Jean COCTEAU. L.A.S., [ca. 1930?], to Berte Bovy; 1 page in-12 on the back of an illustrated postcard (Villefranche, Rue de l'Église).
About Œdipe-Roi. "Œdipe was made for you [the Comédie-Française] and presented according to the rules to the C.F. I was treated like M.xou Z. So I withdrew Œdipe. So I withdrew Œdipe. I often think of you and your kindness to my work"... [Published in 1927, Œdipe-Roi was not staged until July 1937 at the Nouveau Théâtre Antoine; during rehearsals, Cocteau met Jean Marais for the first time].
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Jean COCTEAU. L.A.S., [ca. 1930?], to Berte Bovy; 1 page in-12 on the back of an illustrated postcard (Villefranche, Rue de l'Église). About Œdipe-Roi. "Œdipe was made for you [the Comédie-Française] and presented according to the rules to the C.F. I was treated like M.xou Z. So I withdrew Œdipe. So I withdrew Œdipe. I often think of you and your kindness to my work"... [Published in 1927, Œdipe-Roi was not staged until July 1937 at the Nouveau Théâtre Antoine; during rehearsals, Cocteau met Jean Marais for the first time].

Estimate
€150 - €200
Result
€198
Buyer's premium
30%
Jean COCTEAU. L.A.S., [ca. 1930?], to Berte Bovy; 1 page in-12 on the back of an illustrated postcard (Villefranche, Rue de l'Église). About Œdipe-Roi. "Œdipe was made for you [the Comédie-Française] and presented according to the rules to the C.F. I was treated like M.xou Z. So I withdrew Œdipe. So I withdrew Œdipe. I often think of you and your kindness to my work"... [Published in 1927, Œdipe-Roi was not staged until July 1937 at the Nouveau Théâtre Antoine; during rehearsals, Cocteau met Jean Marais for the first time].
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