Katz Fine Manuscripts

1877 Original Letter by French Poet Emma Mahul to Aimé Giron with Literary Gossip on Mario Rapisardi, Women’S Creative Ambitions & Bellini

STéPHANIE EMMA ÉLISABETH (DEJEAN) MAHUL · 1877

$685.00 (€621.48 | £518.40 | ¥109,399)

Livorno, Italy, 1877. Ephemera. On offer is a substantial six-page handwritten letter signed by the French poet and translator Stéphanie Emma Élisabeth (Dejean) Mahul (1815-1879) , written from Livorno, Italy, on April 7, 1877, to the poet, novelist, and journalist Jean Antoin...

C. 1863–1867 Aimé Giron Literary Correspondence with Praise for le Sabot de NoëL and a Report Rushed to the le Puy Press

JOSEPH BREYSSE & UNKNOWN · 1836

$285.00 (€258.57 | £215.69 | ¥45,516)

Paris, France. Ephemera. On offer is a pair of original French manuscript letters documenting the early literary success and regional publishing activity of author, poet, and journalist Aimé Giron (1836–1907). Written during the 1860s, the letters capture two complementary asp...

C. December 1864 Letter from Publisher-Poet Ferdinand Tandou to Aimé Giron on His Emotional Withdrawal Shortly Before Tandou’S Suicide

FERDINAND TANDOU (FERNAND BELLIGéRA) · 1864

$1,249.99 (€1,134.08 | £945.99 | ¥199,631)

Paris, France, 1864. Ephemera. On offer is a poignant autograph letter signed by the young French publisher and poet Ferdinand Tandou (known in literary circles as Fernand Belligéra) to his friend and fellow writer Aimé Giron. Written on the printed letterhead of Éditions Dezo...

1893 French Educator Letter to Aimé Giron on His Lycée Janson-de-Sailly Appointment, Literary Patronage, Personal Grief and a Beloved Dog

ALBERT · 1893

$255.00 (€231.35 | £192.98 | ¥40,725)

Paris, France, Montargis, 1893. Ephemera. On offer is an intimate four-page autograph letter signed “Albert, ” written from Montargis on October 3, 1893, to French author and journalist Aimé Giron (1836-1907) and his wife, Marie Lucie de Romiszowski. Combining news of professi...

1886 Letter to Aimé Giron Seeking His Appeal to President Jules Grévy and Minister édouard Lockroy for Naturalization and Government Advancement

A. DEVOUCOUX · 1886

$435.00 (€394.66 | £329.21 | ¥69,472)

Le Puy, France, Paris, 1886. Ephemera. On offer is a remarkable private letter revealing French author and journalist Aimé Giron (1836-1907) acting as a political and administrative intermediary at the highest levels of the Third Republic. Written at Le Puy on January 17, 1886...

1866 French Woman Postmistress Euphrasie Dorlhac to Aimé Giron on Literary Criticism, an Unwritten Novel, and Life in Provincial France

EUPHRASIE MARIE DORLHAC · 1866

$365.00 (€331.15 | £276.23 | ¥58,293)

France, Paris, Saint-germain-lembron, Puy DE Dome, 1866. Ephemera. On offer is an engaging four-page autograph letter signed by Euphrasie Marie Dorlhac (1820–1898) , postmistress of Saint-Germain-Lembron in the Puy-de-Dôme (as identified in census documents). It was written on...

C. 1870 Letters to Aimé Giron from French Clergy Regarding a 24-Statue Altar, Roman Pilgrimage & Behind-the-Scenes Cathedral Speechwriting

A ROBERTS & NOEL ROUX, FRENCH CLERGY · 1870

$245.00 (€222.28 | £185.41 | ¥39,128)

Paris, France, 1870. Ephemera. On offer is a complementary pair of nineteenth-century French Catholic letters addressed to author and journalist Aimé Giron (1836–1907) , revealing the practical and literary assistance he provided privately to members of the clergy. Written by ...

1881 French Woman Novelist Letter to Aunt Revealing Her Pen Name, Complaints on Literary Publicity, Octave Feuillet & Aime Giron at le Figaro

RENéE (OR RENé) DE VIC · 1881

$325.00 (€294.86 | £245.96 | ¥51,905)

Paris, France, Valee DE La Vesubie, France, 1881. Ephemera. On offer is a remarkable four-page literary letter written from the Vallée de la Vésubie on August 4, almost certainly in 1881, and signed simply “Antoinette. ”The writer can be identified with considerable confidence...

1870 Female Poet Malvina Blanchecotte Letter to Aimé Giron on Publishing, the Académie Française As a “Commercial Label” and Her Forthcoming Rêves Et Réalités

AUGUSTINE-ADOLPHINE-MALVINA BLANCHECOTTE, NéE SOUVILLE · 1870

$325.00 (€294.86 | £245.96 | ¥51,905)

Paris, France, 1870. Ephemera. On offer is a revealing autograph letter signed by French poet and writer Augustine-Malvina Blanchecotte (1830–1897) , written from 11 rue Cujas, Paris, on May 22, 1870, to fellow poet and author Aimé Giron (1836–1907). Written shortly before the...

1874 Sculptor André Besqueut Letter to His Mentor Aimé Giron About Winning Beaux-Arts Honours, His Religious Convictions, and Negative Views of Paris

ANDRé BESQUEUT · 1874

$425.00 (€385.59 | £321.64 | ¥67,875)

Paris, France, 1874. Ephemera. On offer is a remarkable four-page handwritten letter from the young French sculptor André Besqueut (1850–1942) to his early mentor, the author Aimé Giron (1836–1907) , written in Paris on April 7, 1874.Composed shortly after Besqueut won the Pri...

