{"title":"63rd Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair","description":"\u003cp\u003e49 books, autographs and manuscripts specially selected for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.antiquariatsmessestuttgart.com\/en\" title=\"63rd Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(4, 41, 89);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e63rd Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (23–25 January) at the Liederhalle, Schiller Saal.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"l-a-s-apollinaire-a-marc-bresil","title":"Autograph letter signed, Apollinaire to Marc Brésil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAPOLLINAIRE Guillaume (1880-1918). Autograph letter signed, around November 1913, to Marc Brésil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 pages In-8. \u003cem\u003eBeautiful letter addressed to the director of Écrits Français concerning his first publication in the review and a quarrel with Roger Allard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMon cher Brésil, j'ai reçu ce matin votre gentille carte et 2 exemp. des Ecrits. Venez, si vous avez le temps, demain matin 11h 1\/2 mercredi déjeuner. Nous avons pas mal d'explications à nous faire. Que diable ! Je ne peux croire que vous soyez mon ennemi déclaré. Allard va disant que j'ai essayé de lui enlever sa rubrique. Ce qui est un comble ! Pour le demeurant. Beaucoup de fautes dans mon poème et cette ponctuation si inutile ? Mais, je ne vous en veux pas. Je sais combien il est difficile de faire un premier numéro irréprochable en hâte. A vous. Guillaume Apollinaire. D'ailleurs, dans l'ensemble le n° est bien.\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Director \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Brésil\u003c\/strong\u003e directed the monthly review Écrits Français alongside Louis de Monti de Rézé and Louis de Gonzague Frick. The review was first published on December 5, 1913. \u003cstrong\u003eThe poem that Apollinaire refers to here is \"Un Fantôme de Nuées\"\u003c\/strong\u003e which would appear in the first issue of the review along with Roger Allard's column on the Salon d'Automne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight folds and small stains not disturbing the text on the back. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50025346007365,"sku":"0154","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/Apollinaire-Autographe-1.jpg?v=1725382628"},{"product_id":"l-a-s-calder-a-nancy","title":"Autograph letter signed, Calder to \"Nancy\"","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCALDER Alexander \"Sandy\" (1898-1976), Autograph letter signed, Paris May 7 1974, to \"Nancy\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 page In-4. \u003cem\u003eAmusing letter from the famous artist about a request for Miro, prior to his exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris on May 17, 1974.\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalder is said to have misplaced his letter to Miro, his long-time friend, about what he would like to do at the Grand Palais during his exhibition. Afraid of offending Miro, he asked Nancy to contact art dealer Daniel Lelong, of the famous Maeght gallery, to brief him and surreptitiously suggest Calder's request to Miro. Finally, he invites Nancy to the Café Saint-Claude, close to the Madison Hotel where he will be staying. \u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Dear Nancy, I have mislaid your letter with the request to Miro - but the point is - he will have a show in the Grand Palais, opening 17 mai, and he will be there. (I think you said you were coming to Paris about that time). Much stronger than I with Miro is Daniel Lelong Galerie Maeght 13 rue de Téhéran Paris 8. It's my galerie too. If you would write Daniel and tell him what I do for you, and ask him to propose what you would like from Miro to do. Daniel is extremely nice, and he can suggest to Miro - what I might miss. We will be in Paris the 15 May, and at the Hotel Madison. You might come to breakfast at the Café St. Claude (next door) - but ring us first. Ciao ! Sandy\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTraduction:\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Chère Nancy, j'ai égaré votre lettre avec la demande à Miro - mais le fait est qu'il aura une exposition au Grand Palais, qui ouvrira le 17 mai, et qu'il sera là. (Je crois que vous avez dit que vous veniez à Paris à peu près à cette date). Daniel Lelong Galerie Maeght 13 rue de Téhéran Paris 8 est beaucoup plus fort que moi avec Miro. C'est aussi ma galerie. Si vous voulez bien écrire à Daniel et lui dire ce que je fais pour vous, et lui demander de vous proposer ce que vous aimeriez que Miro fasse. Daniel est extrêmement sympathique, et il peut suggérer à Miro ce qui pourrait me manquer. Nous serons à Paris le 15 mai, à l'hôtel Madison. Vous pouvez venir prendre le petit déjeuner au Café St. Claude (à côté) - mais appelez-nous d'abord. Ciao ! 