Autograph Signed Letter

COLETTE Autographed letter signed. Her entry to the Royal Academy of Belgium


COLETTE Autographed letter signed. Her entry to the Royal Academy of Belgium
COLETTE Autographed letter signed. Her entry to the Royal Academy of Belgium

COLETTE Autographed letter signed. Her entry to the Royal Academy of Belgium    COLETTE Autographed letter signed. Her entry to the Royal Academy of Belgium

The Autographs of the Centuries bookstore has been specializing in the sale of autograph letters and manuscripts for many years. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, known as COLETTE (1873-1954).

Autographed letter signed to Hélène Berthelot. Two pages in-4° on blue paper at the address of the Marignan Building. "In Brussels, my great ordeal will take place on March 14th.

Colette is preparing for her induction into the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature. "Very dear Hélène, excuse me: due to too much work, my personal service has not yet begun. I will start tomorrow, it will begin with you. Thank you for your very affectionate note. In Brussels, my great ordeal will take place on March 14th.

Will I be happier to know you are in the audience? Let's not think about it, and do as your heart desires.

Mine, dear Hélène, is yours, never doubt it. I "work" at the A. Morning and evening every day, until the 21st. I feel like a workhorse. I embrace you very tenderly, and my husband is at your feet.

Colette was elected, as a foreign member, to the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium, in Brussels, on March 9, 1936, to succeed Countess Anna de Noailles, who had passed away three years earlier. On Saturday, April 4, she came to Brussels to deliver her induction speech at the Academy. Grasset editions will publish the content on April 30, 1936, in a small in-12° volume of fifty-nine pages entitled "Colette - Induction Speech at the Royal Belgian Academy of French Language and Literature". Browse our manuscripts The Autographs of the Centuries Gallery specializes in the sale and appraisal of autograph letters and manuscripts from great personalities of past centuries.

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COLETTE Autographed letter signed. Her entry to the Royal Academy of Belgium    COLETTE Autographed letter signed. Her entry to the Royal Academy of Belgium