POETRY - "LA MUSE FRANCAISE", poetic review founded by Auguste-Pierre Garnier assisted by Maurice Allem - Maurice ALLEM (Allemand dit, 1872-1959, publisher and historian) / Original photograph by Studio Mertens-Auradon, signed in pencil lower right by poet and photographer Pierre Auradon (1900-1988), mounted on cardboard (23.5 x 31.5 cm overall), with autograph dedication signed to Antoine-Pierre Garnier, its director Auguste-Pierre GARNIER (1885-1966, poet and publisher) - On the back, some autograph verses signed by Pierre Auradon

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