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a close up of a piece of paper with writing on ita handwritten letter written in french on a piece of paperseveral old letters are stacked on top of each other on a white surfaceseveral old papers and letters on a white surface with a black and white phototwo books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacesix books of french literature are stacked on top of each othertwo books are sitting on a table next to each other
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136 - Francis Carco (1886–1958), writer, poet and member of the Ac…
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Estimate €300 - €600
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Francis Carco (1886–1958), writer, poet and member of the Académie Goncourt A collection of correspondence, press cuttings and 11 publications, some with signed autograph copies FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE 14 letters from the author and postcards, 1929–1941, addressed to René Benjamin, including Autograph letter, L’Isle-Adam, 23 September 1939 ‘Dear friend, I have just written to the President regarding the Academy’s lunch, but it is to you that I should have addressed myself. What are we to do? There is the relief fund to be distributed. There are contacts to be re-established and the Prize that we simply must award. Have you given this any thought? We must not let the war take hold amongst us. Think of the young people who have sent us their books and who, for the most part, are waiting on the front line for some encouragement. It would be a shameful betrayal not to crown the best among them. Your latest article in *Candide* is admirable. Its tone, its emotion, and its gravity—without a hint of sentimentality—make me love you all the more. Well done, my dear friend! But let me tell you at the same time how deeply I share in your anguish. I have only one brother at the front. And yet I tremble for him as if he were my own son...’ Jésus-La-Caille Paris, La Cité des Livres, 1926 First edition Paperback, 19.5 x 14 cm Printemps d’Espagne Paris, Albin Michel, 1929 First edition Paperback, 19 x 12 cm The Street Paris, Albin Michel, 1930 First edition Paperback, 19 x 12 cm Signed autograph dedication Blümelein 35: Confidences of Lieutenant S. de Barrière, Intelligence Officer Paris, Albin Michel, 1930 First edition Paperback, 19 x 12 cm Signed autograph dedication Women’s Prisons Paris, Les Editions de France, 1931 First edition Paperback, 19 x 12 cm Signed autograph dedication Translated from *L’Escargot* Paris, Les Editions de France, 1932 First edition Paperback, 19 x 12 cm Signed autograph copy Following on from *La Bohème et mon cœur* Paris, 1933 First edition, copy printed especially for René Benjamin Paperback, 19.5 x 14.5 cm Etc... 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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