Silvestre, Armand. Rose of May: Unpublished Novel. (Library of Modern Illustration). Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, SGAP, imprimeur-éditeur, 1888
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GR-OF CA CL.8.302
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Rose of May: Unpublished Novel
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Silvestre, Armand
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Bibliothèque de l’Illustré moderne
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1888
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22 x 16 cm; 10 s.p. + 304 p. + 2 s.p., l. 1 bookplate CPC on recto, l. 2 half-title page on recto and typographical data on verso, l. 3 title page on recto and printed dedication to Gustave Goetchy on verso, l. 4 “Préface” on recto and on verso, l. 5 portrait on verso and p. 304 colophon. Illustration is found on several places in the print.
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Silvestre, Armand. Rose de mai. Roman inédit. (Bibliothèque de l’Illustré moderne). Paris, C. Marpon et E. Flammarion, SGAP, imprimeur-éditeur, 1888 [Rose of May: Unpublished Novel]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.302, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/8.302.
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