1873 French Ophthalmology Medical Letter on Dr. Alphonse Gayet Halting Cataract Surgery Due to Summer Surgical Risks, "Ripe" Cataracts and More

DAVID · 1873

$395.00 (€358.37 | £298.93 | ¥63,084)

France, Europe, Lyon,, 1873. Ephemera. On offer is an exceptional four-page French medical letter documenting a consultation in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with the celebrated Lyon surgeon and ophthalmologist Alphonse Gayet (1833–1904) concerning the proposed cataract oper...

C1860 Dramatic Letter from Dragoon Captain Léonce de Rochefort to French Author Aimé Giron on a Love Triangle, Sword Duel & Radish-Cart Disaster

CAPTAIN LéONCE DE ROCHEFORT · 1860

$795.00 (€721.28 | £601.65 | ¥126,966)

Paris, France, French Military, 4th Dragoon, 1860. Ephemera. On offer is an extraordinary and highly entertaining autograph letter signed by Pierre Léonce de Rochefort (1822–1892) , a Captain in France’s 4th Dragoon Regiment, describing a romantic crisis so consuming that it i...

1881 Letters from Inside the Franco-Belgian Press Revealing "Unpublishable" émile Zola & Maupassant Gossip and Literary Networks.

F. WILMET · 1881

$395.00 (€358.37 | £298.93 | ¥63,084)

Antwerp, Belgium, France, Paris, 1881. Ephemera. On offer are two signed manuscript letters written from Antwerp in 1881 by Belgian journalist F. Wilmet to French author Aimé Giron (1836-1907). The principal four-page letter presents a remarkably lively view from inside the ni...

1944–1945 Pen-Pal Postcards to a Cuban Student at the University of Havana from Brazil, Canada, Venezuela

MULTIPLE AUTHORS · 1943

$325.00 (€294.86 | £245.96 | ¥51,905)

Brazil, Canada, Venezuela, Havana, Cuba. Ephemera. On offer is a group of three postcards from three distinct countries, all written to a young Eduardo Morilla Macias of Gervasio 107, Havana. They were sent to Eduardo from international contacts who reached out to him in respo...

1946–1954 Major Richard Carr-Gomm Scrapbook and Insider Archive of British Mandate Palestine, the Coldstream Guards, the Household Brigade, and Britain’S Military and Political Establishment

RICHARD CARR-GOMM · 1928

$4,250.00 (€3,855.90 | £3,216.38 | ¥678,751)

England, Palestine, British Mandate, London, United Kingdom. Hardcover. On offer is the “Patchwork Book” of Richard Carr-Gomm (1928-2008) , a massive, approximately 300-page volume begun in September 1946 and maintained through 1954. It combines Carr-Gomm’s extensive handwritt...

1944 Free French Havana Letter on Liberation of Paris & French Cultural Revival Signed Philippe Grousset to Cuban President José A. Barnet, Cfln to Republic Transition

PHILIPPE GROUSSET · 1944

$825.00 (€748.50 | £624.36 | ¥131,758)

Paris, France, Havana, Cuba, 1944. Ephemera. On offer is an original typed and signed letter addressed to Dr. José Agripino Barnet, former President of the Republic of Cuba and President of the Comité France-Amérique in Havana. Signed by Philippe Grousset, a Free French offici...

1978–1979 Chinese-Cuban Family Crisis Archive Routed Through Havana’S Sociedad Chang Weng Chung Tong, with Guangdong Remittance Letters, Macau Death Notice, and Funeral Photograph

MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF CHEN BINGYUAN, CHAN BANG PONG, RAFAEL CHANG PENG · 1978

$1,685.00 (€1,528.75 | £1,275.20 | ¥269,105)

Guangdong, Macau, Rangoon, Havana, Cuba. Ephemera. On offer is a small but unusually rich Chinese-Cuban family correspondence archive, dated 1978–1979, documenting a transnational family network linking Guangdong, Macau, Rangoon, and Havana. The correspondence is all routed th...

1977 Cuban Ministry of Agriculture “Camilo–Che” Labor Bonus Certificate Issued in Menocal to a Named Agricultural Worker

SECCIóN SINDICAL, DELEGACIóN TERRITORIAL HABANA, MINISTERIO DE LA AGRICULTURA · 1977

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

Havana, Cuba, Menocal, 1977. Cubn. On offer is a printed and manuscript-completed certificate issued in Cuba on 28 October 1977 by the Sección Sindical, Delegación Territorial Habana, Ministerio de la Agricultura, during the officially designated “Año de la Institucionalizació...

1976 Cuban Revolutionary Labor Award Certificate, Granma Anniversary Issue, Signed by Ctc Secretary General

CENTRAL DE TRABAJADORES DE CUBA (CTC) · 1976

$185.00 (€167.85 | £140.01 | ¥29,546)

Havana, Cuba, 1976. Ephemera. On offer is an original printed and completed Cuban labor commendation certificate dated 1976, issued by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) recognizing an individual worker as a Trabajador de Avanzada (“Advanced Worker”) , one of the regime...

1981 Cuban Labor Certificate Issued by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (Ctc), Awarding “Cumplidor con la Emulación Socialista” to a Union Worker

CENTRAL DE TRABAJADORES DE CUBA (CTC) · 1981

$110.00 (€99.80 | £83.25 | ¥17,568)

Havana, Cuba, 1981. Ephemera. On offer is a printed certificate issued in Cuba in 1981 by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) , awarding recognition for fulfillment of the requirements of the state-sponsored “Emulación Socialista” program. The document is completed in ma...