Georges BERNANOS (1888-1948). L.A.S., May 30, 1946, to a colleague; 2 1/2 pages in-8.
"Please try again to find a suitable place for this article, to which I am very attached, and which I have made as short as possible on purpose. [...] Be careful to pluralize the word idiots at the end. Otherwise, I'd seem to be applying it to Mauriac alone... Please be so kind as to check whether Mauriac has just been named grand officier, and whether it is indeed "une plaque""...
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Georges BERNANOS (1888-1948). L.A.S., May 30, 1946, to a colleague; 2 1/2 pages in-8. "Please try again to find a suitable place for this article, to which I am very attached, and which I have made as short as possible on purpose. [...] Be careful to pluralize the word idiots at the end. Otherwise, I'd seem to be applying it to Mauriac alone... Please be so kind as to check whether Mauriac has just been named grand officier, and whether it is indeed "une plaque""...

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€250 - €300
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€286
Buyer's premium
30%
Georges BERNANOS (1888-1948). L.A.S., May 30, 1946, to a colleague; 2 1/2 pages in-8. "Please try again to find a suitable place for this article, to which I am very attached, and which I have made as short as possible on purpose. [...] Be careful to pluralize the word idiots at the end. Otherwise, I'd seem to be applying it to Mauriac alone... Please be so kind as to check whether Mauriac has just been named grand officier, and whether it is indeed "une plaque""...
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