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Vieillard.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJe dois à ma réclusion d'aller beaucoup mieux et de travailler, ce qu'est le plus grand bonheur de la vie quand on le peut sans avoir la colique en même temps.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emon cher ami, je vous embrasse en attendant mon petit renseignement.\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe letter's reverse side bears the address: \u003cem\u003e\"Monsieur Vieillard, député de la Manche, rue du Sentier 22.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53757044916549,"sku":"0265","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/1-image00003.jpg?v=1733150408"},{"product_id":"l-a-s-alfred-de-vigny","title":"Autograph letter signed, Alfred de Vigny","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVIGNY (de) Alfred (1797-1863), Autograph letter signed, June 11, 1855.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 pages In-8.\u003cem\u003e A polite and gracious letter in which Vigny apologizes for having to postpone a meeting, emphasizing the value he places on his time with the recipient. He proposes rescheduling the meeting for Wednesday, June 13, at 4 p.m., noting that Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for the Académie Française.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Lundi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 juin\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1855\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVous m’aviez à peine quitté, monsieur, que j’ai éprouvé un regret infini de vous avoir indiqué lundi, jour où je serai attendu pour des affaires que je ne puis retarder. Voudrez-vous permettre que je vous prie de me donner, en échange, quelques instants de la journée de mercredi prochain, 13, vers 4heures de l’après-midi ? mardi et jeudi, vous le savez, appartiennent à l’académie Française.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJ’ai crains de vous voir sortir immédiatement de chez vous quoique nous nous trouvions très proches voisins si, comme je le pense, vous demeurez près de monsieur votre père.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCroyez, monsieur, que les aimables intentions que vous m’avez témoignées me sont trop précieuses pour que je les retarde d’un jour, sans regrets et que je n’en suis consolé que pour l’assurance de pouvoir vous écouter et vous voir avec plus de calme et vous témoignez que personne au monde ne saurait être plus disposé que je ne le suis à saisir toute occasion de vous être agréable.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlfred de Vigny\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53757063266629,"sku":"0298","price":400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/1-image00013.jpg?v=1733150627"},{"product_id":"l-a-s-andre-breton-a-maurice-martin-du-gard","title":"Autograph letter signed, André Breton to Maurice Martin du Gard","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBRETON André (1896-1966), Autograph letter signed, Lorient, August 25, 1923, to Maurice Martin du Gard.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 pages In-4.\u003cem\u003e An intriguing letter to the founder and director of Nouvelles Littéraires, announcing the imminent release of two significant works: Les Pas perdus and Clair de Terre. Breton expresses his unwavering support for the publication, particularly since Paul Léautaud's involvement.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Mon cher ami,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSamedi 25 août 1923\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoudriez-vous avoir la gentillesse d'annoncer dans les Nouvelles littéraires deux livres de moi, pour paraître le 15 septembre : d'une part Les Pas perdus, aux éditions de la N.R.F., dans la collection des Documents bleus; d'autre part Clair de Terre, sans éditeur, avec des péchés de Georges de Chirico. Attendez que vous saisissez votre donnant, à tout ce que vous avez, quelques renseignements sur ces deux ouvrages. La première est un recueil d'essais sur les tendances et les hommes de notre temps : dadaïsme, surréalisme, \"esprit nouveau\" surtout envisagé au point de vue morale, etc.