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40 - Jean Tenant (1885–1986), writer, poet and literary critic, a…
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Jean Tenant (1885–1986), writer, poet and literary critic, and the Saint-Étienne riot of 1927 A collection of correspondence, 2 publications, press cuttings and miscellaneous items 13 autograph letters, 1921–1950, addressed to René Benjamin and his son François, including: Autograph letter, Saint-Étienne, 3 December 1932; tribute to Charles Maurras Letter from the author, Saint-Étienne, 18 November 1946; recounting his misadventures during the Liberation Under Prudent-Modérat’s Balcony Paris, Le Rouge et le Noir, 1930 First edition Paperback, 19 x 14.5 cm Signed autograph copy Our Friend Benjamin Paris, Edition Dumas, 1949 First edition on Monrgolfier pure linen paper Paperback, 18.5 x 12 cm Signed autograph letter The Conference and the Saint-Étienne Riots, 7 February 1927 7 signed autograph letters (L.A.S.) and signed postcards (P.A.S.), Saint-Étienne, 1927–1930, Paul Tézenas du Montcel, solicitor, including a letter from the author dated 11 February 1928 providing a detailed account of the legal proceedings following the violent incidents of 7 February 1927 Letter from the author, Saint-Étienne, 12 February 1927, Jean Tenant Press cuttings, leaflets + Typewritten memorandum, 7 February 1928, addressed to the investigating judge, 17 pp., in-4; Typewritten memorandum addressed to the Public Prosecutor, 9 pp., in-4 + Typewritten copy, 13 May 1927, of the letter from the organisers of the Lyon conference, addressed to the Prefect of the Rhône, 5 pp., in-4 FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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