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ARAGON (Louis). Aurélien. Novel. Fribourg, Egloff, n. d. [1945]. 2 volumes in-8°, brown glazed calf, smooth spine (period binding). New edition of this work first published in Fribourg, by W. Egloff, in June 1944. Egloff, in June 1944, then for the second time in Paris, at Gallimard, in October of the same year. Printed at 3200 copies, this one (n° 766), one of 3100 on heavy vellum. Spine faded; russet stains on the outer edge of volume II.

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ARAGON (Louis). Aurélien. Novel. Fribourg, Egloff, n. d. [1945]. 2 volumes in-8°, brown glazed calf, smooth spine (period binding). New edition of this work first published in Fribourg, by W. Egloff, in June 1944. Egloff, in June 1944, then for the second time in Paris, at Gallimard, in October of the same year. Printed at 3200 copies, this one (n° 766), one of 3100 on heavy vellum. Spine faded; russet stains on the outer edge of volume II.

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