\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLautréamont, Jarry, Vaché, Reverdy, Desnos, Picabia, Chirico, Ernst, etc. La seconde réunit la plupart des poèmes que j'ai écrit depuis Les champs magnétiques : Presque tous sont inédits.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSi vous désirez être plus agréable, sachez aussi que la littérature a cessé pour vos lectures, et qu'un double numéro est actuellement sous presse (pour paraître également le 5 septembre). Ce numéro sera spécialement dédié à la poésie. J'entends par cette formule humoristique qu'il ne contiendra que des poèmes, et des poèmes qui, je vous assure, ne ressemblent pas à ceux qu'on a l'habitude de lire, même dans les revues d'avant-garde. Ces poèmes étaient signés de Desnos, Péret, Limbour, Ernst, Picabia, Vitrac, Morise, Nouveau, Eluard, Breton, Delteil, Soupault, Aragon. Le numéro sera récemment illustré par Max Ernst. Vous savez que je suis devenu un de vos plus fidèles lecteurs après que vous ayez assuré la collaboration de M. Paul Léautaud, et que je n'ai pas vu cette occassion de votre bonheur. En souvenir de l'estime que vous vouliez bien me témoigner autrefois, je ne crains pas trop de vous avoir importunés et je vous prie de croire, mon cher ami, à l'expression de ma considération toujours attentive.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndré Breton\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndré Breton 24 rue Amiral Courbet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLorient Morbihan\"\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA slight tear of a few millimeters at the top of the page near the central fold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the collection of Albin Schram\u003c\/strong\u003e, Christie’s 2007, lot 267.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53757084959045,"sku":"0299","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/1-image00009.jpg?v=1733150925"},{"product_id":"l-a-s-claude-joseph-rouget-de-lisle-a-un-ami","title":"Autograph letter signed, Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle to a Friend","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eROUGET DE LISLE Claude-Joseph (1760-1836), Autograph letter signed, W.l. the 15 nivose an X [5 january 1802], to a Friend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 page In-12. \u003cem\u003eTouching and moving letter expressing his dismay at the vicissitudes of his life: ‘I am sick with grief, in body and spirit’.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eJe n’ai rien fait, Mon cher,\u0026nbsp;je suis au désespoir et votre lettre que je trouve en rentrant m’achève. La Gr.\u0026nbsp;tout bien réfléchi et par ses raisons qui ne sont que trop plausibles, n’a pu faire ce que je lui demandais.\u0026nbsp;Je rentre accablé de fatigue après n’avoir trouvé que des gens aussi désolés que moi, car la pénurie paraît générale, ou que des gens glacés qui n’ont ni entrailles, ni mémoire. Je suis malade de chagrin, de corps et d’esprit. Je comptais ne pas sortir ce soir, mais je ne puis rester tranquille vous sachant dans la crise où vous êtes, et je vais me mettre à la piste d’une idée qui m’arrive. Si je réussis vous aurez de mes nouvelles demain de bonne heure. Et pour l’ensemble de mon argenterie, on ne m’offre que 800 fr. !\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTraduction:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I have done nothing, my dear, I am in despair and your letter, which I found on my way home, has finished me off. The Gr., all things considered and for reasons that are only too plausible, has been unable to do what I asked of her. I come home overwhelmed with fatigue, having found only people as desolate as myself, because the shortage seems to be general, or only frozen people who have neither guts nor memory. I'm sick with grief, in body and mind. I hadn't intended to go out this evening, but I can't sit still knowing you're in the crisis you're in, and I'm going to track down an idea that comes to me. If I succeed, you'll hear from me early tomorrow. 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Recherches sur les costumes et sur les théâtres de toutes les nations, tant anciennes que modernes ; Ouvrage utile aux Peintres, Statuaires, Architectes, Décorateurs, Comédiens, Costumiers, en un mot aux Artistes de tous les genres ; non moins utile pour l’étude de l’Histoire des temps reculés, des Mœurs des Peuples antiques, de leurs Usages, de leurs Loix, et nécessaire à l’Éducation des Adolescens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis: M. Drouhin, 1790.