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October 6, 1951

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THE DAYS OF DUVEEN: A BEGINNING IN DELFT

PROFILE OF Lord Duvene, art dealer. Joseph's uncle Henry, had opened a shop in Maiden Lane. One day, Benjamin Altman, the department-store magnate …

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Beauty Is Not A Beast; Or, Refelections On The Superego Of The Horse In Victorian Literature

The writer was laid up with a sprained ankle in the summer cottage of a friend. He was thrown on the resources of his host's library which consisted …

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