CADART (Charles) - [ORIGINAL MANUSCRIT] - Lot 59

CADART (Charles) - [ORIGINAL MANUSCRIT] Original manuscript of the book "La Concession Russell du Vignemale" (1943). Augmented by documents compiled by Charles CADART, Hubert DUPONT and Jacques LABARÈRE. In-4. Partial contents: Author's autograph manuscript (9 handwritten pages); author's autograph note concerning the concession; handwritten copy (by Cadart) of Henry Russell's letter to the Prefect of the Hautes-Pyrénées (1888); copy by Cadart of a letter from Russell (dated 1899); copy by Cadart of official documents; handwritten page by Cadart containing notes 1 to 6; page of handwritten comments on the quality of the plan of the Vignemale concession, followed by the plan of the said concession with corrections and comments; plan of the concession printed in black; copy by Cadart of an extract from the Henry Russell monument; letterhead from the central management of the C.A.F. accepting the retrocession of the concession (signed Chevillard); draft transfer of the Vignemale concession to the C.A.F. Sud-Ouest section by Franck and Ferdinand Russell; typed text of the previous version with corrections included and new additions in red; autograph letter from Henri Barrère and M. Durègne dated August 1910, etc. ½ red long-grained morocco with corners à la Bradel, gilt title throughout on spine, red morocco vignette on upper board.