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Letter dated 11 December 1951
Author
Author André BretonPeople cited René Laporte, Léon Pierre-QuintLetter to Jérôme Lindon
Description
Letter from André Breton to Jérôme Lindon, then editor at Le Sagittaire, dated 11 December 1951.
December 1951: as the end of the year approaches, Breton takes the opportunity to do his accounts, especially his dealings with the Sagittaire publishing house, whose affairs are quite muddled. He methodically reminds Jérôme Lindon and René Laporte about the figures and agreements he would like to be respected more accurately. A letter to Gaston Gallimard follows, showing how difficult Breton was finding it to get attention at Éditions Gallimard on rue Sébastien-Bottin. [Atelier André Breton website, 2005]
Signed handwritten letter to Jérôme Lindon, 11 December 1951.
1 handwritten dated and signed page in black ink in-4 on the letterhead of Arts magazine addressed to Jérôme Lindon, in which Breton regrets being unable to agree to a reprint of Les Vases communicants by Sagittaire since he had not received royalty payments for other publications. Erasures and corrections. [sale catalogue, 2003]
*This entry was translated from the French by Michael Richardson.
| Creation date | 11/12/1951 |
| Bibliographical material | Ms, black ink - 1 page in-4° handwritten on Arts magazine letterhead. |
| Languages | French |
| Reference | 527000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 2334 |
| Keywords | Anthology of Black Humour, Arcane 17, The Communicating Vessels, Letter, Manifesto, Publication |
| Categories | Correspondence, Letters from André Breton |
| Permanent link | https://cms.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100999900 |