GEORGES BATAILLE (1897-1962) Influential French author and critic, a member of the College du Sociologie, known for his scandalous novels such as Story of the Eye , Blue of Moon , and My Mother , as well as philosophical works on Manet, Sade, Nietzsche, and so on. Uncommon A.L.S. "Georges Bataille " 1p. 8vo., Orleans, Apr. 9, 1952, on imprinted letterhead of the Bibliotheque de la Ville d'Orleans to a gentleman, apologizing for a letter he wrote his correspondent, but failed to send. Signed in full. Very good condition.   yes"> $450-550