Sacha GUITRY (1885-1957). Autograph notes; 2 pages in-4, in pencil. 
Attached is an L.S. by Maurice Genevoix (December 8
, 1969).
This draft includes on the first page quotations from André Gide: "Nothing is as obsolete as serious works. Neither Molière, nor Cervantes, nor even Pascal are serious: they are serious...". Etc. Guitry notes: "Look for Gide's preface to a reprint by H. Monnier. This sentence by Gide, which did not find its place in this preface: "When he (H. M.) laughs, his laughter is joyless. He only laughs when he is laughing" ". On the back, a page of aphorisms: "And because a thing has no meaning, do not conclude that it has a double meaning. - What I like about the French who are not anglophiles is that they don't ask you to be Germanophiles. - I believe unanimously, I give my confidence to the minority - I'm a little wary of the majority ...
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Sacha GUITRY (1885-1957). Autograph notes; 2 pages in-4, in pencil. Attached is an L.S. by Maurice Genevoix (December 8 , 1969). This draft includes on the first page quotations from André Gide: "Nothing is as obsolete as serious works. Neither Molière, nor Cervantes, nor even Pascal are serious: they are serious...". Etc. Guitry notes: "Look for Gide's preface to a reprint by H. Monnier. This sentence by Gide, which did not find its place in this preface: "When he (H. M.) laughs, his laughter is joyless. He only laughs when he is laughing" ". On the back, a page of aphorisms: "And because a thing has no meaning, do not conclude that it has a double meaning. - What I like about the French who are not anglophiles is that they don't ask you to be Germanophiles. - I believe unanimously, I give my confidence to the minority - I'm a little wary of the majority ...

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€200 - €250
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Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
Sacha GUITRY (1885-1957). Autograph notes; 2 pages in-4, in pencil. Attached is an L.S. by Maurice Genevoix (December 8 , 1969). This draft includes on the first page quotations from André Gide: "Nothing is as obsolete as serious works. Neither Molière, nor Cervantes, nor even Pascal are serious: they are serious...". Etc. Guitry notes: "Look for Gide's preface to a reprint by H. Monnier. This sentence by Gide, which did not find its place in this preface: "When he (H. M.) laughs, his laughter is joyless. He only laughs when he is laughing" ". On the back, a page of aphorisms: "And because a thing has no meaning, do not conclude that it has a double meaning. - What I like about the French who are not anglophiles is that they don't ask you to be Germanophiles. - I believe unanimously, I give my confidence to the minority - I'm a little wary of the majority ...
Sale Tuesday 6 October 2020・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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