Beschreibung:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ('HM'), ABOUT [JAZZ] , to 'Cher Vieux', relating to the production of his celebrated book Jazz , discussing the cover ('...He will have the Godet paper that he will pay for as Godet asked him to with paper...'), the paper ('...He has found a beautiful white pure rag Auvergne paper to pull in the fine ladies and a very imposing paper that looks like white oak. It is a coarse grain paper inked with a litho stone, for the volumes that are first off the press...'), the production of a special edition ('...he will not do my vols for restricted sale only, as that would upset the print run - he will number them...') and Toan's contribution , and the point in production thus far reached ('...there's plenty of time for getting the book on sale as it is not yet printed and bound...'); he also mentions 'the trio that I did of Apollinaire' and suggests that his correspondent see a doctor and reports that Mlle Lydia sent him a smile, in French, 2 pages, quarto, small piece of tape at head (easily removed , Paris, 15 June 1946