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an old book with a picture of a man in a suit sitting on top of a tablea close up of a piece of paper with a letter on ita piece of paper with writing on it sitting on top of a tablean old handwritten letter from a man who is writing a poeman old book sitting on a white surface with a white backgrounda book with a black and white title on itan open book with a picture of a cat on itan open book with a black and white picture on itan old book sitting on top of a white table next to a white wallan old book sitting on top of a white table
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

99 - COHEN, Albert. Carnets. 1978.
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
COHEN, Albert. Carnets. 1978. First edition. A copy belonging to Françoise Kostolany, containing a handwritten draft letter and a signed typewritten reply from the author. Paris, Gallimard, 1979. In-8, paperback. 190 pp. Spine slightly browned, minor soiling on the front cover. First edition on standard paper. A copy belonging to Françoise Kostolany (1937–2025), an economist with a passion for psychology and the diamond market. Together with her husband, the financial expert André Kostolany, she built up a significant collection. Included are: - A signed, typewritten autograph letter from Albert Cohen addressed to Françoise Kostolany (1 page, In-8, with her Geneva address embossed, 22 July 1979). He feels better and agrees to meet his correspondent. In the 1970s, Albert Cohen suffered a prolonged nervous breakdown, exacerbated by anorexia. - Autograph draft of a letter from Françoise Kostolany to Albert Cohen in which she requests this meeting (one and a half pages, in-8, written in green felt-tip pen) - 4 press cuttings relating to the writer. A touching copy.
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About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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