BAUDELAIRE and Sainte-Beuve Signed Autographed Letters Vandérem Schuck

  

Edited by Henri Leclerc in 1917 (Confidentially published in 1914, then reissued with additions in 1917). Unique print run of 235 copies. Coloring on the second cover. A very interesting work where Fernand Vandérem develops a severe and well-argued critical thesis regarding Sainte-Beuve, who was considered in his time the "pope" of French literary criticism. The central idea of Vandérem is that Sainte-Beuve sorely lacked generosity, insight, and intellectual courage in the face of Baudelaire's genius.

Accompanying this beautiful copy are three signed autograph letters (pneumatic format) from Fernand Vandérem addressed to the great Marseille bibliophile Léon Schuck, an admirer of Sainte-Beuve and Baudelaire. Fernand Vandérem, as a critic and director of the Bulletin du bibliophile, contributed to theorizing and valuing the type of collections that enthusiasts like Léon Schuck passionately built. Please forgive my delay in thanking you. I have just suffered a slight flu, and my correspondence has been greatly disrupted. Your indications are most interesting, and I will tell you in person how useful they are to me if, when you pass through Paris, you would be so kind as to come see my books.

Please accept my best regards. This evening I found your message upon returning to Avenue Montaigne, where I am not yet settled in. Three-quarters of my books are still in the provinces, where I had sent them last May. By the end of April, I will be back on Avenue Montaigne, where my books will have rejoined me. I hope that if you pass through Paris at that time, this first postponement will not have deterred you and that you will honor me with your visit. Again, thank you for the kindness you have shown me, and please accept my best regards. If you are agreeable and unless you indicate otherwise, I will happily await you on Tuesday at 1:30 PM. Please accept my best sentiments.