surface

Value: €1,000 - €2,000

René Benjamin: his early literary publications and theatrica…

an old handwritten letter from a man with a pen in his hand

Value: €50 - €100

Elémir Bourges (1852–1925), Symbolist and Decadent writer, m…

several old black and white photographs of people in a room

Value: €3,000 - €6,000

René Benjamin, soldier, writer and lecturer, 1914–1919

a drawing of an elephant and a man playing with a monkey

Value: €800 - €1,200

Benjamin Rabier (1864–1939), illustrator, animal artist and …

several old letters and papers are stacked on top of each other

Value: €500 - €800

Correspondence from soldiers and writers called up for milit…

several old papers are stacked on top of each other on a white surface

Value: €1,000 - €2,000

René Benjamin, *Gaspard*, winner of the 1915 Prix Goncourt

an image of a painting of three men walking on a beach

Value: €300 - €600

Jean Lefort (1875–1954), painter and illustrator

an open book with a drawing of a group of men in uniform

Value: €300 - €600

Gaspard, illustrated by Jean Lefort, artist’s copy, 1917

an open book with a picture of a man on it

Value: €400 - €800

Gaspard, special edition for the Société des bibliophiles ‘L…

an old book with a handwritten page of writing on it

Value: €50 - €100

Berthold Mahn (1881–1975), painter, draughtsman and illustra…

a collection of letters and handwrittens from the late 19th century

Value: €500 - €800

René Benjamin, writer and observer of the Great War

someone is holding an open book in their hand with a picture of a gaspard on it

Value: €300 - €600

Gaspard, Sous le Ciel de France, and Un pauvre village de Fr…

an open book with a picture of a castle on it

Value: €100 - €200

A Poor Village in France, illustrated by Jean Perrier, 1918

several old letters are sitting on top of a piece of paper

Value: €150 - €300

Guy Arnoux (1886–1951), the ‘Imagier de France’, and his bro…

painting of a group of men standing in front of a large vase

Value: €500 - €800

Guy Arnoux (1886–1951), draughtsman and illustrator

an open book with a drawing of a man and a woman in a boat

Value: €500 - €800

Guy Arnoux (1886–1951), poster artist

two illustrations of a man and a woman standing next to each other

Value: €500 - €800

Guy Arnoux (1886–1951), propaganda illustrator

an old book with a drawing of a man and a dog

Value: €100 - €200

Jacques-Roger Simon (1875–1965), painter and engraver

a close up of a piece of paper with writing on it

Value: €50 - €100

Maurice Maréchal (1882–1942), journalist, editor of *Le Cana…

a black and white photo of a man riding a horse

Value: €50 - €100

Philippe Pétain, Major General

several old french language books are stacked on top of each other

Value: €100 - €200

Newspapers and publications by First World War soldiers, 191…

a book with pictures of people on the pages

Value: €150 - €300

Publications on the 1914–1918 War

a lot of papers that have been written on them

Value: €3,000 - €6,000

Personal archives, comprising private, literary, theatrical …

an old book with a bunch of papers and a picture of a man in a suit

Value: €1,000 - €2,000

René Benjamin’s literary publications between 1919 and 1929

a pile of old letters and papers on a white surface

Value: €1,500 - €2,500

Passive correspondence and notes by René Benjamin, 1919–1929

a lot of old photos of a man in a bed

Value: €3,000 - €6,000

René Benjamin’s Balzacian and Touraine-inspired world: admir…

a close up of a piece of paper with writing on it

Value: €100 - €200

Georges Courteline (1858–1929), novelist and playwright

an old letter from a man who is holding up a piece of paper

Value: €1,000 - €2,000

Bernard Grasset (1881–1955), the publisher and writer

an open book with two pages on the front and the back of it

Value: €100 - €200

Bernard Grasset (1881–1955), the publisher and writer

a handwritten letter from the president of france to his wife

Value: €500 - €800

Maurice Barrès (1862–1923), writer and leading figure of Fre…

an open book with a picture of a man smoking a cigarette

Value: €150 - €300

Maurice Barrès’s *Le Soliloque*, bibliophile’s copies

six red books lined up in a row on a white surface

Value: €150 - €300

Maurice Barrès (1862–1923), writer

a handwritten letter written in black ink on a piece of paper

Value: €150 - €300

Georges Goursat, known as Sem (1863–1934), illustrator, post…

a close up of a piece of paper with writing on it

Value: €150 - €300

Paul Bourget (1852–1935), writer and essayist, member of the…

three black and white photos of a man in a suit and tie

Value: €1,000 - €2,000

René Benjamin and the art of public speaking: a passionate a…

a handwritten letter from a man who is holding a piece of paper

Value: €300 - €600

Jean Tenant (1885–1986), writer, poet and literary critic, a…

photograph of a group of people sitting in front of a large building

Value: €300 - €600

The Robertsau Academy and the Alsatian unease, 1926

several old letters and papers with pictures of people on them

Value: €200 - €400

Jérôme and Jean Tharaud (1874–1953)/(1877–1952), the twin wr…

several books are lined up in a row on a white surface

Value: €150 - €300

Jérôme and Jean Tharaud, writers

a lot of papers that are stacked on top of each other

Value: €1,500 - €2,500

René Benjamin’s theatrical vocation: from observation to the…

an old handwritten letter from a french soldier to a french soldier

Value: €3,000 - €6,000

Jacques Copeau (1888–1949), critic, director and theatre man…

several old letters are stacked on top of each other on a white surface

Value: €1,500 - €2,500

André Antoine (1858–1943), actor, director, theatre manager,…

several old letters and papers are stacked on top of each other

Value: €1,500 - €2,500

René Benjamin: The World of Theatre and Cinema

a close up of a piece of paper with handwriting on it

Value: €300 - €600

Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929) and the Léon Daudet affair, 1…