Autograph letters and manuscripts
Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 14:00
3, rue Favart, 75002 Paris
232 lots
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362 - Éliane AMADO LÉVY-VALENSI (1919-2006) psychoanalyst and philosopher. 39 L.A.S., Saint-Mandé and Israel 1965-1990, to Max Bilen; 81 pages in-4. A set of drafts of letters from Max Bilen to Éliane Amado Lévy-Valensi is enclosed. Important correspondence on philosophical issues and their respective works, often revolving around the Jewish question. [Max Bilen (1916-1995) was professor of French literature at Tel Aviv University.] These themes are set out in the very first letter, dated Augus
Result €110Estimate €400 - €500 -
363 - AVIATION. Léopold VARCIN (1884-1967) aviation ace, captain, commander of the Châteauroux military aviation school during the 14-18 war. 3 L.A.S., 1913-1917, to Jacques Mortane; 8 pages in-8 or in-12, 2 headed École d'aviation militaire de Châteauroux. Attached is a L.A.S. to Jacques Mortane's widow, Lens September 29, 1966 (3 p. in-8), lamenting Mortane's untimely death. Plus 3 l.a.s. from his brother Hector VARCIN (1891-1965, war pilot), 1914-1916, to Jacques Mortane. Lens October 19, 191
Estimate €150 - €200 -
364 - AVIATION 1940. Autograph manuscript by an aviator, Journal 2, March-August 1940; Fleur des Neiges school notebook (22 x 17 cm), 98 pages. (slight wetness). Daily account of a serviceman who passed through Salon, Châteauroux, Paris, Dijon, Macon, Montluçon, Compiègne, Avignon, Vierzon, Saint-Priest, Tours, Savonnières, Limoges, Angoulême, Saint-Jean d'Angély, Saintes, Cognac, Bagnères de Bigorre, Lourdes, Varenne sur Allier. This notebook, a continuation of a missing no. 1, runs from Marc
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365 - Jean Sylvain BAILLY (1736-1793) scientist and astronomer, first Mayor of Paris, guillotined. L.A.S., Monday [December 6, 1784?], to Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, of the Académie française; 1 page in-8, addressed with red wax seal with his cipher. He has just learned of the death of Abbé Arnaud [academician François Arnaud (1721-1784), died December 2]: "I think he must have pensions and those depending on Mr de Vergennes. Would it not be appropriate to offer this opportunity to the goodwill
Result €150Estimate €150 - €200 -
366 - Maurice BELLONTE (1896-1984) aviator, he made the first non-stop Paris-New York crossing with Dieudonné Costes. 2 autograph manuscripts, [early 1930s]; 12 pages in-4 with erasures and corrections. Attached is a typescript with corrections and autograph notes, [L'Atlantique Nord et l'épopée de Lindbergh]. Also enclosed is a set of 10 autograph notes by Bellonte Two lectures on aerial navigation: Différents procédés de navigation (4 p.) and La navigation des grands raids (8 p., with graphic
Result €110Estimate €200 - €300 -
367 - [Maurice BELLONTE]. Set relating to the feat of the first East-West transatlantic flight, achieved by Costes and Bellonte on September 2 and 3, 1930. Interesting set of Costes and Bellonte's transatlantic flight. Vintage photo of the Question Mark in flight, taken in July 1930 after a day of testing, annotated by Bellonte: "This same photo illustrated the book by R. Weiss and more detailed in the clouds less dark sky. Page 35"; and on the back "Photo belonging to M. Bellonte to be returned to h
Result €850Estimate €400 - €500 -
368 - Jean-Baptiste CHARCOT (1867-1936) physician and polar explorer. L.A.S., Neuilly December 6, 1935, to journalist Charles Clerc; 1 pages in-8 addressed to him, envelope. Enclosed is a visiting card with 2 autographed lines to the same (envelope), [8.I.1936], wishing Charcot a happy new year (Charcot died on September 16); 12 articles and press clippings concerning Charcot, his shipwreck and his funeral (1936); 1 p. ms (probably from Ch. Clerc); a map of the North and South Poles (Larousse), and a
Result €250Estimate €200 - €300 -
369 - Charles-Augustin COULOMB (1736-1806) physicist. L.A.S., 25 ventôse [circa 1802-1803], to M. Lefèvre; 1 1/2 pages in-8. He has intervened with Fourcroy "to support the choice of Cn Desfossés" but cannot foresee the outcome. He will see M. Bachelier in Brussels, and hopes that "your brother will be happier at a second presentation than he was at the first"...
