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[POUGY LIANE DE (1869-1950) COURTISANE]

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[POUGY LIANE DE (1869-1950) COURTISANE]



About 250 letters, most of them L.A.S. to her.

Interesting set on the life and relationships of Liane de Pougy, Princess Georges Ghika: her husband, friends, lovers, mistresses, relatives, worldly relations, etc.

Pepito Abatino, Renée Aga Khan, Émile d'ARNAVILLE dit Papani (14), Jeanne Bibesco, Jean de BONNEFON (3), Yvonne de BRAY (11, one partly written by Liane de Pougy), Hélène et Suzanne de CALLIAS, Jenny CHOLLET (7), Georges CLARETIE (5), Charles COLLET (6), Prince Georges GHIKA (69 on postcards, signed "Gilles", 1927-1934, after their break-up), Marie-Thérèse de La Béraudière (2), Bernard Milleret (and Dominique Rolin), Georges Normandy (2), F. and Suzanne Perret, RACHILDE (2), Salomon Reinach (and copy by G. Ghika of a letter from Liane to him), Sonia (15), Manon THIÉBAUT (4), Maria van Rysselberghe, Timoléon de Villedeuil, etc. Plus some press clippings.

6 L.A.S to various by Marc-Marie de BOMBELLES (1807), COLETTE (missing beginning), Alexandre DUMAS fils, Edmond de GONCOURT, JoséMaria de HEREDIA (to E. Pailleron), Max JACOB (Quimper 1925) | plus a set of letters addressed to Abbé Maurice Morel (including Guy Suarès).