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217 - Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Handwritten letter, addressed to …
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Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Handwritten letter, addressed to Jean Demélier. By airmail. Dear Jean. January issue, 957.15.40; you can ring me every day at 1 pm. Best regards. Sam Beckett. On card, in an envelope. Jean Demélier (1940–2023). Poet, writer and illustrator, he was Samuel Beckett’s first French biographer. According to him, he was one of Beckett’s closest friends: ‘I was the one who wrote the first essay about him in French; that’s how I came to know him. He was a tremendous friend, a tremendous benefactor to me, and until my last breath I shall remember him with tenderness and emotion…’
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About the sale SALE OF THE JEAN DEMELIER (1940–2023) STUDIO COLLECTION
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Auction time 07/09/2026 at 2:30 PM
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