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Lot n° 33

Jean WAHL (1888-1974), philosophe, professeur...

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2 L.A.S. to Max Bilen. 1939. 2 pp. in-8 and in-12. Answer to the texts sent by Max Bilen. "The manuscript is full of interest and I want to tell you about it as soon as possible. But I think it is quite far from the theatrical techniques that are in use at the moment [...]. I believe that by moving away from symbolist and decadent influences, you will gradually reach greater strength [...]". A beautiful and interesting set of drafts of letters from the young Max Bilen (still called Max Boton) to Jean Wahl - to whom he had great admiration, written from Istanbul at the beginning of the war, 13 pp. in-8 and 7 pp. in-16. August 1939-May 1940. Numerous erasures and corrections