COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French Poet, Novelist & Director. A good A.L.S., Jean Cocteau, adding a he...

COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French Poet, Novelist & Director. A good A.L.S., Jean Cocteau, adding a heart sketch above, one page, 4to, Villefranche, 1926, to Armand Salacrou, in French. Cocteau refers to one of his correspondent´s playwrights and states in part `Max told me that your work was a wonder, and that ''some stupid critics had pissed you off''...´, further saying `..Young people neglect theatre - imagine then how much am passionate about your work´. Matted in black, alongside an 8 x 10 photograph of Cocteau in a close-up portrait pose, to an overall size of 17 x 12. Easily removable. Accompanied by the original envelope addressed in Cocteau´s hand. VG £300-400 Armand Salacrou (1899-1989) French Dramatist