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4to (248 × 197 mm). (4) ff., 150 pp.; (1) f., 183 pp., (2) ff. 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He closes “\u003cstrong data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1246\"\u003eavec le plus parfait dévouement\u003c\/strong\u003e”, and sends greetings to a comrade on Kléber’s staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gerresheim le 8 Brumaire, de l'an 4e de la République\u003cbr\u003eAu Général de division Kléber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepuis mon départ, de la lahn mon Cher général, avec le corps de troupes à mes ordres, j'ai parcouru le pays de [?] pour venir prendre poste où je suis sous les ordres du général hatry, d'après l'instruction du général Jourdan. J'ai vu hier le général hatry, qui m'a dit que je passerai probablement le 9e d'[?] - je serai au désespoir de me voir si loin de vous, j'estime infiniment le général hatry - mais je désirerai bien sincèrement de retourner au plus vite à votre Etat major.\u003cbr\u003eSi j'osai vous prier de me faire rappeler près de vous - Car la fatigue que j'ai éprouvé pendant la Campagne - mériterait bien de pouvoir prendre quelque repos.\u003cbr\u003eJe suis avec le plus parfait dévouement.\u003cbr\u003eMes compliments à mon camarade de votre Etat major.\u003cbr\u003eNey\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1495\"\u003eA well-preserved and attractive document.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56533735342405,"sku":"0791","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_4711.jpg?v=1764713291"},{"product_id":"lettre-signee-talleyrand","title":"Autograph letter signed, Talleyrand","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"387\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"345\"\u003eTALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD, Charles-Maurice de (1754–1838). 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Je vous prie de souscrire pour deux exemplaires dont l'un me serait adressé à Paris et l'autre au citoyen Reinhard à Hambourg et de m'envoyer les 6 derniers numéros.\u003cbr\u003e2 : Un exemplaire de l'ouvrage ayant pour titre an analytical essay upon the Greek alphabet, by Richard Payne Knight Londres 1791 - 1 volume in4° avec 11 gravures en planches.\u003cbr\u003eVous me ferez plaisir si vous voulez bien me procurer ces objets.\u003cbr\u003eJ'ai l'honneur de vous saluer\u003cbr\u003eCh. 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The tone is warm, personal and strategic — emblematic of the tightly interwoven networks of favour and patronage within the Napoleonic officer corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vienne, le 27 juin 1809\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMes remerciemens, mon cher Ste Susane, de votre obligeant souvenir relativement a l'avancement de mon fils : une proposition a une place de capitaine dans le 8eme de chasseurs a cheval a déjà été faite en sa faveur, par le Colonel Curto : (ceci pour vous seul, je vous prie, attendu que si la chose manque, je désire qu'on l'ignore) d'après cela, je ne profiterai point de votre ouverture : d'ailleurs, il y a a parier que le colonel Lacroix aurait trop d'influence sur le vice roy, pour ne pas faire placer, de préférence, celui que déjà il a fait nommer capitaine a la suite.\u003cbr\u003eJe n'en suis pas moins touché, mon cher Ste Suzanne, de la preuve d'attachement, que vous me donnez, dans cette circonstance et vous prie, dans le cas où la demande faite par le Colonel Curto ne vous siroit pas, et qu'une autre place de capitaine viendrait a vaquer dans le 9eme, de m'en prévenir, afin que je ne perde pas un moment à la demande. 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Il ne me reste au monde qu'une demi-solde de 900 fr. comme adjoint au commissaire des guerres, nommé à Koenigsberg en 1807. M. l'intendant militaire de Grenoble a suspendu cette demi-solde depuis le mois d'octobre 1817, et ce, parce que je ne pouvais pas me trouver à Grenoble, tous les mois à jour fixe. Je réclamai et n'obtins\u0026nbsp;pas de réponse. Depuis 1814, j'ai été fort mal vu par les autorités de Grenoble, et comme forcé à m'expatrier, tout cela parce que j'avais été envoyé à la 7e division militaire en décembre 1813 (voir le\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eMoniteur\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;du 