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Our Children; Scenes of Town and Country

Author Written by Anatole France French
Illustrator Illustrated by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel French
Publisher Published by Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie French
1887
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  • Title: Our Children; Scenes of Town and Country
  • Author: Written by Anatole France (French, Paris 1884–1924 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire)
  • Illustrator: Illustrated by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel (French, 1851–1913)
  • Publisher: Published by Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie (French)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1887
  • Medium: Wood engraving and colored wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 29 x 22.2 x 1 cm.
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.46.19
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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