Ève CURIE (1904-2007) daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie. L.S., Saint-Moritz July 29, 1937, to Paul Brach; 1page in-8 at the head of the Palace Hôtel St Moritz. About the publication of her biography of her mother, Madame Curie (Gallimard, 1938). "I think Denise Clairouin will have given you the manuscript of Madame Curie, cut for Marianne. I haven't done the summaries that will replace the missing chapters. You told me, I think, that you would have the text composed first, so as to know how many pages it would take up. You even promised me proofs"; she can then write the summaries and suggest illustrations. Publication is also planned in the Saturday Evening Post around September 11, and the biography appears in volume on October 29 in New York and London. "I think Gallimard will also want to publish at that time"... Attached are 2 typewritten notebooks, Notice sur les travaux scientifiques de Mme Irène Joliot-Curie (1936 and 1946, 19 and 22 pages plus cover).
Estimate
€200 - €300
Result
€150
Buyer's premium
30%
Ève CURIE (1904-2007) daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie. L.S., Saint-Moritz July 29, 1937, to Paul Brach; 1page in-8 at the head of the Palace Hôtel St Moritz.
About the publication of her biography of her mother, Madame Curie (Gallimard, 1938).
"I think Denise Clairouin will have given you the manuscript of Madame Curie, cut for Marianne. I haven't done the summaries that will replace the missing chapters. You told me, I think, that you would have the text composed first, so as to know how many pages it would take up. You even promised me proofs"; she can then write the summaries and suggest illustrations. Publication is also planned in the Saturday Evening Post around September 11, and the biography appears in volume on October 29 in New York and London. "I think Gallimard will also want to publish at that time"...
Attached are 2 typewritten notebooks, Notice sur les travaux scientifiques de Mme Irène Joliot-Curie (1936 and 1946, 19 and 22 pages plus cover).
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