Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963). 2 printed documents, 1908-1920; 1 p. in-8 and 1 p. in-4. Very rare invitation by M. de Max to Laurent Tailhade's lecture "sur les poésies d'un tout jeune poète de 18 ans, Jean Cocteau", at the Théâtre Femina on April 4, 1908. Auditions with Mmes Bréval from the Opéra, Segond-Weber and Provost from the Comédie-Française, Marie Ventura, and Mrs Rolland from the Odéon, René Rocher and Max. Galerie Barbazanges poster for the exhibition of drawings, paintings, costumes and masks by Guy-Pierre Fauconnet (February 16-28, 1920), with text by Jean Cocteau, recounting Fauconnet's sudden death while preparing the costumes, sets and masks for Le Bœuf sur le toit by Cocteau and Darius Milhaud, which premiered at the Comédie des Champs-Elysées on February 21, 1920.