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Rolland (Romain, French dramatist and novelist, friend

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Rolland (Romain, French dramatist and novelist, friend

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Rolland (Romain, French dramatist and novelist, friend of Sigmund Freud, 1866-1944) Autograph Letter signed to "Cher Monsieur", 2pp., 8vo, n.p., 6th July 1924, giving his reaction to Raymond Radiguet's second novel, Le Bal du comte d'Orgel, "a masterpiece, a masterpiece in the antique professional sense...", folds; and a small quantity of others, including an ALs from Fred Bardnard (illustrator of Dickens) and another ALs from Jules Michelet, an illustrated leaf from an Arabic manuscript etc., v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).

⁂ First mentioned: Raymond Radiguet (1903-23), French novelist and poet whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes.