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photograph of a group of people sitting in front of a large buildinga close up of a piece of paper with writing on ita group of old letters and handwritten papers on a white surfacean old handwritten letter from a man with a pen in his handa letter written in black ink on a light blue papera lot of old books that are on the tabletwo papers and a book are sitting on a table
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41 - The Robertsau Academy and the Alsatian unease, 1926
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The Robertsau Academy and the Alsatian unease, 1926 A collection of correspondence, handwritten drafts, publications, press cuttings and miscellaneous items Programme for the visit by the Friends of the Robertsau, 2–8 July 1926 at Pourtalès Castle, Strasbourg; 4 semi-modern postcards of the castle; invitation from the Marquise de Loÿs Chandieu 4 letters and postcards, 1926–1929, from Agnès de Pourtalès, Marquise de Loÿs-Chandieu Pocket notebook, 15 x 10 cm, approx. 100 folios, containing René Benjamin’s handwritten notes in pencil, as well as the discussions and remarks made by the speakers and guests during the seven-day conference Handwritten draft, approx. 32 pp. in-8, of the outline and key points of the lecture delivered by René Benjamin: language, the people, religion, schools, etc. Minutes of the sessions, typescript in-4, 40 pp. Press cuttings and publications, including: ‘Where is Alsace heading?’ by Louis Forcheron, *Revue fédéraliste*, July 1926; ‘Towards a Political Solution to the Alsatian Problem’, by Raymond Postal, *Revue universelle*, 15 April 1926; ‘The Duties of French Catholics towards their Brothers in the Recovered Provinces’, by Mgr Charles Ruch, *Revue Notre Droit*, February 1926; ‘The Situation in Alsace and Lorraine’, by Jules-Albert Jaeger, *L’Alsace-Lorraine* No. 32, 7 August 1926 2 letters from the author (L.A.S.), 2 and 4 July 1936, from René Benjamin to his wife Letter from the author (L.A.S.), undated, from Constantin Photadiès, a Greek writer, who took part in the visit La Robertsau, at the home of the Marquise de Loys-Chandrin, 1–8 July 1926, photographic print, 21 x 28 cm, mounted on stiff card, with the names of the participants added by hand Letter from the author, 6 July 1926, Lucien Aaron (known as Georges Delahache), man of letters and head archivist in Strasbourg, concerning the teaching of French in Alsace + *The Rehabilitation of Alsace*, by Georges Delahache, *La Revue de Paris*, 1925 Letter from the author, La Robertsau, Strasbourg, undated [July 1926], Jeanne Marie Pouquet, widow of Cavaillet, renowned salon hostess and friend of the Marquise de Loÿs-Chandelieu Georges Roux Divorce de l’Alsace? Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1929 Paperback, 17 x 11 cm First edition on Lafuma-Navarre pure-fibre vellum FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE Signed autograph
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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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