Lot 23012 · 2005 March FAI Signature Auction
A Deputy Was King by G. B. Stern, for Pyramid books.
American Illustrator - Original Paperback Cover Art · Gouac...
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- Heritage Auctions — 2005 March FAI Signature Auction · 4 March 2005
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- TB-2026-13701769
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American Illustrator - Original Paperback Cover Art, A Deputy Was King by G. B. Stern, for Pyramid books. Heritage Auctions, 4 Mar 2005, lot 23012. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13701769.
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American Illustrator - Original Paperback Cover Art, A Deputy Was King by G. B. Stern, for Pyramid books. Heritage Auctions, 4 Mar 2005, lot 23012. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13701769.
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