Alphonse ALLAIS. 2 autograph manuscripts signed,... Lot 13

Alphonse ALLAIS. 2 autograph manuscripts signed, La Vie Drôle, [1900]; 4pages in-8 (on the back of circulars from Crédit International, January 17, 1900) and 4pages small in-4 (slight split at fold). Le mauvais dicton (published in Le Journal, January 24, 1900). "In the obscure labyrinth of duty, our man walks, walks without hesitation, guided by the Ariadne's thread of the Dicton, illuminated by the lantern of the Proverb, leaning on the stick of the Apophtegm. Never have I known a funnier man of his kind than this bonhomme"... Les Obus-vrilles. Allais quotes a letter he received, signed "Commodore Caporal", describing his invention, "the victorious leaven of future artillery"...