HUGNET (Georges). Autograph correspondence to Robert Altmann. L'Herbière (Île de Ré), 1964-1972. In-4, plum half-maroquin, plexiglas cover, smooth spine, natural edges (D.-H. Mercher). Beautiful and interesting autograph correspondence by Georges Hugnet enriched with original drawings. This set comprises 18 autograph letters and 5 postcards from Georges Hugnet (1906-1974), a "jack-of-all-trades surrealist", addressed to his patron and friend, the collector Robert Altmann (1915-2017), enriched with 8 original drawings in Indian ink and colour, a pastel drawing and an original lithograph. The letters were sent from the Île de Ré, where the artist stayed during his holidays at his house, L'Herbière. All the correspondence (letters, cards and drawings) is arranged in chronological order and fixed to the blank pages of an album (33 x 26 cm), using a thin strip of 4 mm adhesive tape on the left-hand side, so that the letters and postcards can be read on both sides by turning them over. The album cover is illustrated with an original composition by Hugnet in coloured ink, monogrammed GH and dated 71, mounted under a laminated window. A sumptuous and rare set, very elegantly presented. Contents: 1. L.a.s. dated 8 July 1964. 2 pp. (20.8 x 13.5 cm). - 2. L.a.s. dated 7 August 1964. 2 pp. (20,8 x 13,5 cm). - 3. L.a.s. dated 30 December 1964. 1 p. (20,8 x 13,3 cm). Retained envelope. - 4. L.a.s. dated 21 April 1965. 1 p. (21 x 13.5 cm). - 5. L.a.s. dated 7 July 1965. 2 pp. (20.8 x 13.4 cm). Retained envelope. - 6. L.a.s. dated 3 September 1965. 1 ½ p. (21 x 13.5 cm). - 7. C.p. a.s. dated 15 April 1966. On verso, b&w photograph entitled "Fleur des dunes". - 8. C.p. a.s. dated 5 July 1966. On verso, b&w photograph entitled "Fleur des dunes". - 9. C.p. a.s. dated 16 September 1966. On verso, b&w photograph entitled "Cathédrale de toile". - 10. L.a.s. dated 24 August 1967. 2 pp. 21 x 13.5 cm. - 11. C.p. a.s. dated 3 September 1968. On verso, colour photo of harbour. Envelope retained. - 12. L.a.s. dated 30 July 1969. 2 pp. (21 x 13.5 cm). Envelope retained. - 13. L.a.s. dated 25 August 1969. 2 pp. (21 x 13,5 cm). - 14. L.a.s. dated 24 July 1970. 1 ½ p. (21 x 13.5 cm). Retained envelope. - 15. L.a.s. dated 20 August 1970. 2 pp. (21 x 13,5 cm). Retained envelope. - 16. L.a.s. dated 19 September 1970. 1 p. ½ (21 x 13,5 cm). Retained envelope. - 17. L.a.s. dated 17 July 1971. 1 p. (19 x 14.8 cm). Retained kraft envelope. Letter enriched on verso with a drawing in Indian ink and colour (15 x 10 cm). - 18. L.a.s. dated 9 August 1971. 1 p. (19 x 15 cm). Stamped kraft envelope with handwritten note "Prière de ne pas plier" ("Please do not fold"). Letter enriched on the back with a drawing in Indian ink and colour (14 x 7 cm). - 19. L.a.s. dated 28 August 1971. 1 p. (19 x 9.2 cm). Letter enriched on verso with a drawing in Indian ink and colour (16 x 7 cm). - 20. L.a.s. dated 9 September 1971. 2 pp. (one, 16.2 x 15 cm; the other, 17 x 7.5 cm). Retained kraft envelope, with handwritten note "Prière de ne pas plier" ("Please do not fold"). Letter enriched with two drawings in Indian ink and colour. - 21. L.a.s. dated 24 September 1971. 1 p. (17 x 7.5 cm). Retained kraft envelope, with handwritten note "Prière de ne pas plier" ("Please do not fold"). Letter enriched with two drawings in Indian ink and colour (16 x 12 cm). - 22. L.a.s. dated 12 July 1972. 1 p. (15.5 x 10.4 cm). Retained envelope. Letter enriched on the reverse with a pastel drawing, monogrammed "G.H." and dated "72". - 23. C.p. a.s. dated 20 September 1972. Colour view of the port of Saint-Martin de Ré. - 24. Lithograph by G. H. signed, dated 71 and justified 35/50, with a dedication in pencil in the margin: "à Hortensia / à Robert Altmann, bonne année 72" (9.4 x 7.2 cm).