XIV. Correspondence from Imprimerie Darantiere to Sylvia Beach/James Joyce
*XIV.1: d'Avout2 to Beach3; 28 July 1920. T.n.s.: 1l.
Notes: See also X: Joyce to Maurice Hirchwald, and XII: Beach to Bernard d'Avout.
*XIV.2: Darantiere to Beach; 18 April 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.3: Darantiere to Beach; 18 April 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.4: Darantiere to Beach; 25 April 1921. T.&A.l.s.: 2l.
*XIV.5: Darantiere to Beach; 28 April 1921. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.6: Darantiere to Beach; 6 May 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.7: d'Avout to Beach; 11 May 1921. T.n.s.: 1l, with notation on the verso in Beach's hand.
*XIV.8: Darantiere to Beach; 30 May 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
Enclosure: Enclosed is a specimen of Hollande Van Gelder cream, no. 76 paper.
*XIV.9: Darantiere to Beach; 9 June 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.10: Darantiere to Beach; 16 June 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.11: Darantiere to Beach; 18 June 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.12: Darantiere to Beach; 23 June 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.13: Darantiere to Beach; 25 June 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.14: Darantiere to Beach; 28 June 1921. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.15: d'Avout to Beach; 5 July 1921. T.&A.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.16: Darantiere to Beach; 12 July 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.17: Darantiere to Beach; 25 July 1921. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.18: Darantiere to Beach; 2 August 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.19: Darantiere to Beach; 8 August 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.20: Darantiere to Beach; 11 August 1921. T.n.s.: 1l.
Enclosure: XIV.21 from Hirchwald is enclosed with this letter.
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*XIV.21: Hirchwald to Beach; 11 August 1921. A.l.s.: 1l, recto-verso.
*XIV.22: Darantiere to Beach; 12 August 1921. T.n.s.: 1l, with a notation on the recto in Beach's hand.
*XIV.23: Darantiere to Beach; 31 August 1921. T.l.s.: 1l, with a notation on the verso in Beach's hand.
*XIV.24: Darantiere to Beach; 3 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.25: Darantiere to Beach; 5 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.26: Darantiere to Beach; 13 September 1921. A.l.s.: 1l, recto-verso.
*XIV.27: Darantiere to Beach; 15 September 1921. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.28: Darantiere to Beach; 15 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l, with a notation on the verso in Beach's hand.
*XIV.29: Darantiere to Beach; 19 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.30: Darantiere to Beach; 19 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.31: [Darantiere] to Beach; 20 September 1921. T.Invoice.: 1l.
*XIV.32: Darantiere to Beach; 23 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.33: Darantiere to Beach; 26 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.34: Darantiere to Joyce, 71 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, Paris, V, [France]; 26 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.35: Darantiere to Beach; 30 September 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.36: Darantiere to Beach; 5 October 1921. T.l.s.: 1l, with a notation on the recto in Joyce's hand.
*XIV.37: d'Avout to Beach; 8 October 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.38: Hirchwald to Beach; 11 October 1921, English.4 A.l.s.: 2l.
*XIV.39: d'Avout to Beach; 17 October 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.40: d'Avout to Beach; 19 October 1921. T.&A.l.s.: 1l, with notations and computations on the recto and verso by Joyce and Beach.
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*XIV.41: Darantiere to Beach; 3 November 1921. T.n.s.: 1l, with computations on the recto and verso in Joyce's hand.
*XIV.42: Darantiere to Beach; 3 November 1921. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.43: Darantiere to Beach; 8 November 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.44: Darantiere to Beach; 14 November 1921. T.&A.l.s.
*XIV.45: Darantiere to Beach; 14 November 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.46: d'Avout to Beach; 19 November 1921. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.47: d'Avoutto Beach; 22 November 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.48: Darantiere to Beach; 29 November 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.49: Darantiere to Beach; 29 November 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.50: Darantiere to Beach; 30 November 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.51: Darantiere to Beach; 3 December 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.52: [Darantiere] to Beach; 21 December 1921. T.Invoice: 1l.
