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97 - Pierre Varillon (1897–1960), writer, journalist and royalist…
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Estimate €300 - €600
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Pierre Varillon (1897–1960), writer, journalist and royalist activist Lot of 35 autograph letters written by the author (L.A.S.) and autograph letters to the author (P.A.S.), 1922–1947, addressed to René Benjamin, including: FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE Letter from the author, on ‘A la Cité des Livres’ letterhead, Paris, 20 February 1922; announcing the publication of a new edition of *Gaspard* in deluxe paper; at the time, Pierre Varillon was serving as co-editorial director of the publishing house *La Cité des Livres* alongside the historian Jean Longnon and the publisher Pierre Castellan Letter, letterhead: *La Revue Hebdomadaire*, Paris, 26 June 1922 Letter, Ventressac (Haute-Loire), 19 July 1926; regarding the censorship of his book *La Fausse Route* Letter, Paris, 1 December 1926; regarding the violent counter-demonstrations directed at René Benjamin by teachers’ unions and left-wing movements during his lectures Letter from the author, Villa Suzanne, Saint-Raphaël, 18 July 1927; a letter brimming with irony and wit, mocking the old provincial nobility Letter from the author, on *La Revue Universelle* letterhead, Paris, 6 October 1937; an intimate confidence from Pierre Varillon to René Benjamin regarding his deep depression, his difficult past and the quasi-saviour role played by Charles Maurras in his life P.A.S., Lyon, 19 August 1942; having retreated to the Southern Zone, caught between physical distress and literary resilience Enclosed: Typewritten copy of correspondence sent by René Benjamin to Pierre Varillon, from 11 April 1924 to 27 April 1948, 13 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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