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Auction 24 November 2022 THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS: Varia, Manuscripts, Autographs - Paris

Bid on the lot list Drouot Estimations : 24 November 2022 - Contact de la vente :Ludovic BUSSETTI - lbussetti@drouot.com.Commissaire-priseur. Expert :Thierry BODIN SYNDICAT FRANÇAIS DES EXPERTS PROFESSIONNELS EN ŒUVRES D’ART 45 rue de l’Abbé Grégoire - 75006 Paris +33 (0)1 45 48 25 31 lesautographes@wanadoo.fr Responsable de la vente : Philippe ANCELIN PRESIDENT DE DROUOT ESTIMATIONS Drouot Estimations - Paris

THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS: Varia, Manuscripts, Autographs

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THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS: Varia, Manuscripts, Autographs

Lot n° 1

ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE. 6 P.S. by...

ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE. 6 P.S. by several academicians, 1814-1857; 2 pages in-fol. each (except one page). 6 emarged lists of fees and allowances. P.S. by 18 academicians, attendance fees for the class of French Language and Literature, February 1814:...

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Lot n° 2

ACADEMICANS. 270 letters, documents...

ACADEMICANS. 270 letters, documents or manuscripts, most of them L.A.S. (some portraits and documents attached). Henry BECQUE, Charles BRIFAUT (22 ; and 3 mss, 1813-1852), Maxime DU CAMP (2, 1889-1890, to Thureau-Dangin, about the Academy), Émile...

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Lot n° 3

ALARY Pierre-Joseph, abbé (1689-1770)...

ALARY Pierre-Joseph, abbé (1689-1770) priest, sub-preceptor of Louis XV (of the Académie française). 2 autograph MANUSCRITS, Reply to the reception speech of the abbé de Boismont, 1755; 4 large folio pages on column, and 6 folio pages sewn with a blue...

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Lot n° 4

APOLLINAIRE Guillaume (1880-1918). MANUSCRIT...

APOLLINAIRE Guillaume (1880-1918). MANUSCRIT with autograph additions, Adieux, ca. 1900; 3 pages in-4, with vignette and letterhead of the Café Terminus, Gare St Lazare, Paris. The manuscript, in the hand of "Baron" Mollet (Jean Mollet was Apollinaire's...

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Lot n° 5

ARAGON Louis (1897-1982). L.A.S....

ARAGON Louis (1897-1982). L.A.S. "Georges Meyzargues", Saint-Donat autumn 1943, to André ROUSSEAUX; 1 page and a quarter in-8. Letter signed with a pseudonym during the Resistance Aragon will use various pseudonyms in the underground, including that...

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Lot n° 6

ARISTOTE. THOMAS AQUINAS (1225-1274)....

ARISTOTE. THOMAS AQUINAS (1225-1274). JOHN OF JANDUN (1285?-1328). S. Thomae Aquinatis In octo Physicorum Aristotelis libros Commentaria followed by: Ioannis de Ianduno Philosophi acutissimi super Octo libros Aristotelis De Physico (Venice, heirs...

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Lot n° 7

POSTAL ART. Approximately 150...

POSTAL ART. Approximately 150 ornate letters or envelopes, 19th century; some envelopes are accompanied by their letter. Nice and funny set of decorated letters and envelopes. Many envelopes decorated with original drawings, often watercolors: gallant...

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Lot n° 8

BACHET DE MÉZIRIAC Claude-Gaspard...

BACHET DE MÉZIRIAC Claude-Gaspard (1581-1638) poet, Hellenist, translator, philologist and mathematician; founding member of the Académie française. MANUSCRIT largely autograph, De la Traduction, 1635; notebook of 21 pages small in-4 (ca. 19.8 x 14.3...

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Lot n° 9

BANVILLE Théodore de (1823-1891). autograph...

BANVILLE Théodore de (1823-1891). autograph manuscript signed "Théodore de Banville", Sonnets Antiques; 1 oblong page in-fol. (25 x 36 cm) with decorative chromolithography band (the decoration seems to have been trimmed on the sides and bottom). Album...

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Lot n° 10

BARJAVEL René (1911-1985). MANUSCRIT...

BARJAVEL René (1911-1985). MANUSCRIT autograph signed " René Barjavel ", Passage du Malin (Madeleine), December 1947; 9 pages in-4 with erasures and corrections. Dramatic chronicle on the play by François MAURIAC. Article for Carrefour, with numerous...

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Lot n° 11

BARRE Auguste and Albert (1811-1896...

