Louis AUBERT (1877-1968). 2 autograph music manuscripts, from Ceylon, 1920; 3 and 4 pages in-fol. plus titles. Two versions of a melody on a poem by René Chalupt: "Une odeur délicate de thé" (A delicate smell of tea)... In E major at 3/4, it is marked Un peu animé then Plus modéré and counts 81 measures. Manuscript of first draft, in pencil (except the first 5 bars in ink) on 24 lines paper, signed and dated at the end " January 1920 ", with a sending on the title page : " To René Chalupt bien amicalement Louis Aubert Déc. 1920 ". - Cleaned up in black ink on 24-line paper, having been used for the engraving of the edition at Durand & Cie in 1920, signed and dated at the end "February 1920"; at the head, in pencil, dedication: "To Monsieur Blaire Fairchild". Attached is the printed score of La Mauvaise Prière (Durand & Cie 1935), illustrated cover with the photo of Marie Dubas.