*XIV.53: Darantiere to Beach; 27 December 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.54: Darantiere to Beach; 29 December 1921. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.55: d'Avout to Beach; 3 January 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.56: Darantiere to Beach; 4 January 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.57: d'Avout to Beach; 6 January 1922. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.58: Darantiere to Beach; 9 January 1922. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.59: Darantiere to Beach; 12 January 1922. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.60: Darantiere to Beach; 17 January 1922. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
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*XIV.61: Darantiere to Beach; 25 January 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.62: d'Avout to Beach; 26 January 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.63: Darantiere to Beach; 27 January 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.64: Darantiere to Beach; n.d., postmark: 28 January 1922. Telegram: 1l.
*XIV.65: Darantiere to Beach; 30 January 1922. T.l.s.: l.
*XIV.66: Darantiere to Joyce, 9 rue de l'Université, Paris, VII, [France]; 1 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
Publication: LIII, 57-8.
*XIV.67: Darantiere to Beach; 1 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.68: Darantiere to Beach; 2 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.69: Darantiere to Beach; 3 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.70: [Darantiere] to Beach; 3 February 1922. T.&A.Invoice.: 2l, with notations on the recto of the second leaf in an unknown hand.
*XIV.71: Darantiere to Beach; 4 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.72: Darantiere to Beach; 7 February 1922. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.73: Darantiere to Beach; 7 February 1922. T.l.s.: 2l.
*XIV.74: Darantiere to Beach; 8 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.75: [Lapalus] to Beach; 8 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.76: [Lapalus] to Beach; 9 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.77: d'Avout to Beach; 10 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.78: [Lapalus] to Beach; 13 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.79: Darantiere to Beach; 14 February 1922. T.&A.l.s.
*XIV.80: [Lapalus] to Beach; 14 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
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*XIV.81: Darantiere to Beach; 17 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.82: Darantiere to Beach; 20 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.83: Darantiere to Beach; 21 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.84: d'Avout to Beach; 21 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.85: d'Avoutto Beach; 22 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.86: [Lapalus] to Beach; 23 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.87: [Lapalus] to Beach; 24 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.88: [Lapalus] to Beach; 25 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.89: [Lapalus] to Beach; 27 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.90: Darantiere to Beach; 28 February 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.91: Darantiere to Beach; 1 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.92: Darantiere to Beach; 1 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.93: Darantiere to Beach; 2 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.94: Darantiere to Beach; 3 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.95: Darantiere to Beach; 4 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.96: Darantiere to Beach; 4 March 1922. A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.97: Darantiere to Beach; 6 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.98: d'Avout to Beach; 7 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1 l .
*XIV.99: Darantiere to Beach; 10 March 1922. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.100: Darantiereto Beach; 16 March 1922. T.l.s.: 2l, with a sum written on the recto of the first leaf, probably in Beach's hand.
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*XIV.101: Darantiere to Beach; 20 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.102: Darantiere to Beach; 21 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l, with a notation on the recto signed by Henry Kaeser.
*XIV.103: Darantiere to Beach; 22 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l, with computations written on the verso in unknown hands, probably Beach and/or Joyce.
*XIV.104: Darantiere to Beach; 29 March 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.105: d'Avout to Beach; 3 April 1922. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.106: Darantiere to Beach; 3 April 1922. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.107: Darantiere to Beach; 7April 1922. T.&A.Invoice.s.: 1l.
*XIV.108: [Darantiere] to Beach; 20 April 1922. T.Invoice.: 1l.
*XIV.109: d'Avout to Beach; 4 May 1922. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.110: Darantiere to Beach; 9 October 1922. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.111: d'Avout to Beach; 9 October 1922. T.&A.l.c.s.: 1l, with notations on the recto by d'Avout and Beach.
Notes: This letter is a carbon signed by d'Avout, with a notation in his hand on the recto reading: "pour Miss Sylvia Beach." The top copy, also housed at UB (see "Others"), was sent to John Rodker.
*XIV.112: Darantiere to Beach; 1 November 1923. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.113: Darantiere to Beach; 15 December 1923. A.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.114: d'Avout to Beach; 22 March 1924. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.115: d'Avout to Beach; 29 March 1924. T.l.s.: 1l.
Notes: Four "Quittances" stamps are pasted to this letter.
*XIV.116: Darantiere to Beach; 29 August 1924. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.117: d'Avout to Beach; 16 September 1924. T.Invoice.s.: 1l.