BARRE Auguste and Albert (1811-1896 and 1818-1878). 9 Sketchbooks; 9 oblong in-12 (8 x 12 to 8.5 x 14.5 cm), hardback, cloth or morocco covers, the sketchbooks unevenly filled, mostly in graphite. Sketchbooks and drawings of the two brothers, sculptors,...

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Lot n° 12

BATAILLE Georges (1897 - 1962) Histoire...

BATAILLE Georges (1897 - 1962) Histoire de rats (Journal de Dianus). With three etchings by Alberto GIACOMETTI (Paris, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1947); in-8 paperback. First edition limited to 200 copies, illustrated with 3 etchings by Alberto GIACOMETTI. One...

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Lot n° 13

BAUTRU Guillaume, comte de Serrant...

BAUTRU Guillaume, comte de Serrant (1588-1665) state councilor and diplomat, satirical poet, founding member of the Académie française. 2 L.A.S. "Bautru", 1636-1637; each 3 pages in-fol. addresses with red wax seals of arms on pink silk lakes. Amiens...

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Lot n° 14

BEAUMARCHAIS Pierre-Augustin Caron...

BEAUMARCHAIS Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-1799). Le Barbier de Séville (Paris, Ruault, 1775); in-8, brown marbled basane, ribbed spine decorated with gilt designs, red title page, red edges (period binding). May 1775 edition of Beaumarchais' famous...

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Lot n° 15

BEAUVOIR Simone de (1908-1986). Set...

BEAUVOIR Simone de (1908-1986). Set of preparatory documents for Les Écrits de Simone de Beauvoir, by Claude FRANCIS and Fernande GONTIER, 1976-1979. Vocal archives: 2 audio cassettes and 9 CDs of interviews. Unpublished audio interviews to prepare...

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Lot n° 16

BELLE-ISLE Charles-Louis-Auguste...

BELLE-ISLE Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet, duke of (1684-1761) marshal of France, he was minister of war. 2 L.S. "Le mal duc de Belleisle", 1746-1759, to the marquis de TORCY; 1 1/2 pages in-4 and 2 1/2 pages in-fol. Bizy January 1, 1746. He is aware...

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Lot n° 17

BLANC Louis (1811-1882). L.A.S....

BLANC Louis (1811-1882). L.A.S. "Louis Blanc one of the two editors of Le Bon Sens", Paris February 10, 1836: 2 pages in-4 headed Le Bon Sens, newspaper of democracy. "We do not grant anyone the right to question our sincerity and to deny our patriotism....

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Lot n° 18

BOISROBERT François Le Métel de...

BOISROBERT François Le Métel de (1592-1662) poet, abbot and chaplain to the King; a favorite of Richelieu, he suggested to him the idea of the Académie Française, which he organized and of which he was a founding member. 2 autographed POEMS, and 2 L.A.S....

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Lot n° 19

BOSIO Antonio (1575 ?-1629). Roma...

BOSIO Antonio (1575 ?-1629). Roma subterranea novissima (Paris, Frederic Leonard, 1659). 2 volumes bound in one large in-4 volume (41,4 x 25,5 cm), green morocco chagrin, spine ribbed, beige parts, speckled edges (modern slipcase). First Parisian...

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Lot n° 20

BRETON André (1896-1966). L'Art...

BRETON André (1896-1966). L'Art magique (Paris, Club français du livre, 1957); in-4, publisher's beige cloth boards (boards unstuck). First edition. Double autograph sending signed by André Breton and Gérard Legrand to René ALLEAU, great specialist...

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Lot n° 21

BRYEN Camille (1907-1977). Autograph...

BRYEN Camille (1907-1977). Autograph MANUSCRIPT with drawings, Expériences, 1932; 50 ff. large in-8 (approx. 26.5 x 17 cm), bound in black half-calendar, red percaline boards, title-piece on spine. Original model of the collection Expériences, with...

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Lot n° 22

BUSSY-RABUTIN Roger, count of (1618-1693)...

BUSSY-RABUTIN Roger, count of (1618-1693) military and writer, author of the Histoire amoureuse des Gaules; cousin of Mme de Sévigné. L.A. (minute), Chaseu December 8, 1685, to the count of OLON, his cousin; 3 pages in-4 (small holes and cracks due...

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Lot n° 23

CAMBACÉRÈS Jean-Jacques-Régis de...

