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José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Front and back covers printed on the same sheet for a collection of love letters (number 1)

ca. 1900–1910
Type-metal engraving and letterpress on green paper
15 × 20 cm (5.9 × 7.9 in)

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