Virginio Livraghi is an Italian

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Books Illustrated by Virginio Livraghi in English

* Alice in Wonderland, retold by Jane Carruth (London, Odhams, 1963) * Curly the Pig, by Maria Pia Pezzi (New York, Golden Press, 1967) *

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, by Barbara Hayes (Vero Beach, Fla., Rourke Enterprises, 1984; )

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