Result €3,000Estimate €150 - €200 -
370 - Paul DISLÈRE (1840-1928) naval engineer. L.A.S., Stockholm September 21, 1876, to an admiral; 4 pages in-8 filled with small, tight handwriting. Long letter about his mission in the ports of northern Europe. "So far, everything has succeeded far beyond my expectations, and I have been able to gather documents which I believe to be of interest. After Berlin, he visited Stettin, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Kiel: "Since the war, I was the first French officer to enter a German
Estimate €100 - €150 -
371 - Louis Marie Aubert DUPETIT-THOUARS (1758-1831) sailor and botanist. L.A.S., Paris November 6, 1825, to M. d'Hautfort, embassy secretary; 2 1/2 pages in-4, addressed (stamp from the A. Juncker collection). Exchange of botanical works with the plant garden in Madrid, which until 1823 had been run by the botanist Mariano Lagasca y Segura. He sends his correspondent "the collection of what I have had printed, to be given to Monsieur Lagasca [or his successor]. My main aim is to procure two Spanish
Result €350Estimate €300 - €400 -
372 - Christian-Gottfried EHRENBERG (1795-1876) German naturalist, inventor of the word "bacterium". Signed manuscript with numerous graphite drawings, Notice sur une méthode de conserver l'étude et la démonstration des objets microscopiques organiques les plus petits et les plus petits à se dissoudre, Berlin July 6, 1875; 4 pages in-4 (splits at folds repaired); in French. Interesting document illustrated with numerous drawings.He succeeded in forming a collection of mica plates and was able to
Result €1,600Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
373 - Henri HUCHARD (1844-1910) neurologist and cardiologist. 8 L.A.S., Paris 1905-1906, to Dr. Émile de Walsche in Brussels; 14 pages in-8 or in-12several headed for the Académie de Médecine and the Journal des praticiens, envelopes and addresses. Friendly correspondence with his colleague, and advice on treating patients. A letter from his secretary Laborie is enclosed; plus 6 a.s. cards addressed to Jules de Walsche, notably from entomolgists: Ch. Alluaud, P. de Basilewsky, Boucomont, E. Cavro,
Result €240Estimate €100 - €150 -
374 - Jules JANSSEN (1824-1907) astronomer. L.A.S., Meudon February 22, 1902, to a "dear great artist and friend"; 1 page in-8 on the letterhead of the Observatoire d'Astronomie physique de Paris. Attached are 2 L.A.S. by Élisée Reclus Despite his request to Jules Claretie, he has been unable to obtain a seat for the performance of Les Burgraves [at the Comédie française on February 26, 1902, for Victor Hugo's centenary]: "This is not a gala performance where the Institute's share is done". He h
Estimate €80 - €100 -
375 - René-Théophile LAENNEC (1781-1826). L.A.S., Paris September 29, 1819, to his father in Saint-Brieuc; 4 1/2 pages in-8, addressed. On his return to Brittany. He is preparing to leave Paris to settle in Brittany "perhaps forever and at least for a year"; he has carefully considered his decision. It is "very hard to leave my state, at a time when I could hope to make enough of it to save money. [...] In Paris, I will miss four friends and half a dozen acquaintances. Above all, I regret not being
Result €900Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
376 - Noël Frédéric, baron de LAFRESNAYE (1783-1861) ornithologist. 2 L.A.S., Falaise 1853, to Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, professor at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle; 4 pages in-8, addresses (slight wetness to one letter). An autograph bill signed by naturalist Victor Audouin is enclosed. February 10, proposed exchange with the Muséum: "Two years ago I brought back from Holland two young Sandwich geese, a species quite remarkable for its familiarity and its consequent aptitude for domesti
Result €300Estimate €300 - €400 -
377 - Tullio LEVI-CIVITA (1873-1941) Italian mathematician, co-inventor of tensor calculus. L.A.S., Padua November 28, 1912; 1 page and a quarter in-8 on his letterhead; ern French. To an editor of the Revue générale des sciences pures et appliquées , about the book Transformations linéaires by Burali-Forti and Marcolongo: "As for the analysis you do me the honor of requesting, it would not be possible for me to think about it at present, being absorbed by other commitments with a fixed deadline.
