CHANDLER, RAYMOND. 1888-1959. Typed letter signed ("Ray"), 2 pp recto and verso, 4to, La Jolla, California, July 7, 1948, — CHANDLER, RAYMOND. 1888-1959. Typed letter signed ("Ray"), 2 pp recto and verso, 4to, La Jolla, California, July 7, 1948,

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Estimate: $1,500–$2,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, Pasadena, Sheraton Pasadena Hotel · 11 February 2018
Record ID: TB-2026-1016701
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Chandler, Raymond. 1888-1959., CHANDLER, RAYMOND. 1888-1959. Typed letter signed ("Ray"), 2 pp recto and verso, 4to, La Jolla, California, July 7, 1948,. Bonhams, 11 Feb 2018, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1016701.

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Chandler, Raymond. 1888-1959., CHANDLER, RAYMOND. 1888-1959. Typed letter signed ("Ray"), 2 pp recto and verso, 4to, La Jolla, California, July 7, 1948,. Bonhams, 11 Feb 2018, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1016701.

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