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English: The inscription, in Original 1880's Volapük, reads:

Menad bal pük bal. Se buks volapükik e vapükik Lönöl al Edwin Davis French 1893

Roughly translated into English this reads:

One mankind, one language. Out of books on Volapük and international language belonging to Edwin Davis French, 1893
Esperanto: La malnovaj Schleyer Volapuko legas:

Menad bal pük bal. Se buks volapükik e vapükik Lönöl al Edwin Davis French 1893

Proksimuma esperanta traduko estas:

Unu homaro, unu lingvo. El libroj pri Volapuko kaj internacia lingvo apartenanta de Edwin Davis French, 1893
Volapük: [Vapükik Rigik] Se buks volapükik e vapükik Lönöl al Edwin Davis French 1893
Date
Source L' Avarulo, 1st edition, 1904. The Esperanto translation of Molière's French language play L'Avare (The Mizer) translated into Esperanto by Samuel Meyer. The plate is on the inside front cover.
Author
Edwin Davis French  (1851–1906)  wikidata:Q4968276
 
Edwin Davis French
Description American Esperantist, engraver and copper engraver
Date of birth/death 19 June 1851 Edit this at Wikidata 18 December 1906 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death North Attleborough Edit this at Wikidata New York City Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1869–1906
Work location
New York City Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q4968276
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