Result €250Estimate €200 - €250 -
378 - Marcello MALPIGHI (1628- 1694) Italian biologist and physician, father of microscopic anatomy, histology, physiology and embryology. L.A.S., Rome December 15, 1691, [to Professor Ippolito Francesco Albertini of Bologna?]; 1 1/2 pages large in-8; in Italian. Rare letter of medical consultation (or consilium). [Malpighi has just left Bologna to go to Rome and become personal physician to the newly elected Pope Innocent XII; Albertini (1662-1746) had been Malpighi's pupil, and was continuing his
Result €4,800Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
379 - MARINE. [Edward BELCHER (1799-1877)]. Manuscript, Nautical Documents, [ca. 1850]; notebook, in-4, 60 pages, paperback. Excerpts from Captain Edward Belcher's Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang during the years 1843-46 (London, 1848). Written in French, they contain a wealth of information on navigation between Singapore and Japan, via Borneo, the Celebes Islands, Mindanao, Hong Kong, China and Korea. They are not arranged in the chronological order of the voyage, but by geographical are
Result €450Estimate €500 - €600 -
380 - Carlo MATTEUCCI (1811-1868) Italian physicist and politician. 6 L.A.S. and 2 L.S., Pisa, Turin, Geneva, 1852-1865, to various correspondents (one to Claude Bernard); 17 pages in-8 and in-4 (tears to 2 letters); in French. Beautiful correspondence from a pioneer of electrophysiology. Matteucci talks about his electrophysiology experiments on frogs, the presentation of one of his works to the Académie des Sciences, his application for a position as a correspondent of the Institut (with a list of
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381 - Charles MAUNOIR (1830-1901) geographer. 55 L.A.S., Paris 1873-1898, to Léon Garnier; 130 pages in-8 or in-12, numerous Société de Géographie letterheads. Beautiful correspondence evoking Francis Garnier, the famous explorer of Indochina. A former soldier turned geographer, Charles Maunoir published numerous articles and memoirs in scholarly journals such as L'Année géographique and the Bulletin de la Société de Géographie. From 1867 to 1896, he was General Secretary of the Société de
Estimate €700 - €800 -
382 - medicine. 5 printed theses, Paris Faculty of Medicine 19th century; brochures. P. Laborie, Dissertation on vaccinia (1803, defects). P. Mouyane, Essay on simple pleurisy (1804). P.R. Montméja, Quelques considérations sur l'état aigu de l'inflammation du poumon (1823, dispatch a.s.). P.-E. Mareillaud-Crespiat, Considérations sur le copahu et le cubèbe (1832). J.-L. du Cluzeau de Clérant, Considérations générales sur les fluxions (1841). G.P. de Meyjounissas du Repaire, Du goitre exophta
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383 - [Ernest MOUCHEZ (1821-1892) admiral and astronomer]. Jacques-Barthélémy MOUCHEZ (1783-1849) former wigmaker to the King of Spain, father of the Admiral. L.S. partly autograph, Chatou May 20, 1841, to his son Ernest Mouchez in Brest; 3 pages in-4, address. Curious letter evoking the debts of the young officer and future admiral. [A naval officer, Ernest Mouchez carried out his first campaign with the naval station in Brazil and La Plata, first on the Fortune (November 12, 1839-October 19, 1840
