THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY OF PARIS. IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE PARIS 1950.TEXTS BY ANDRE SIEGFRIED AND GERARD BAUER, ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDRE JACQUEMIN. EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ON VELIN PUR CHIFFON DE RIVES, COPY N°369. FORMAT IN FOLIO, CONSISTING OF 8 QUIRES OF 4 A WITH TWO INDIVIDUAL PLATES AND TWO OTHERS IN TEXT. THE WHOLE IN A STRONG FOLDED GRANITE DUST JACKET AND IN A CLOTH-COVERED CARDBOARD CASE. LIGHT STAINS ON THE CASE.

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