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Marilyn Monroe
11 books of French literature from Marilyn Monroe's library, comprising:
- PROUST, Marcel, five novels: Cities of The Plain, 1955; The Guermantes Way, 1952; The Captive, 1956; The Sweet Cheat Gone, 1930; and Withing A Budding Grove, 1951, all New York: Modern Library;
- FLAUBERT, Gustav Madame Bovary, two different editions, both 1957, both New York, one Random House, the other Modern Library;
- ZOLA, Emile Nana, New York, Modern Library, n.d. [two copies];
- MOLIÈRE Plays By Molière, New York, Modern Library, n.d.; and
- RABELAIS The Works Of Rabelais, n.p., n.d., illustrated by Gustav Doré; all with with Christie's The Personal Property Of Marilyn Monroe label to inside front cover (11)
11 books of French literature from Marilyn Monroe's library, comprising:
- PROUST, Marcel, five novels: Cities of The Plain, 1955; The Guermantes Way, 1952; The Captive, 1956; The Sweet Cheat Gone, 1930; and Withing A Budding Grove, 1951, all New York: Modern Library;
- FLAUBERT, Gustav Madame Bovary, two different editions, both 1957, both New York, one Random House, the other Modern Library;
- ZOLA, Emile Nana, New York, Modern Library, n.d. [two copies];
- MOLIÈRE Plays By Molière, New York, Modern Library, n.d.; and
- RABELAIS The Works Of Rabelais, n.p., n.d., illustrated by Gustav Doré; all with with Christie's The Personal Property Of Marilyn Monroe label to inside front cover (11)
Provenance
Ex-Lot 359 The Personal Property Of Marilyn Monroe, Christie's, New York, 27th & 28th October, 1999
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