Estimate €70 - €80 -
384 - [Ernest MOUCHEZ]. Carlota MOUCHEZ née Finat (1843-1931) wife of the admiral. 9 L.A.S., 1892, to her daughters Marguerite and Marie; 30 pages in-8 (mourning). Ernest Mouchez's last voyage. In February and March 1892, Ernest Mouchez made a final trip to Algeria and Italy, accompanied by his wife and their two youngest daughters, Berthe and Fernande. This trip enabled him to meet relatives in Algeria: his brother Frédéric-Valentin Mouchez, and his seven children. This branch of the Mouchez fami
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386 - Charles MOUCHEZ. 53 L.A.S., 1892, to his family; 250 pages in-8. Chronicle of a navigation in the Mediterranean. Charles Mouchez, who joined the French Navy in 1885, was the son of Ernest Mouchez, director of the Paris Observatory. Promoted to ensign in 1891, the following year he sailed aboard the Richelieu, a twin-screw battleship belonging to the Mediterranean squadron (reserve squadron). She left Toulon on June 2, 1892 for the Salins d'Hyères roadstead, then headed for Golfe Juan on the 16
Estimate €500 - €700 -
387 - ORIENTALISTS. Embroidered silk souvenir image, 1875; 24.5 x 13 cm. Coat of arms of the city of Saint-Étienne, surmounted by a phylactery bearing: "1re Session provinciale Congrès des Orientalistes St Étienne 12-25 8bre 1875". Perfect condition.
Estimate €50 - €60 -
388 - Louis PASTEUR (1822-1895). Autograph notes, in the margin of an issue of L'Union médicale (no. 66), May 27, 1880; in-8, 20 p., paperback, blue cardboard slipcase. Annotations concerning a communication to the Académie de Médecine on the study of germs and viruses. Pasteur has underlined several lines concerning himself. In the margin of a passage concerning pox in horses and cows and human vaccines, in which his words have been distorted, he reacts: "Completely inaccurate. It was Mr. Blot wh
Estimate €1,500 - €1,800 -
389 - [Louis PASTEUR]. Set of booklets and brochures. - Traité complet de la Rage chez le chien et chez le chat. Moyen de s'en préserver, by M. J. Bourrel, ex-veterinarian of the army, director of the special establishment for the study of dog diseases... (Paris, Georges Barba, 1874; in-8); interesting memoir by this Pasteur collaborator. - Revue scientifique, 5 issues from 1883 to 1914 containing articles by and about Pasteur. - Chanson, Faut l'envoyer chez Pasteur, with illustrated cover - 5 book
Result €30Estimate €60 - €80 -
390 - PERU. 2 manuscripts, late 19th century; 14 fol. pages. Oil exploitation in Peru. Two anonymous manuscripts written shortly after 1890: Note sur la zone pétrolifère du Pérou and L'exploitation du pétrole du Pérou. The latter focuses in particular on the Zorritos concession, whose oil is of superior quality to that exploited in North America and Russia.
