PROUST MARCEL: (1871-1922) French Novelist and Essayist. Best known for his major novel A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (`In search of Lost Time´). An excellent A.L.S., `Marcel Proust´, one page, 8vo, Paris, `Mercredi soir 7h, 9 B[ouleva]rd Malesherbes´, 4<sup>th</sup> September 1895, to Monsieur Jeantet, in French. Proust states `Monsieur Je repars ce soi ren Bretagne…´ (Translation `Sir, I am going back this evening to Bretagne…´), Further referring to his works and their edition, saying `Je vous envoie mes épreuves corrigées. Je crains qu´on ne fasse des erreurs quant aux épigraphes, vous serais bien reconnaissant d´y veiller´ (Translation: `I send you my corrected proofs. I am concerned about them making mistakes to the epigraphs, I would be very grateful if you would take care of it´) To a post-scriptum and beneath his signature, Proust adds `J´ai chez moi le double de l´épreuve dans le cas ou il vous serait nécessaire´ (Translation: `I have at home the copy of the proof in case you would need it´) The first page of the bifolium is lightly adhered at the upper and lower right corners to the integral leaf, and the whole lightly and attractively mounted to a pale cream card matt to an overall size of 9.5 x 12.5, (24.5 cm x 31.2 cm) evidently for the purposes of previous framing. Accompanied by the original envelope, postmarked and stamped. VG

 

Felix Jeantet was the Director of the Revue Hebdomadaire.

Proust most probably refers in this letter to his work La Mort de Baldassare Silvande which was published in October 1795 in the Revue.