Autograph letter unsigned : Paris, to Mme la Marquise du Deffand, 1753 Jan. 17.

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Autograph letter unsigned : Paris, to Mme la Marquise du Deffand, 1753 Jan. 17.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270131833

Concerning Voltaire.

1 item (3 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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