COHEN, Albert. Carnets. 1978. - Lot 99

COHEN, Albert. Carnets. 1978. First edition. A copy belonging to Françoise Kostolany, with a handwritten draft of a letter and a signed, typewritten reply from the author. Paris, Gallimard, 1979. In-8, paperback. 190 pp. Spine slightly browned, minor soiling on the front cover. First edition on standard paper. Copy belonging to Françoise Kostolany (1937–2025), an economist with a passion for psychology and the diamond market. Together with her husband, the financial expert André Kostolany, she built a significant collection. Included are: - A signed, typewritten letter from Albert Cohen addressed to Françoise Kostolany (1 page, 8vo, with her Geneva address embossed, July 22, 1979). He felt better and agreed to meet with her. In the 1970s, Albert Cohen suffered a prolonged nervous breakdown exacerbated by anorexia. - Autograph draft of a letter from Françoise Kostolany to Albert Cohen in which she requests this meeting (one and a half pages, in-8, written in green marker) - 4 newspaper clippings about the writer. A touching item.