CURNONSKY. Around 220 letters or cards, mostly... Lot 93

[CURNONSKY]. Around 220 letters or cards, mostly L.A.S. to him, 1883-1955. Important correspondence received by Curnonsky; often about Pierre Louÿs, Paul-Jean Toulet and Willy, and gastronomy. 19 letters from his father Edmond Sailland (1880-1909, plus a reply from Maurice); youthful friends, a chaplain; Gabriel Alphand, Androuet (master cheesemaker), Maurice d'Auberlieu, Paul Aubry, Vincent Auriol, Harry Baur, René Bazin, Térèse Blondel (6), Dominique Bonnaud, L. Boucher, Joseph Bourdel (de Plon, secours pour Willy en 1928), René Boylesve, Rodolphe Bringer, Dr Cabanès, Charles Carrington, Carlos de Castéra (3), J. Chasle Pavie, Romain Coolus, Georges Courteline, Édouard Deverin, Marcel Dorin (and les Rôtisseurs), Gabrielle Dorziat, Henri Duvernois, Paul Fort, Maurice Garçon, Roger Giron, Charles Gouzée, Jacques Hébertot (2), André Heymann (Le Cycle and la Revue des Sports), Ludovic Halévy, B. Hubert (5), Henri Jeanson (3, one with drawings, plus wedding announcement), Anatole Jakovsky, Dr Georges Laurens, Pierre H. de La Blanchetai (7), Pierre Labrouche, Léo Larguier (2), Jean Laumond (4), Gabriel de Lautrec, Marc Lefébure, Désiré Lemerre (3), Lugné-Poe, Maurice Magre, Maurice Martin du Gard, Henri Martineau, Henri Mathonnet de Saint-Georges, Georges Milton, Francis de Miomandre, Yves Mirande, Eugène Montfort, Albert Montreuil (on the back of his bookplate), Commandant Noton, Léon Ohnet, Polaire (reply to an inquiry), J. de Poutre (talking about Colette Toby chien), René Préjelan, Xavier Privas, Paul Reboux (with drawing), Henri de Régnier, Rip, Romi, Séverin-Mars, Valentin Tarault (4, one in verse), André Tardieu, Marcelle Tinayre, Alfred Vallette, Pierre Varenne, Pierre Veber, José Vidal, Maurice Yvain, etc. - 42 letters from painters and designers, most illustrated with libertine or gastronomic drawings. Joe Bridge (5 illustrated letters, poodles and veal), Fabien Fabiano (illustrated, nude woman), Louis Fortuney (11, including 10 illustrated, pen and colored pencil, on the gastronomic theme), Joseph Hémard, Job (1921, with watercolor drawing: femme nue au bord de la mer), Jean Lachaud (2, about backgammon, with 2 drawings), Charles Léandre, Paul-François Morvan (15, including 12 illustrated, pen and colored pencil; plus 6 erotic bookplates), Georges Saulo (Cur bust project for Angers), Louis Touchagues, "le Vidame" Robert West (2 with drawings), etc. Plus a pencil drawing by Maurice Asselin (portrait of Dr. Tartarin Malachowski); and a cartoon.Attached are letters and family papers; his baptismal certificate; and various documents (student card, receipts, invoices, bailiff's summons, rent receipt, candidate (partly autogr.) to the Société des Gens de Lettres, prospectus for the Académie des Gastronomes, etc.).