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three old papers with writing on them sitting on top of each othermany old letters and envelopes that are on the tablean old handwritten letter from a man who is writing on a piece of paperthree books are lined up on top of each other on a white surfacethree open books with writing on them sitting on top of each otheran open book with a picture of a cat on it
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89 - Georges Bernanos (1888–1948), writer
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Estimate €500 - €800
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Georges Bernanos (1888–1948), writer Lot comprising correspondence and 3 publications FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE 13 autograph letters (signed) and autograph notes (unsigned), 1926–1932 and undated, addressed to René Benjamin, including: Letter from the author, undated, offering to help enrol René Benjamin’s eldest son at the Benedictine boarding school at La Pierre-Qui-Vire Letter from the author, Bar-le-Duc, 10 June 1926 Letter from the author, Toulon, undated [early 1931]; suffering from the flu, Bernanos asks René Benjamin to intervene to cancel a lecture scheduled in Tourcoing Letter, Villa Ste Marie, Vésenex-par-Ger-ain [Haute-Savoie], undated [August 1930]; in it, Bernanos discusses his spiritual doubts and his health with his usual candour Letter from the author, 6 January 1932; it displays Bernanos’s characteristic tone, blending biting humour with deep friendship, whilst discussing plans for a lecture in Tunis and his attitude towards money *L’Imposture* Paris, Librairie Plon, 1927 Paperback, 19 x 12 cm signed autograph copy La Joie Paris, La Palatine, Librairie Plon, 1929 Paperback, 20 x 13 cm First edition on Alfa paper signed autograph copy Une Nuit Paris, A la cité des livres, 1928 Paperback, 19.5 x 14.5 cm First edition on Arches laid paper Signed autograph copy 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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