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June 22, 2006: Important Collection of French Books and Mansucripts is Sold
"One of France's greatest private collections of manuscripts and rare editions from the giants of French literature fetched high prices late on Tuesday in the most closely watched auction of its type in years."
"The sale of the private library of Pierre Beres, a legendary Paris book dealer, aroused unusual interest after he donated the manuscript of "La Chartreuse de Parme", one of the great novels of the 19th century, to the state earlier in the week."