Estimate €70 - €80 -
391 - François ROBERT (1737-1819) geographer. 5 L.A.S. (2 as "géographe ordinaire du Roi" and one as "ci-devant Géographe ordinaire du Roi"), [circa 1780?]-1815, to publisher Charles-Joseph Panckoucke or collaborators; 8 1/2 pages in-4, 4 addresses. On his Encyclopédie méthodique. Géographie moderne (3 vols., Panckoucke, 1782-1788). To Charles-Joseph Panckoucke. September 27, 1780, to "Je viens d'obtenir en communication les archives, titres et chartres du fameux Royaume d'Yvetot, article de Ge
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392 - Théophile ROUSSEL (1816-1903) physician, philanthropist and politician, promoter of child welfare. 4 L.A.S., 1841-1842, to the director of the magazine L'Artiste [Achille Ricourt?]; 8 pages in-8. The letters are written from Turin, Milan, Venice and Livorno, during his trip to Italy, from where he sends "letters" to be published in L'Artiste. In Turin, he was to meet Silvio Pellico and see the Marquis d'Azeglio, director of the Fine Arts Museum, and M. Biscarra, director of the Albertine Acade
Result €200Estimate €100 - €150 -
393 - Albert SCHWEITZER (1875-1965). Photograph with autograph dedication, 1959; 17 x 12 by 24 x 18 cm (fold mark, traces of glue on back). Fine bust photograph of Dr. Schweitzer, stamped on the back by photographer Pierre Bertrand on Sept. 15, 1957. Dedication: "A Dominique Bertrand avec mes bonnes pensées Albert Schweitzer 15.10.1959".
Result €450Estimate €400 - €500 -
394 - SCIENCES. 5 letters, mostly L.A.S. Bernard-Germain de LACÉPÈDE (3, 1805-1823, to Joseph Bonaparte, Lemierre de Corvey..., defaults). Louis Alexandre, duc de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD d'ENVILLE (1788, to Dr. J.B. Leblond in Cayenne). Peter Evan TURNBULL (1833, to Henri Lecoq).
Result €80Estimate €150 - €200 -
395 - SCIENCE and MEDICINE. 23 letters or pieces, mostly L.A.S. Antonio de Araujo (Lisbon 1804), Esprit Blanche (to Baron de Calvierres, 1841, headed Maison de Santé du docteur Blanche) Émile Blanche (to Claudius Popelin, 1891), Jacob van Breda (2 to Abbé Moigno, 1857-1858), François Broussais (ms on different types of dartres), Henri-Marie-Joseph Desruelles, Amédée Deville (2, Brest 1851-1852, to Dr. Rochard), E. and V. Duquesne (about their machine for accelerating traffic on the Saint-Quenti
Result €700Estimate €500 - €700 -
396 - SCIENCE and MEDICINE. 9 P.A.S.; each on one large in-fol. page. Thoughts on Peace, by writers, journalists and artists, to be reproduced in facsimile in the book Pax Mundi. Golden Book of Peace. Universal survey by the World League for Peace (Geneva, 1932). Georges Claude, Ernest Esclangeon, Jean-Louis Faure, Gabrielle Camille Flammarion, Maurice de Fleury, Antonin Gosset, Théophile Moreux ("The more Man looks to Heaven, the more he feels invincibly drawn to Peace"), Charles Nordmann, Ferdinan
Result €200Estimate €200 - €250 -
397 - SERICULTURE. Autograph manuscript by Fortuné BRÈS fils in Peipin (Basses-Alpes), [circa 1900]; 24 pages in-8 (enclosed a sheet of Fortuné Brès Fils letterhead). Manuscript on silkworm cultivation by a "silkworm seed" merchant. In his Preface, Brès states that he wishes to "demonstrate how favorable a good rearing process has been to the educators of the Alps; and how a well-preserved seed can influence good success". 5 chapters follow. The first recalls the scourges that befell sericulture
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398 - ANCIEN RÉGIME. 13 letters or pieces. Ch. Alex. de Calonne (1784, to Duc de Castries), Charles-Augustin de La Touche de Tréville (Rochefort 1784, vignette and letterhead), Antoine de Sartine (2 to M. de La Touche, 1777), Louis-Philippe marquis de Vaudreuil (l.a.s., Brest 1777). Military certificate (Île de Ré 1765). Invitation from Countess Esterhazy (Valenciennes 1788). 6 tax receipts from the generality of La Rochelle (1755-1768): broker's fees, distillers' fees...
