Sotheby's Auction Catalog From April 1996. Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. April 23-26, 1996. 

Condition: Commensurate with age. 

Size: 9 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 2 in. 

#3486 . 

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Commensurate with age.