GUITRY (Sacha).
Set of 3 works by Sacha Guitry dedicated to the actor Émile Drain (1890-1966) who interpreted Napoleon I many times and acted several times under Guitry's direction.

- Le Diable boiteux scenes from the life of Talleyrand. Woodcuts by Henri Jadoux. Paris: L'Élan, [1948]. - In-8, paperback, modern folder and case.
First edition. Copy on edition paper, including this beautiful autograph sending:

Sire // I thank // and congratulate Your // Majesty for having // so perfectly in- // -interpreted in this play the role of Emile // Drain! // 
Sacha Guitry Drain

interpreted the role of Napoleon in this play




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Copy enriched with 11 original photographs from the Bernard press agency, mostly showing scenes from the play, as well as the original program of the play from January 1948, dedicated by Drain to Jacques Crépineau and including the autograph signatures of Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi and Jeanne Fusier-Gir.

- Quatre ans d'occupations. Paris : L'Élan, [1947]. - In-8, paperback.
First edition. Copy on publisher's paper, enriched with this very nice letter from Guitry on the first page :

For // Emile Drain // whom one tried to // make suffer - // proof that he plays // well the comedy ! // friendly souvenir //Sacha
GuitryExemplaire

enrichi d'une photographie du studio Agip Robert Cohen, en tirage d'époque, montrant Sacha Guitry le 2 juin 1948 lors du procès que lui avait intenté l'artiste Hélène Perdrière qui s'était estimé libamée par certains passages du livre




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Guitry is shown conversing with J.J. Bernard, son of Tristan Bernard, who came to testify on behalf of Hélène Perdrière. Attached is the typewritten note explaining the photograph.
Also attached is the original program of the plays Florence and King Louis XI by Sacha Guitry, performed in September 1940 at the Théâtre de la Madeleine.

Some soiling and stains to the cover.

- 60 days in prison. Facsimile of the manuscript and pen-and-ink sketches by the author. Paris : L'Élan, [1949]. - In-8, paperback.First edition. Copy of the current edition in a single volume, bearing this letter from the author on the first page:

For // Emile Drain // my Emperor // preferred // With both hands // Sacha GuitryGood

copy



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GUITRY (Sacha). Set of 3 works by Sacha Guitry dedicated to the actor Émile Drain (1890-1966) who interpreted Napoleon I many times and acted several times under Guitry's direction. - Le Diable boiteux scenes from the life of Talleyrand. Woodcuts by Henri Jadoux. Paris: L'Élan, [1948]. - In-8, paperback, modern folder and case. First edition. Copy on edition paper, including this beautiful autograph sending: Sire // I thank // and congratulate Your // Majesty for having // so perfectly in- // -interpreted in this play the role of Emile // Drain! // Sacha Guitry Drain interpreted the role of Napoleon in this play . Copy enriched with 11 original photographs from the Bernard press agency, mostly showing scenes from the play, as well as the original program of the play from January 1948, dedicated by Drain to Jacques Crépineau and including the autograph signatures of Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. - Quatre ans d'occupations. Paris : L'Élan, [1947]. - In-8, paperback. First edition. Copy on publisher's paper, enriched with this very nice letter from Guitry on the first page : For // Emile Drain // whom one tried to // make suffer - // proof that he plays // well the comedy ! // friendly souvenir //Sacha GuitryExemplaire enrichi d'une photographie du studio Agip Robert Cohen, en tirage d'époque, montrant Sacha Guitry le 2 juin 1948 lors du procès que lui avait intenté l'artiste Hélène Perdrière qui s'était estimé libamée par certains passages du livre . Guitry is shown conversing with J.J. Bernard, son of Tristan Bernard, who came to testify on behalf of Hélène Perdrière. Attached is the typewritten note explaining the photograph. Also attached is the original program of the plays Florence and King Louis XI by Sacha Guitry, performed in September 1940 at the Théâtre de la Madeleine. Some soiling and stains to the cover. - 60 days in prison. Facsimile of the manuscript and pen-and-ink sketches by the author. Paris : L'Élan, [1949]. - In-8, paperback.First edition. Copy of the current edition in a single volume, bearing this letter from the author on the first page: For // Emile Drain // my Emperor // preferred // With both hands // Sacha GuitryGood copy .

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GUITRY (Sacha). Set of 3 works by Sacha Guitry dedicated to the actor Émile Drain (1890-1966) who interpreted Napoleon I many times and acted several times under Guitry's direction. - Le Diable boiteux scenes from the life of Talleyrand. Woodcuts by Henri Jadoux. Paris: L'Élan, [1948]. - In-8, paperback, modern folder and case. First edition. Copy on edition paper, including this beautiful autograph sending: Sire // I thank // and congratulate Your // Majesty for having // so perfectly in- // -interpreted in this play the role of Emile // Drain! // Sacha Guitry Drain interpreted the role of Napoleon in this play . Copy enriched with 11 original photographs from the Bernard press agency, mostly showing scenes from the play, as well as the original program of the play from January 1948, dedicated by Drain to Jacques Crépineau and including the autograph signatures of Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. - Quatre ans d'occupations. Paris : L'Élan, [1947]. - In-8, paperback. First edition. Copy on publisher's paper, enriched with this very nice letter from Guitry on the first page : For // Emile Drain // whom one tried to // make suffer - // proof that he plays // well the comedy ! // friendly souvenir //Sacha GuitryExemplaire enrichi d'une photographie du studio Agip Robert Cohen, en tirage d'époque, montrant Sacha Guitry le 2 juin 1948 lors du procès que lui avait intenté l'artiste Hélène Perdrière qui s'était estimé libamée par certains passages du livre . Guitry is shown conversing with J.J. Bernard, son of Tristan Bernard, who came to testify on behalf of Hélène Perdrière. Attached is the typewritten note explaining the photograph. Also attached is the original program of the plays Florence and King Louis XI by Sacha Guitry, performed in September 1940 at the Théâtre de la Madeleine. Some soiling and stains to the cover. - 60 days in prison. Facsimile of the manuscript and pen-and-ink sketches by the author. Paris : L'Élan, [1949]. - In-8, paperback.First edition. Copy of the current edition in a single volume, bearing this letter from the author on the first page: For // Emile Drain // my Emperor // preferred // With both hands // Sacha GuitryGood copy .
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