JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963) Autograph letter signed «Jean Cocteau» addressed to «Mon cher Lagarde Villefranche sur Mer, 1924

1 page in4. In French. «... I do not forget you - but I work a lot and I row - Then I sleep like a lump. I am ashamed of our sun when I think of your barracks, but a boy like you manages and knows how to get rich everywhere...» Pierre Lagarde (1903-1959) French journalist, poet and novelist, winner of the Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française in 1944 (Valmaurie published by Baudinière).