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399 - ANCIEN RÉGIME. 3 letters and documents. LOUIS XV (secretary, 1767, convocation to the Estates General of Artois), Philippe comte de NOAILLES (l.a.s., 1751, to Trudaine, concerning a road in the principality of Poix, with note from Trudaine). Jean de TURMENYES (1698, receipt from Dominique Spinola, marquis del Campo for the Royal Treasury, vellum).
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400 - ANCIEN RÉGIME. 4 documents, 3 on vellum. Paris May 20, 1676. Judgment of the Parlement de Paris in favor of Symphorien Busson and his daughter Renée, heiress of François Véga, against François Daniel de Bonju, sieur de Monterbault (Cabinet d'Hozier stamp). - 1693. Receipt from François de la Chapellerie, esquire of Seigneur De Breuil de Pouilly. - 1786. Deed of sale to Fontenay le Comte, with bound document. Manuscript on paper: "Conseils establis par Mr le Régent en Septbre 1715".
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401 - ANCIEN RÉGIME, PARIS. Approximately 60 items, 1479-1700; most on parchment, various formats. Documents from Parisian courts (Parlement, Cour des Comptes, Cour des Monnaies, Prévôté de Paris, Châtelet, etc.).); receipts and signed receipts, notably from Parisian nobility and bourgeoisie: Guillaume d'Avesnes, sergent à cheval (1479), Jacques d'Estouteville, seigneur de Beynes, garde de la Prévôté (1487), Gabriel d'Alègre, garde de la Prévôté (1516), Jean Chauvet, priest at Saint-Beno
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402 - Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, duc d'ANGOULÊME (1775-1844) son of Charles X, fought in the Emigration and the Hundred Days; married Madame Royale. L.A.S., Hartwell March 29, 1813, to a "cousin"; 1 page in-4 (small mourning). Attached is a P.S., brevet d'enseigne de vaisseau for Jacques-Nicolas Lemarié. "I hasten to tell you, Sir, how deeply the Duchesse d'Angoulême and I share your terrible loss. We were seized with this cruel news which we were so far from expecting. You have known me long enou
Estimate €120 - €150 -
403 - Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, duc d'ANGOULÊME. P.S. "Approved Louis Antoine", April 5, 1814; 1 page in-4. At the bottom of an application by Lieutenant-General Comte de Monnier for the decoration of the Legion of Honor for 9 officers, including Hugues chef du 1er bataillon de Vaucluse...
Result €40Estimate €70 - €80 -
404 - ARTOIS. Manuscript, Diverses enseignements touchant la Maison de Malet de laquelle descend la Maison de Coupigny en Arthois..., early 17th c.; 76-page folio (1st leaf torn and missing). Information concerning the Coupigny family, dating back to the battle of Hastings (1066). Copies of ancient deeds, representation of coats of arms, etc.
Result €700Estimate €700 - €800 -
405 - ARTOIS. Manuscript, Remarques sur plusieurs articles de la coutume d'Artois avec quelques questions de droit et de pratique par Me G.F. Hebert conseiller au conseil provincial d'Artois avec differentes nôtes de Mr Rouget avocat, [circa 1770] ; volume in-fol. of 581 pages, contemporary speckled basane binding, ribbed spine adorned with fleurons (head and spine caps worn). Commentary on articles 1 to 201 of the coutume d'Artois, corresponding to the final codification of 1669. This study by Gui
Result €100Estimate €400 - €500 -
406 - AUBARET family. Set of 6 L.A.S., 1897-1900, addressed to Thérèse Aubaret née Granier; 37 pages in various formats, envelopes, qqs headers and vignettes. Enclosed: 2 booklets of speeches given in Poitiers, for the weddings of Auguste Véron and Léonine Aubaret and Count Antoine Aubaret and Louise Siry. Poitiers 1891 and Paris 1898; pieces performed at Cécile Aubaret's wedding to the Comte du Pavillon (1899); ms note on Admiral Auguste-Joseph Veron. Interesting correspondence, notably from
