FELIBRIGE - Thomas ALLIBORNE-JANVIER (1849-1913,... - Lot 221 - Vermot et Associés

FELIBRIGE - Thomas ALLIBORNE-JANVIER (1849-1913, American historian of Provencal origin, félibre) and his wife Catherine Ann ALLIBORNE-JANVIER (née Drinker, 1841-1922, painter, félibre and translator of Mistral) / Autograph correspondence signed by Catherine of 4 letters (1 countersigned by Thomas) and 3 visiting cards, 1896-1899, Saint-Rémy de Provence and London, to Aix lawyer and félibre Jean-Marie Demolins, she writes on behalf of the couple, thanks him for the "Paturalo" she's going to copy, thanks him for the evening his correspondent has organized for Thomas, "right now he's in the middle of the Pastorale de Marseille, I think the angel is hanging in his basket and listening to the philological dissertations of the mayor and Bartoumieu", "about the latter, could you give me the Provençal phrase he used to say in front of the crib when he was talking about the American gentleman?, As far as I remember, he was asking the little Jesus to inspire in him a good compliment that would please the American gentleman who had come", "I'm still very busy translating Monsieur Gras's novel", "I'm reading a book that Mistral lent me and that I find very interesting, 'La Synergie sociale', a book that can do some good, especially among the young", etc.