Null RIO, pseudonym of SOUPAULT (Ralph)
Fresnes, reportage d'un témoin. Paris, é…

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RIO, pseudonym of SOUPAULT (Ralph) Fresnes, reportage d'un témoin. Paris, éditions de La Couronne, 1947. An edition of 480 copies, including a few hors commerce copies for collaborators and friends, our copy marked HC. Provenance: Clément Massier family home - Golfe Juan

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RIO, pseudonym of SOUPAULT (Ralph) Fresnes, reportage d'un témoin. Paris, éditions de La Couronne, 1947. An edition of 480 copies, including a few hors commerce copies for collaborators and friends, our copy marked HC. Provenance: Clément Massier family home - Golfe Juan

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