26 décembre 1813). J'avais cherché par tous les moyens à empêcher l'invasion du territoire français ; j'avais contribué à un appel aux anciens militaires dauphinois, et, alors, M. le baron Rostaing était employé à Grenoble. Je n'ai jamais eu qu'à me louer de messieurs les intendants militaires de Grenoble. Mais je compris que M. le baron Rostaing étant employé à Paris, j'avais peu d'espoir d'obtenir une réponse à mes réclamations. Par surcroît de disgrâce, je me trouvais à Grenoble lors de l'affaire Didier, à laquelle j'étais parfaitement étranger. je vis que je n'avais plus d'autre ressource que de m'expatrier. Comme je me trouvais savoir l'anglais et l'italien, j'obtins une place de commis-voyageur dans la maison Robert frères de Lyon et Milan. Ces messieurs anciens militaires, me donnent un appointement de 1.500 fr.\u003cbr\u003eJe renouvelle maintenant la réclamation à laquelle il n'a pas été répondu dans le temps. Je supplie très humblement votre Excellence de faire vérifier au bureau de la cavalerie et à celui des commissaires des guerres si je n'ai pas fait douze campagnes depuis Marengo jusqu'à Moscou en qualité de sous-lieutenant au 6e régiment de dragons, d'adjoint aux commissaires des guerres et d'auditeur au Conseil d'État, section de la guerre. Je suis bien connu de M. le général Michaud, dont j'ai été aide de camp, de M. le général Mathieu Dumas, qui m'a employé dans Moscou, et de M. le comte Daru. J'ai été à la section de la guerre de 1811 à 1814, lorsque Son Excellence Monseigneur le Maréchal Gouvion-Saint-Cyr était conseiller d'État à la même section.\u003cbr\u003eMaintenant je me trouve absolument sans ressources autres que ma petite place dans le commerce. Le corps des Commissaires des guerres étant supprimé, je suis dans une position différente de celle de messieurs les officiers à demi-solde qui, d'un jour à l'autre, peuvent être remis en activité.\u003cbr\u003eA ces titres, je supplie Votre Excellence :\u003cbr\u003e1° De décider que je toucherai à Grenoble l'arriéré de la demi-solde d'adjoint aux commissaires des guerres à partir du 1er octobre 1817.\u003cbr\u003e2° De m'accorder un congé afin que dorénavant je puisse toucher cette demi-solde sans être toujours présent à Grenoble, ou du moins en me présentant une fois par an. Cette présence à Grenoble me coûtera annuellement 3 ou 400 francs; mes affaires comme commis-voyageur de la maison Robert me retiennent toute l'année sur les grandes routes de Lyon à Milan, Livourne, Naples.\u003cbr\u003eJe reconnais que j'ai besoin d'un peu de grâce; mais l'État ne pouvant donner à un Français de trente-six ans et qui sert depuis l'âge de dix-sept ans, qu'un secours de 900 fr., voudra-t-il m'empêcher de faire un métier pour vivre, surtout l'État ayant supprimé le corps dans lequel ce Français servait ? Si la pension suffisait à le faire vivre, ou si le corps n'était pas supprimé, le cas serait différent. J'ose donc espérer qu'en considération des douze campagnes que j'ai faites, Votre Excellence\u0026nbsp;daignera m'accorder le payement de 900 fr. par an, montant de la demi-solde qui m'est due comme adjoint aux commissaires des guerres depuis 1807.\u003cbr\u003eJe suis, avec un profond respect, Monseigneur, de Votre Excellence, le très humble et très obéissant serviteur.\u003cbr\u003eL'adjoint aux Commissaires des Guerres,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eH. Beyle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Garamond',serif; mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eM. 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Composé en François \u0026amp; en Latin en faveur des Etrangers, \u0026amp; enrichi de prés de quatre-vingt Planches\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyon: Chez Jean Certe,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e1701.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuarto (355 × 250 mm). (14) ff., 187 pp., (1) f.\u003cbr\u003eContemporary green-tinted parchment, raised bands,\u0026nbsp;red morocco lettering piece with gilt title, red edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition. 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The card is accompanied by \u003cstrong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"664\"\u003ea warm and affectionate autograph message\u003c\/strong\u003e to Denis Ewald, recalling their correspondence and sending friendly greetings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003eOn the picture side, Schweitzer explains that the cross marks the position of the hospital and that the line was drawn by himself. On the verso, he sends a cordial and personal message, expressing his pleasure at being able to send him greetings, mentioning his letter, and evoking with emotion his image of his beloved “Rhena”, which vividly brings his memory back to him. The text concludes with\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003ea fully signed autograph subscription, “Albert Schweitzer.