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A Secret Valentine from the Alphabet universel anglais et francais

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Andrea Immel

(Cotsen)

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All letters in the message

were taken from

Alphabet universel anglais et francais

Paris?  between 1830 and 1839?

Euro 18 unprocessed 7160292

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Posted in 19th century, ABCs, Alphabets, Hornbooks, French children's books, Holidays | Tagged Bilingual books, Books of objects, Leporellos, Valentines

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