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Pierre Daret|Jean Louis Guez de Balzac|Augustin Courbé

Frontispiece, from "Interviews with the Late Mr. Balzac" (Les Entretiens de Feu Monsieur de Balzac)

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11.7 × 7.2 cm (4.6 × 2.8 in)

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