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LOT 2220

General Books - Fleurs, Fruits & Legumes du Jour

1871 A.D.

11 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (400 grams, 29 x 23.8 cm).

Alfred le Petit - Paris, 1921, card covers, 30 loose printed cartoons in slip case depicting current (1871) political figures as flowers and vegetables, each with a short humorous verse beneath.

Provenance

Property of an Essex gentleman.

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LOT 2220

General Books - Fleurs, Fruits & Legumes du Jour

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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