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BEAUVOIR (de), Simone (1908-1986)
Autograph note signed « S. de Beauvoir » to Berthe Mandinaud
[Paris, 16 July 1956], 1/4 p. in-4°
« With my thanks »
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BEAUVOIR (de), Simone (1908-1986)
Autograph note signed « S. de Beauvoir » to Berthe Mandinaud
[Paris, 16 July 1956], 1/4 p. in-4°
With autograph envelope
The philosopher’s thanks to her typist
« Avec mes remerciements
S. de Beauvoir »
Berthe Mandinaud was Simone de Beauvoir’s official typist, who took charge of the complete transcription of her entire work for her. This short letter (originally accompanied by a check) may have come in thanks for the typing done for La Longue marche: essai sur la Chine, an essay published by Gallimard following her trip to China that she made the previous year with Jean-Paul Sartre.
Provenance:
Berthe Mandinaud’s estate