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407 - Henri d'Orléans, duc d'AUMALE (1822-1897) son of Louis-Philippe; general, he distinguished himself in Algeria against Abd-el-Kader. L.A.S., Twickenham, August 1, 1856, to a friend; 3 pages in-8. He thanks for the shipment of cheeses, then talks about "Breton cows; my wife would definitely like to have eight of them with their bull; she thought no one could compose and ship this little herd better than you"; they will have to sell their cows first. "I envy you your agricultural explorations in
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408 - AVIATION. André BLAIGNAN (1890-1968) pilot in the 14-18 war. L.A.S., Aix-les-Bains January 12, 1916, to Jacques Mortane; 16 pages in-8. After his accident, he gathers his memories of the beginning of the war, in Dijon, then Belfort, where he met up with his old comrades: Caron, Sadi Lecointe... He lists his comrades killed or taken prisoner. Then he recounts the story of the Châlons camp, where he had gone to pick up a Blériot aircraft (two-seater 80 Hp); but it was destroyed before he arriv
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409 - BARCELONA. 3 manuscripts from provincial chapters held in the Benedictine monastery of San Pablo del Campo, 1566; 16 pages in-4, 8 pages in-fol. (small holes from ink corrosion), and 33 pages in-fol. folio 77 to 93; in Latin. Copy of the provincial constitutions adopted during a general chapter celebrated at San Pablo del Campo in Barcelona in the presence of the abbots of the monasteries of Sant Cugat del Valles and Sant Stephani Balneolar... Celebration of a provincial chapter at San Pablo de
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410 - Eugène de BEAUHARNAIS (1781-1824) son of Empress Joséphine, Viceroy of Italy. L.A., this 28th [December 1820? to Étienne Soulange-Bodin] and P.A. from the latter, Pensions, 1821; title and 6 fol. pages (slight wetness). 28 letters and documents enclosed. "I am resending your latest work. I am delighted with the explanation that took place and especially with the way it ended. I didn't think you were such a good diplomat. But don't let us meet like Figaro. We'll explain later"... Soulange-Bo
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411 - Stéphanie de BEAUHARNAIS, princesse de BADE (1789-1860) grand-cousin of Joséphine, she married the prince of Bade; she is said to be the mother of Gaspard Hauser. L.A.S. "Stéphanie", Düsseldorf December 23 [1852?], to a "dear Marquis"; 1 1/2 pages in-8 with her crowned cipher. She is very touched that he has not forgotten her despite all the events the Marquis is going through, and thanks him for sending her sweets... She rejoices at the return of the Empire: "You must be pleased with every
Result €170Estimate €150 - €200 -
412 - BELGIUM. 3 pieces on parchment, one with dangling seals, 1513-1656, and 8 partly printed P.S. with letterheads and some vignettes, 1706-1793; in-fol. Acquests in Namur (1513) and Dhuys (1656); arrentement of a house and its lands in Dhuys (1520). Orders signed by Namur intendants: comte de Medina (3, 1706), comte de Lannoy de Clervaux (1720 and 1725), Jamblinne de Neuville (1746), prince de Gavre (1767).
Estimate €250 - €300
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Frais de vente et paiement :
L’adjudicataire devra acquitter, en sus du montant de l’enchère, par lot, les frais et taxes suivants :
- 28 % TTC (20 % de TVA) sauf pour le vin et les livres 25 % TTC (5,5 % de TVA sur les livres).
- 1,8 % TTC (20 % de TVA) du prix d’adjudication pour des enchères via Drouot Live ; 3,60 % TTC (20 % de TVA) du prix d’adjudication pour les enchères via Interenchères ; 3 % TTC (20 % de TVA) du prix d’adjudication pour les enchères via Invaluable.
- 5,5 % de frais additionnels au titre de la taxe à l’importation temporaire, pour les lots dont le numéro est précédé d’un astérisque (*).
Dans certains cas, ces frais pourront faire l’objet d’un remboursement à l’acheteur.
