Jean-Jacques SEMPÉ (1932-2022). L.A.S., July 18, 1965, to Françoise Giroud and Christiane Collange at L'Express; and 3 drawings with autograph captions, 2 signed; 1 large folio (47x34cm) on heavy paper, and 3 in-4 pages. He sends his drawings to be printed "à fonds perdus" (with sketches), and explains his idea of "page layout [...] I spent almost more time choosing the drawings I wanted to fit into these four pages than making them", and asked for opinions: "The majority of the choice was the same as mine. With joy, I went for a swim". He got dressed and realized he didn't like his shirt anymore, and asked people what they thought: "People nodded. They understood. It happened to them too. One morning - a morning like any other - they got up whistling [musical notes...] And then snap! In front of the object of their joy, there was no more joy. [...] But there's one thing I never tire of: well-printed drawings"... Etc. June 4, 1965. Brief letter asking: "Are my shipments arriving in good condition?", illustrated with a drawing of an open umbrella, and a little character taking drawings out of a tube. A signed drawing (21.5x16cm, black ink, New York letterhead), entitled The Grall Story. Chapter one, depicts a little man lost in New York, captioned: "I'm an poor man lost in an great town, because I've lost my address book". Another drawing depicts a house in the South of France: "This is the 'Pin Parasol' [...] It's the most beautiful house in the most beautiful place I've ever seen"; 3 people are standing in front of the house, including him; he invites his friends to come...