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecto :\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Die Inseln und Arme des Ogowe. +bezeichnet den Platz wo das Spital liegt. Der meine Streifen ist den von mir gernauer te [?]. aschweitzer\" (\u003cem\u003eTranslation: The islands and branches of the Ogooué River. The cross indicates the location of the hospital. The line I added is one I drew myself. A. Schweitzer\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerso :\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParagraphe 1 : \"In altum stoBburger - und mit [?] [?] - [?] [?] schaftlichen Gedenken.... 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With affectionate thoughts, your devoted friend, Albert Schweitzer\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1451\"\u003eAlbert Schweitzer, theologian, philosopher, organist, humanitarian and physician, founded the hospital at Lambaréné in Gabon and was awarded \u003cstrong data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003ethe Nobel Peace Prize in 1952\u003c\/strong\u003e for his philosophy of the “Reverence for Life”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1625\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003eAn attractive and intimate document\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining a topographical view of Lambaréné with a personal testimony from one of the great moral figures of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56917000356165,"sku":"0813","price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_7095.jpg?v=1768860560"},{"product_id":"piece-signee-khrouchtchev-a-nikita-khrouchtchev-camarade-secretaire-par-le-parti-communiste-dukraine","title":"Document signed by Khrushchev, Communist Party of Ukraine to Nikita Khrushchev","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNikita KHRUSHCHEV (1894-1971), Document signed with autograph apostille, green ink, on typed document addressed to Khrushchev by the Communist Party of Ukraine, Ukraine, 3 December 1949; letterhead of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Ukraine, ink receipt stamp, in Russian.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1page In-folio (300 x 195 mm - frame: 470 x 360 mm).\u003cbr\u003eAn extremely rare document from Khrushchev, then First Secretary of the Party in Ukraine since 1937. The letterhead is signed in green ink and Khrushchev has written the names of Comrades Korniyets and Roudnytsky, along with his signature and the date ‘8\/XII\/49’ (8 December 1949). The Poltava Regional Committee gives a very positive assessment of the rebuilding of livestock stocks since the war, but alerts Khrushchev to the critical situation regarding fodder supplies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"КОММУНИСТИЧЕСКАЯ ПАРТИЯ (большевиков) УКРАИНЫ\u003cbr\u003eПОЛТАВСКИЙ ОБЛАСТНОЙ КОМИТЕТ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eСекретарю ЦК КП(б)У\u003cbr\u003eтоварищу ХРУЩЕВУ Н. С.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eВыполняя решения партии и правительства о развитии животноводства, трудящиеся колхозов и совхозов области добились, что в настоящее время количество крупного рогатого скота превосходит уровень довоенного 1940 года, примерно на 35 % или на 90 тыс. голов. 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Вместе с тем, этот завод выпускает большое количество сухого жома, который по нарядам Министерства отгружается за пределы нашей области. Таким образом, если учесть, как количество сухого жома в переводе на свежий жом отгружается за пределы области, плюс необходимое количество жома, которое потребляется для круглогодовой работы пункта государственного откорма скота, то завод не имеет возможности отоварить жомом все колхозы за сданную им свеклу.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eТаких сахарных заводов, что вырабатывают сухой жом три: им. Сталина, им. 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At the same time, this factory produces a large quantity of dried pulp, which, according to the allocations of the Ministry, is shipped beyond the boundaries of our region. 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