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Lot 70 · Books and Manuscripts

le suicide est-il une solution?manuscrit autographe signé. [avant 1925].

Louis Aragon

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Estimate
€3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $4,152–$6,920
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Books and Manuscripts, Paris · 17 June 2009
Dimensions
255 x 210 mm
Record ID
TB-2026-3868063
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis Aragon, le suicide est-il une solution?manuscrit autographe signé. [avant 1925]. Sotheby's, 17 Jun 2009, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3868063.

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Louis Aragon, le suicide est-il une solution?manuscrit autographe signé. [avant 1925]. Sotheby's, 17 Jun 2009, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3868063.

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une lettre autographe signée, 2 reconnaissances de dettes autographes… Dit Philippe Egalité Philippe D’orléans €4,000–€6,000

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