Lot no. 252
CELINE (Louis Ferdinand). D'un chateau a l'autre. Paris, Gallimard, 1957. In 8, half camel chagrin, spine with 4 nerves. Covers preserved. First edition signed by the author on the flyleaf. A handwritten letter telling the story of the autograph is attached: I then decided to meet him and in 1959 with a friend we went to his house route des gardes in Medon; it was his wife Lucette who opened the door and called him: Louis c'est pour toi! He came in stooped, tired, asking us why we were there and his reply was: Celine is dead, he no longer exists, he has been killed, he must be left in peace...
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