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an old book with a picture of a hand and a bird on ita book with writing on it sitting on a table
Crait+Muller Charenton-Vincennes

174 - Ford, Charles Henri. – ABC’s. Prairie City (Illinois), 1940.
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Estimate €120 - €180
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Description
Ford, Charles Henri. – ABC’s. Prairie City (Illinois), 1940. In-8 format, stapled, with a cover illustrated by the surrealist artist Joseph Cornell – Minor losses to the cover, the edges of which are crumbling – [16 ff., blank pages, title page, text]. Each letter is accompanied by a quatrain (in English). Dedication by the author: a surrealist composition by Joseph Cornell. On the half-title page, a dedication by the author: ‘To Ka from Charlie, Christmas 1940’. Bookplate of Arthur A. Goldsmith Jr.’s bookshop.
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About the sale Sale of antique and modern books
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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