Jean Giono - Deux lettres autographes signées à Roger Nimier - Édition de manuscrit - 1950





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Two autograph letters signed by Jean Giono to Roger Nimier, in manuscript edition, 21 × 27 cm, France, 1950, in very good condition and autographed by the author.
Description from the seller
Set of 2 autograph letters signed by Jean Giono, French writer and screenwriter, addressed to Roger Nimier.
In these letters, Jean Giono talks about the ongoing drafting of a literary text, inquires about the expected volume for a publication in three installments, then announces the forthcoming sending of the typed manuscript of just under one hundred and twenty pages.
- Signed autograph letter, undated.
Written in black ink on vellum paper.
“ dear Nimier (and don't call me Sir anymore, I am not a Sir)
I have not reached the last comma yet, but there will indeed be some text.
Tell me how many pages the three installments you mention are typed, and it may be that I am your man.
See you this summer in Brittany
yours ”
Dimensions: 21 x 27 cm
Condition: Very good condition. See photos for details.
Number of pages: 1 page
- Signed autograph letter, undated.
Written in black ink on vellum paper.
“This will be a little under 120 pages:
we’re going to start typing it right away
and as soon as it’s ready I will send it to you
faithfully”
Dimensions: 21 x 27 cm
Condition: Very good condition. See photos for details.
Number of pages: 1 page
Careful shipment in a rigid and waterproof case.
- Jean Giono, born March 30, 1895 in Manosque in the Basses-Alpes (now Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), where he died on October 8, 1970, is a French writer and filmmaker. His works, often rooted in the Provençal peasant world, nonetheless have universal resonance. Wikipedia
- Roger Nimier, born October 31, 1925 in Paris and died September 28, 1962 in Garches, is a French writer. Also a journalist and screenwriter, he is regarded as the leading figure of the literary movement known as the “Hussars.” Wikipedia
Seller's Story
Set of 2 autograph letters signed by Jean Giono, French writer and screenwriter, addressed to Roger Nimier.
In these letters, Jean Giono talks about the ongoing drafting of a literary text, inquires about the expected volume for a publication in three installments, then announces the forthcoming sending of the typed manuscript of just under one hundred and twenty pages.
- Signed autograph letter, undated.
Written in black ink on vellum paper.
“ dear Nimier (and don't call me Sir anymore, I am not a Sir)
I have not reached the last comma yet, but there will indeed be some text.
Tell me how many pages the three installments you mention are typed, and it may be that I am your man.
See you this summer in Brittany
yours ”
Dimensions: 21 x 27 cm
Condition: Very good condition. See photos for details.
Number of pages: 1 page
- Signed autograph letter, undated.
Written in black ink on vellum paper.
“This will be a little under 120 pages:
we’re going to start typing it right away
and as soon as it’s ready I will send it to you
faithfully”
Dimensions: 21 x 27 cm
Condition: Very good condition. See photos for details.
Number of pages: 1 page
Careful shipment in a rigid and waterproof case.
- Jean Giono, born March 30, 1895 in Manosque in the Basses-Alpes (now Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), where he died on October 8, 1970, is a French writer and filmmaker. His works, often rooted in the Provençal peasant world, nonetheless have universal resonance. Wikipedia
- Roger Nimier, born October 31, 1925 in Paris and died September 28, 1962 in Garches, is a French writer. Also a journalist and screenwriter, he is regarded as the leading figure of the literary movement known as the “Hussars.” Wikipedia

