POLLIO (J.). Bibliographie anecdotique et critique des oeuvres de Jacques Casano…
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POLLIO (J.). Bibliographie anecdotique et critique des oeuvres de Jacques Casanova. Paris, Giraud-Badin, 1926, in-8, half-rel. with black chag. corners, ribbed spine, covers and spine preserved. First edition, 680 copies. With frontispiece.

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