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LOT 2226

General Books - Oeuvres de Albert Samain (Three volumes)

1949 A.D.

8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (1.4 kg total, 21 x 14.5 cm each).

Albert Samain - Au Jardin de l'Infante / Le Chariot d'Or, Symphonie Heroique, Aux Flancs du Vase / Contes Polyphèmes - three volumes, each card covers in slip case - Paris, 1949, numbered set (No 1080 of 2200). [3, No Reserve]

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Property of an Essex gentleman.

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LOT 2226

General Books - Oeuvres de Albert Samain (Three volumes)

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