[Roger Vieillard, distinguished French engraver.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Roger Vieillard'), in French, to 'Monsieur Ede', making suggestions and comments regarding a proposal to illustrate a book.

2pp., 8vo. Forty-one lines of text. In fair condition, aged and lightly worn, with two punch holes for a ring binder. He has delayed replying to Ede's letter as he has had to take time to see what he has to offer him. The researches have been more difficult than he expected because of the nature of 'la litterature classique français': 'très petit nombre de romans (romans de Voltaire, l'abbé Prévost, Choderlos de Laclos, ou Rousseau) sont tres peu intéressants a illustrer, de moins pour moi. Dans la litterature romantique je ne trouve pas beaucoup plus de ressources'. He asks if it is essential that 'l'original du texte soit français?', and gives two suggestions if not, with comments on both choices. The first is Ecclesiastes, for which he has already prepared a series of illustrations; and the second 'Les voyages d'Ulysse', for which he could produce 'quelquechose de tres joli' centred on three episodes. He gives a further three suggestions if it is absolutely vital that the text to be illustrated be in French, again accompanied by comments: Baudelaire's 'Spleen de Paris', Balzac's 'Seraphita' and Voltaire's 'La Princesse de Babylone'. The letter concludes: 'Je crois que vous avez raison de vouloir deblayer le terrain avant votre voyage à Paris'.