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November 17, 2013 11:00 AMCalender
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D'Aulaire, Ingri (1904-1980) and Edgar Parin (1898-1986) Leif the Lucky

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2687BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 17, 2013 11:00AM

Description:

D'Aulaire, Ingri (1904-1980) and Edgar Parin (1898-1986) Leif the Lucky, [and] Autograph Letter Signed. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941.
Stated first edition, illustrated in color and black-and-white, bound in full color publisher's pictorial boards, with green cloth spine, the jacket slightly faded, with some chipping along the top edge;
[with] a letter from the D'Aulaires, on their Fifth Avenue stationery, dated 12 June 1940, addressed to Julia Carter, thanking her for her hospitality, with the holograph envelope.

Provenance: from the collection of Julia F. Carter (1884-1980).
Estimate $200-300


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Keywords

Edgar Parin, Doubleday Doran & Co., Julia Carter, Julia F. Carter