CAMBACÉRÈS Jean-Jacques-Régis de (1753-1824) politician, minister, Consul, writer of the Civil Code, Archchancellor of the Empire. L.S. "Cambaceres", and L.A., Paris 1811-1814; ¾ page in-4 and 1 page and a quarter in-8 with address. January 3, 1811,...

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Lot n° 24

CHAPELAIN Jean (1595-1674) poet;...

CHAPELAIN Jean (1595-1674) poet; founding member of the French Academy, where he played an important role, notably by drafting its statutes. 6 L.A.S. "Chapelain", Paris 1664-1670, to Carlo DATI, in Florence; 11 pages in-8 or in-4, 3 addresses with fragments...

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Lot n° 25

CHAPELAIN Jean (1595-1674) poet;...

CHAPELAIN Jean (1595-1674) poet; founding member of the French Academy, where he played an important role, notably by drafting its statutes. 4 L.A.S. "Chapelain", 1647-1663; 3 pages in-4, addressed with small red wax seals on pink silk lakes; 3, 2 and...

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Lot n° 26

CHAR René (1907-1988). Seuls demeurent...

CHAR René (1907-1988). Seuls demeurent (Paris, Gallimard, 1945); small in-8, paperback. First edition. One of a thousand copies on chestnut paper (n° 144). Signed autograph letter to the writer Pierre MABILLE (1904-1952) and to his wife : " To...

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Lot n° 27

CHARPENTIER François (1620-1702)...

CHARPENTIER François (1620-1702) literary scholar, one of the four founding members of the Académie des Inscriptions AF 1650, 18th f. L.A.S. "Charpentier", "Wednesday at one o'clock in the morning" 1658, to Madeleine de SCUDÉRY; 3 pages in4. Beautiful...

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Lot n° 28

CHOISY François-Timoléon, abbé...

CHOISY François-Timoléon, abbé de (1644-1724) priest, missionary and traveler, historian, memorialist and famous transvestite. 2 L.A.S. "L'abbé de Choisy", Paris 1696-1701; 2 pages in-4 each. Very rare letters about his affairs. March 5, 1696. On...

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Lot n° 29

CLAIRAUT Alexis Claude (1713-1765). Élémens...

CLAIRAUT Alexis Claude (1713-1765). Élémens de géométrie (Paris, Durand neveu, 1765). In-8 (19,7 x 11,9 cm), brown calf, smooth spine decorated, red parts, red edges (contemporary binding). Third and last edition during the author's lifetime of this...

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Lot n° 30

CLAUDEL Paul (1868-1955). 2 L.A.S....

CLAUDEL Paul (1868-1955). 2 L.A.S. "P. Claudel", 1927-1932, to François MONOD; 2 oblong in-8 pages on the letterhead of the French Embassy in Japan with envelope, and 1 in-8 page on the letterhead of the Château de Brangues (small crack). Amusing letter...

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Lot n° 31

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). AUTOGRAPHIC...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). AUTOGRAPHIC MANUSCRIT signed "Jean Cocteau," La Lampe d'Aladin, 1907-1909; about 100 pages in-4 (mostly 29 x 22.5 cm); and corrected COPY; 94 pages in-4. Precious working manuscript of Jean Cocteau's first book, illustrated...

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Lot n° 32

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 10 autographed...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 10 autographed POETHS, 1917-1925; 10 pages in-4 or in-fol. Set of ten poems written between 1917 and 1925, two of which appear to be unpublished. The others were published in various collections: Poésies (1917-1920) in 1920,...

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Lot n° 33

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Autograph...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Autograph MANUSCRIT, La Jeunesse et le Scandale, 1925; 76 pages of a small in-4 notebook (22 x 17 cm), in black ink on lined paper, brown cloth spine and cardboard covers (spine a little worn). Conference on avant-garde art...

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Lot n° 34

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). TAPScript...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). TAPScript with autograph ADDITIONS and CORRECTIONS, Les Enfants terribles, 1929; 1-154 pages in-4, bound in half burgundy morocco, gilt on the bottom of the first board (two intertwined C's surmounted by a wreath), spine with...

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Lot n° 35

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Autograph...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Autograph MANUSCRIT, La Maison hantée, 1937; 35 pages in-4, in a spiral notebook and in sheets. Complete manuscript of this impromptu for the Comédie-Française. Cocteau wrote this short play in verse and prose for the farewell...

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Lot n° 36

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 9 autograph...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 9 autograph MANUSCRITS, Monologues and songs, 1940 ?; 21 pages in-4. Important set of songs and monologues written for Jean Marais. It is believed that these texts were written in part in the summer of 1940, in Perpignan...

