HALÉVY, Daniel. Signed autograph letter addressed to Henri B - Lot 171

HALÉVY, Daniel. Signed autograph letter addressed to Henri Buriot-Darsiles. A lengthy letter concerning publishing and his recent appointment as head of the *Cahiers Verts* series at Grasset, a collection he would direct from 1921 to 1937. 6½ pages, in-12 format (184 x 112 mm). No place, January 6, 1921. Paper slightly browned at the margins. With some delay and regret, he explains to Henri Buriot-Darsiles—who is trying to get German dictionaries published—the growing difficulties in the publishing industry. “We have to sell at least 3,000 copies, or we’ll just be scraping by”… He mentions a proposal he has just received: “Grasset is asking me to edit a series of *Cahiers* for him… you know that everything is called a *Cahier* these days. In fact, it’s a series of books in various formats—novels, essays, studies…—that I would select. I’ve accepted”… This is followed by a long, nostalgic reflection on Italy.