LACRETELLE (Jacques de). - Lot 160

LACRETELLE (Jacques de). Born in Cormatin. 1888–1985. Writer. Friend of Marcel Proust. Elected to the Académie française in 1936. Winner of the Prix Femina in 1922 for *Silbermann*. Autograph letter signed “Jacques de Lacretelle” to “Dear Sir.” No place, May 5, 1957. 2 pages, in-8 format. Le Figaro letterhead (tears at the top). ...While organizing my papers, I came across a story you sent me. Since I didn’t see it in *Le Figaro littéraire*, it must be that Noël, for one reason or another, didn’t accept it. I am returning it to you, but I would like to point out two publications that might be of interest to you. One is *Historia*, edited by Christian Melchior-Bonnet at Fayard. The other is a new weekly magazine, *Artaban*, whose launch Jacques Hébertot has just announced to me. If you think it would be helpful, you can mention in either case that you’re sending this on my advice and with my support...He adds in a P.S.: ...I regret not having been able to do more on the literary front. But in every organization, even a united one, there are impenetrable barriers...