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Lot n° 37

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 2 autographed...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 2 autographed POEMS, Le 25 Août, 1944; 1 page in-4 each on letterhead 36, rue de Montpensier. Draft and cleanup of the poem on the Liberation of Paris. This poem of 5 quatrains was published in Les Nouvelles littéraires...

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Lot n° 38

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 2 autograph...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 2 autograph MANUSCRIPTS (the 2nd signed "Jean Cocteau," 1947-1948; 2 pages in-4 very full of small handwriting, with erasures and corrections; and 2 pages in-4 in blue ballpoint pen on the back of sheets headed Maison du Bailli...

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Lot n° 39

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 3 autograph...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 3 autograph MANUSCRIPTS signed "Jean Cocteau" (the 2nd unsigned), 1946-1948; 3 pages in-4, 2 and a half pages in-4, and 6 pages in-4 (on the back of sheets of paper with the letterhead of the Maison du Bailli in Milly, except...

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Lot n° 40

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT autograph signed "Jean Cocteau," Paroles en l'air, 1948; 35 pages in-4 in midnight blue ink and blue ballpoint pen on letterhead of the Maison du Bailli in Milly. Complete manuscript of a lecture on France and the...

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Lot n° 41

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). AUTOGRAPHIC...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). AUTOGRAPHIC MANUSCRIT, Le Chiffre sept, 1952; 18 pages in-4 or in-8, and 30 oblong pages in-fol. of a spiral-bound sketchbook. First draft, and cleaned up manuscript of this long poem. It was at the request of Pierre Seghers...

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Lot n° 42

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Autograph...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Autograph MANUSCRIT, Appogiatures, 1952; 47 pages folio, and 58 pages in-4 or in-8. First state of the collection Appogiatures, with its drafts, the file of discarded pieces and some unpublished works. It was at the end...

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Lot n° 43

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT autograph signed "Jean Cocteau", La Corrida du 1er mai, 1954-1957; 152 pages mostly in-4, plus typescripts. Important manuscript comprising all of the first draft notes and drafts from which Cocteau, with the help...

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Lot n° 44

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT autograph signed "Jean Cocteau", Devant l'Aurige, 1953; 5 pages in-4 in blue ballpoint pen (typescript attached). Beautiful evocation of the Aurige of Delphi. This text was written for the work of Doré OGRIZEK,...

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Lot n° 45

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). MANUSCRIT autograph signed "Jean Cocteau," Un Conte vrai, 1954; 4 pages in-4 in blue ballpoint pen with erasures and corrections. This short tale appeared in January 1955 in the magazine Amis des bêtes, preceded by the caption...

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Lot n° 46

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 2 autograph...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). 2 autograph MANUSCRIPTS signed "Jean Cocteau", ; 4 pages in-4 (in red ballpoint pen, with erasures and corrections), and 10 and a half pages in-4. Two manuscripts of prefaces. Prestige des Mille et Une Nuits, 1955. Preface...

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Lot n° 47

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Original...

COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963). Original Sketch signed "Jean Cocteau", Guillaume Apollinaire, 1958; graphite drawing signed lower right, 25.5 x 20 cm (framed; trace of scotch tape at top of sheet). Beautiful portrait of Guillaume Apollinaire with his forehead...

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Lot n° 48

COLARDEAU Charles-Pierre (1732-1776)...

COLARDEAU Charles-Pierre (1732-1776) poet and playwright. 3 L.A.S. "Colardeau" and 2 L.A., Paris and Étiolles 1760-1776, to his uncle M. REGNARD, parish priest of Saint-Salomon, in Pithiviers; 9 pages in-4, 3 addresses with remnants of red or black wax...

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Lot n° 49

COLETTE (1873-1954). MANUSCRIT...

COLETTE (1873-1954). MANUSCRIT partly autograph, signed "Colette Willy", En camarades, pièce en deux actes, Villa Belle Plage, Le Crotoy (Somme) 1907; 56 pages in-fol. of which 34 autograph. Complete manuscript of this comedy, written and performed...

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Lot n° 50

COLETTE (1873-1954). L.A.S., March...

COLETTE (1873-1954). L.A.S., March 1931, to Marise DALBRET; 1 1/2 pages small in-4 on blue paper headed Claridge Champs-Élysées. To the companion of Henri Béraud. She arrives "from Vienna, Bucharest, - and even Cahors," before leaving for Tunis and...

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