*XIV.118: Darantiere to Beach; 29 January 1925. A.l.s.: 1l, with envelope.
Enclosure: Enclosed is a paper sample with notations in Darantiere's hand.
*XIV.119: Darantiere to Beach; 25 May 1925. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.120: Darantiere to Beach; 1 July 1925. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
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*XIV.121: Darantiere to Beach; 18 July 1925. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.122: Darantiere to Beach; 3 August 1925. A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.123: d'Avout to Beach; 11 August 1925. T.Invoice.s.: 1l.
*XIV.124: Darantiere to Beach; 17 August 1925. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.125: Darantiere to Beach; 19 August 1925. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.126: Darantiere to Beach; 21 August 1925. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.127: Darantiere to Beach; 26 August 1925. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.128: d'Avout to Beach; 1 September 1925. T.n.s.: 1l, with a notation on the recto in Beach's hand.
*XIV.129: d'Avout to Beach; 9 September 1925. T.&A.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.130: Darantiere to Beach; 4 February 1926. A.l.s.: 1l, recto-verso.
*XIV.131: [Darantiere] to Beach; 6 May 1926. T.invoice.: 1l.
*XIV.132: d'Avout to Beach; 30 June 1926. T.invoice.s.: 1l.
*XIV.133: d'Avout to Beach; 24 January 1927. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.134: Darantiere to Beach; 30 March 1927. A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.135: Darantiere to Beach; 8 April 1927. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.136: d'Avout to [Beach]; n.d.[probably April 1927]. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.137: d'Avout to Beach; 20 June 1927. T.Invoice.s.: 1l.
*XIV.138: d'Avout to Beach; 13 September 1927. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.139: d'Avout to Beach; 13 September 1928. A.Invoice.s.: 1l.
Notes: This document is written of "Shakespeare and Company" letterhead.
*XIV.140: d'Avout to Beach; 17 September 1928. T.Invoice.s.: 1l.
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*XIV.141: [d'Avout] to Beach; 22 November 1928. T.Invoice.: 1l.
*XIV.142: d'Avout to Beach; 20 March 1929. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.143: d'Avout to Beach; 30 March 1929. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.144: d'Avout to Beach; 4 September 1929. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.145: d'Avout to Beach; 23 September 1929. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.146: d'Avout to Beach; 3 October 1929. T.&A.l.s.: 2l.
*XIV.147: d'Avout to Beach; 30 October 1929. T.&A.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.148: d'Avout, Paris, [France] to Beach; 4 November 1929. A.l.s.: 1l, recto-verso.
Notes: This letter is written on "Shakespeare and Company" letterhead.
*XIV.149: d'Avout to Beach; 23 May 1930. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.150: [d'Avout] to Beach; 26 May 1930. T.Invoice.: 1l.
*XIV.151: [?Lapalus] to Beach; 25 July 1930. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.152: [Lapalus] to Beach; 14 August 1930. T.&A.n.s.: 1l, with notations on the recto, probably in Myrsine Moschos' hand.
*XIV.153: d'Avout to Beach; 28 August 1930. T.l.s.: 1 l .
*XIV.154: d'Avout to Beach; 24 August 1931. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.155: [Lapalus] to Beach; 11 September 1931. T.n.s.: 1l.
*XIV.156: d'Avout to Beach; 1 October 1931. T.l.s.: 1l.
*XIV.157: d'Avout to Beach; 20 October 1931. T.n.s.: 1l.
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- Correspondence is sent from Maurice Darantiere, owner of the printing house; Baron Bernard d'Avout, a manager and Darantiere's successor; Maurice Hirchwald, the only English speaking employee at the printing house; and [Lapalus], presumably an employee. (back to listing)
- All correspondence from Imprimerie Darantiere is presumably sent from the address that is printed on the letterhead of this first letter in the UB collection: 13 rue Paul-Cabet, Dijon, [France]. (back to listing)
- Correspondence XIV.1-17 is sent to Shakespeare and Company's first location at 8 rue Dupuytren, Paris ; the remaining letters are sent to the bookshop's second address at 12 rue de l'Odéon, Paris. (back to listing)
- All correspondence is in French unless otherwise noted. (back to listing)










