Paul VALÉRY (1871-1945). Autograph notes, Mon œuvre et moi; 1page in-8 on nrf letterhead (portrait enclosed). Notes thrown down on paper (for a lecture?): "How the work appears to the author [...] M. Teste Self-consciousness / Virtuosity / Harmonic side"... etc. On verso, calculations, equations and geometrical figures. On verso, calculations, equations and geometric figure.Attached are a series of engravings by Ouvré to illustrate La Femme et le Pantin by Pierre Louÿs.