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A children's book: 'Cancion para dormir a pastillita', from the series "Biblioteca de 'Chapulin'"

Author Miguel N. Lira Mexican
Illustrated by Angelina Beloff Russian
1943
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Object Information
  • Title: A children's book: 'Cancion para dormir a pastillita', from the series "Biblioteca de 'Chapulin'"
  • Author: Miguel N. Lira (Mexican, 1905–1961)
  • Artist: Illustrated by Angelina Beloff (Russian, 1879–1969)
  • Publisher: Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico
  • Date: 1943
  • Dimensions: 12 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (31.5 × 24.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.58.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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