Henri BARBUSSE, Novelist, Internationalist, Editor-in-Chief - Lot 628

Henri BARBUSSE, Novelist, Internationalist, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper *Le Monde*. Winner of the 1917 Prix Goncourt, son-in-law of Catulle-Mendès. (Asnières, Hauts-de-Seine, 1873 – Moscow, 1935) - Letter from A.S. to his publisher, on letterhead reading “Pierre LAFITTE et Cie Éditeurs d’Art, 90 av. des Champs Élysées.” 1 p., in-4°. “Dear Sir and friend. I have applied for membership in the Société des Gens de Lettres. I have been asked to sign a statement regarding the reproduction of our works. Although I believe that such reproductions may be quite numerous with regard to *Les Suppliants* and *Les Pleureurs*. I would not wish to do anything without consulting you first. I therefore ask you to let me know to what extent I am bound by the terms regarding reproductions of my works published by your firm. Thank you in advance… Henri BARBUSSE.”

Estimate:£83.48

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