French writer and politician (1901-1976). Autograph letter card monogrammed "AM" and envelope signed "Malraux". [Verrières-le-Buisson. Oblong 12mo. 4 lines.
$ 232 / 200 €
(88688/BN58581)
To the writer Armand Lanoux, in anticipation of a forthcoming book: "J'attends votre livre avec plus que de la curiosité, et v[ou]s prie de croire à mon souvenir fidèle". - Lanoux won the Prix Goncourt in 1963 for "Quand la mer se retire". The book in question was probably "Le Berger des abeilles", published with Grasset in 1974. - On stationery with printed name "André Malraux". Well preserved.
French writer and politician (1901-1976). Portrait photograph. N. p. 300 x 203 mm.
$ 521 / 450 €
(88783/BN58676)
Large print of a rare childhood portrait of Malraux, aged 8, for an unspecified publication on 29 November 1976, undoubtedly an obituary for Malraux, who had died of skin cancer on 23 November. The print was provided by the French agency Sipa Press.