Item 798 - Poetry in Norse, Provençal, and Persian, compiled by D. S. Robertson

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Poetry in Norse, Provençal, and Persian, compiled by D. S. Robertson

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  • 1936–1942 (Creation)

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Purchased from an ebay seller, 19 Jan. 2026. The notebooks are numbered II and III, suggesting that at least one other similar book has been lost.

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These two small notebooks, containing the texts of poems in three languages, were compiled by D. S. Robertson between 1936 and 1942. The reason for their compilation is unknown.

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