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232 - Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Autograph letter, addressed to Je…
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Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Autograph letter, addressed to Jean Demélier. Paris. 1 October 1968. Dear Jean. I can confirm the matter of ….. which I mentioned to you the other day. (radio in …) Werner Spies 28 rue Yvonne Building C Bourg la Reine Seine Best regards. S.B. On card, in an envelope. Jean Demélier (1940–2023). Poet, writer and illustrator, he was the first French biographer of Samuel Beckett. 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 is 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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