Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. L.A.S. "LF", [Kørsør] March 1 [1950], to his Danish lawyer Thorvald Mikkelsen; 2pages in-fol.
About Mikkelsen's American friends who are coming to Paris. "The Danes believe only in the Danes, the English only in the English and the Americans only in the AMERICAN EXPRESS C° Rue Scribe Paris. Such is my old experience of the subject [...] But if you like, I'll alert Geoffroy, who loves to speak American. These Americans should ask over there already for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune" which contains advertisements for tourists, and write to the French Consulate in New York. "But it's a much more serious affair than a marriage, according to my many experiences and avatars. In the end, you're sure to be called a jerk, a bandit, a forger, a grotesque lunatic and, of course, a traitor. But that's up to you. One word and I'll shake Geoffroy the man"...
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Lot no. 64

Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. L.A.S. "LF", [Kørsør] March 1 [1950], to his Danish lawyer Thorvald Mikkelsen; 2pages in-fol. About Mikkelsen's American friends who are coming to Paris. "The Danes believe only in the Danes, the English only in the English and the Americans only in the AMERICAN EXPRESS C° Rue Scribe Paris. Such is my old experience of the subject [...] But if you like, I'll alert Geoffroy, who loves to speak American. These Americans should ask over there already for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune" which contains advertisements for tourists, and write to the French Consulate in New York. "But it's a much more serious affair than a marriage, according to my many experiences and avatars. In the end, you're sure to be called a jerk, a bandit, a forger, a grotesque lunatic and, of course, a traitor. But that's up to you. One word and I'll shake Geoffroy the man"...

Estimate
€800 - €1,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Louis-Ferdinand CÉLINE. L.A.S. "LF", [Kørsør] March 1 [1950], to his Danish lawyer Thorvald Mikkelsen; 2pages in-fol. About Mikkelsen's American friends who are coming to Paris. "The Danes believe only in the Danes, the English only in the English and the Americans only in the AMERICAN EXPRESS C° Rue Scribe Paris. Such is my old experience of the subject [...] But if you like, I'll alert Geoffroy, who loves to speak American. These Americans should ask over there already for the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune" which contains advertisements for tourists, and write to the French Consulate in New York. "But it's a much more serious affair than a marriage, according to my many experiences and avatars. In the end, you're sure to be called a jerk, a bandit, a forger, a grotesque lunatic and, of course, a traitor. But that's up to you. One word and I'll shake Geoffroy the man"...
Sale Thursday 28 March 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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