Le paiement devra être effectué immédiatement après la vente :
- en espèces (euros) jusqu’à 1 000 € pour les ressortissants français ou jusqu’à 15 000 € pour les ressortissants étrangers (sur présentation d’un justificatif de domicile, avis d’imposition, etc. ; en plus du passeport).
- par carte bancaire (Visa, Mastercard).
- par paiement « 3D Secure » sur le site www.ader-paris.fr
- par virement bancaire en euros à l’ordre de ADER.
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Le règlement par chèque n’est plus accepté.
Ordres d’achat :
Un enchérisseur ne pouvant assister à la vente devra remplir le formulaire d’ordre d’achat inclus dans ce catalogue et le signer.
ADER agira pour le compte de l’enchérisseur, selon les instructions contenues dans le formulaire d’ordre d’achat, ceci afin d’essayer d’acheter le ou les lots au prix le plus bas possible et ne dépassant, en aucun cas, le montant maximum indiqué par l’enchérisseur.
Ledit formulaire devra être adressé et reçu à l’étude au plus tard 24 heures avant le début de la vente.
Les ordres d’achat ou les enchères par téléphone sont une facilité pour les clients. ADER n’est pas responsable pour avoir manqué d’exécuter un ordre par erreur ou pour toute autre cause. Merci de vérifier après envoi que votre ordre d’achat a été dûment enregistré.
ADER se réserve le droit de ne pas enregistrer l’ordre d’achat s’il n’est pas complet ou si elle considère que le client n’apporte pas toutes les garanties pour la sécurité des transactions ; sans recours possible.
Pour garantir la bonne volonté de l’acheteur, une consignation pourra être demandée avant la vente qui ne sera validée qu’en cas d’adjudication.
Drouot Live et Interenchères étant des services indépendants, nous déclinons toute responsabilité en cas de dysfonctionnement. Le coût supplémentaire lié aux achats sur internet est détaillé sur chacun des sites et dans nos conditions de vente.
Transports des lots / Exportation :
La présente vente est effectuée sur désignation.
Dès l’adjudication prononcée, les achats sont sous l’entière responsabilité de l’adjudicataire.
Aucun lot ne sera remis aux acquéreurs avant acquittement de l’intégralité des sommes dues.
Les lots sont à retirer au plus vite dans leur lieu de stockage.
Les acheteurs, souhaitant exporter leurs achats, pourront récupérer la TVA sur les honoraires d’achat à la condition qu’un justificatif de douane en bonne et due forme soit remis à ADER et que le nom de la Maison de Vente y soit mentionné en tant qu’exportateur. Le bordereau d’adjudication est dû intégralement ; la TVA est remboursable par la suite sur présentation des références du compte bancaire.
L’envoi des lots achetés peut être organisé par ADER à la charge et sous la responsabilité de l’acheteur.
C’est un service rendu par ADER qui se réserve la possibilité d’y renoncer si les conditions légales ou pratiques présentent le moindre risque. Les délais ne sont pas garantis et sont tributaires de l’activité de la Maison de Vente.
Le coût de l’emballage et de l’expédition est à la charge de l’acheteur ; le règlement à l’ordre d’ADER.
Les acheteurs sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes le transport de leurs achats si ces conditions ne leur conviennent pas.
L’étude ADER ne fait pas les envois de bijoux, les acheteurs sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes le transport de leurs achats.
Défaut de paiement :
À défaut de paiement par l’adjudicataire de la totalité des sommes dues, dans le mois qui suit la vente, et après une seule mise en demeure restée infructueuse, ADER entamera une procédure de recouvrement. L’acheteur sera susceptible d’inscription au Fichier des restrictions d’accès aux ventes aux enchères (Fichier TEMIS – www.temis.auction) mis en œuvre par la société Commissaires-Priseurs Multimédia (CPM – 37 rue de Châteaudun 75009 Paris) et l’ensemble des dépends restera à sa charge. A compter d’un mois après la vente et à la demande du vendeur, la vente pourra être annulée sans recours possible.