AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS AUCTION
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Jul 13, 2022
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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APOLLINAIRE GUILLAUME: (1880-1918) French Poet, Playwright and Novelist. One of the forefathers of Surrealism, Apollinaire is credited with coining the word Surrealism. A good autograph manuscript, one page, oblong 4to, grid paper, n.p., n.d., in French. Apollinaire states `Les classiques en cherchant a faire de l´antique ne rendaient que le tragique de leur temps aujourd´hui on trouve facilement la couleur locale mais non le tragique moderne´ ("The classics, by seeking to make of the antique only made the tragedy of their time, today one can easily find the local colour but not the modern tragedy") With several corrections and crossed words. Small overall age wear and minor creasing, with few small stains not affecting the written text and uneven bottom edge. About G
