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Pierre Charron’s Renaissance wisdom treatise

Pierre Charron’s Renaissance wisdom treatise<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Charron, Pierre De la sagesse Trois livres Amsterdam 1782</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Pierre Charron’s Renaissance wisdom treatise❦ Charron, Pierre De la sagesse Trois livres Amsterdam 1782

Original title : Charron, Pierre De la sagesse Trois livres Amsterdam 1782

210,00€

The Hôtel de la Marine: Monument and History

The Hôtel de la Marine: Monument and History<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ L’ hotel de la Marine , le monument et l’ histoire 1924</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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The Hôtel de la Marine: Monument and History❦ L’ hotel de la Marine , le monument et l’ histoire 1924

Original title : L' hotel de la Marine , le monument et l' histoire 1924

27,00€

Sugiyama’s 1934 French Mission<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Japon SUGIYAMA MA MISSION EN FRANCE 1934</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Sugiyama’s 1934 French Mission❦ Japon SUGIYAMA MA MISSION EN FRANCE 1934

Original title : Japon SUGIYAMA MA MISSION EN FRANCE 1934

209,09€

Compiègne’s Curious Comedy, 1755<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Compiègne curieux de Compiègne d’Ancourt 1755</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Compiègne’s Curious Comedy, 1755❦ Compiègne curieux de Compiègne d’Ancourt 1755

Original title : Compiègne curieux de Compiègne d'Ancourt 1755

50,00€

Louis XIV’s Legal Codes & Normandy Customs

Louis XIV’s Legal Codes & Normandy Customs<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Mini Ordonnance de louis XIV roy de France et .. Coutume du pays de Normandie</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Louis XIV’s Legal Codes & Normandy Customs❦ Mini Ordonnance de louis XIV roy de France et .. Coutume du pays de Normandie

Original title : Mini Ordonnance de louis XIV roy de France et .. Coutume du pays de Normandie

120,00€

The Bird Merchant by Brasillach (1936)<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ BRASILLACH Le Marchand d’Oiseaux 1936 EO</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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The Bird Merchant by Brasillach (1936)❦ BRASILLACH Le Marchand d’Oiseaux 1936 EO

Original title : BRASILLACH Le Marchand d'Oiseaux 1936 EO

27,00€

Revealed Religions: Judaism in Etchings<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Les religions révélées. Eaux-fortes de Marguerite Eugène-Carrière. Tome 1..</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Revealed Religions: Judaism in Etchings❦ Les religions révélées. Eaux-fortes de Marguerite Eugène-Carrière. Tome 1..

Original title : Les religions révélées. Eaux-fortes de Marguerite Eugène-Carrière. Tome 1..

26,00€

La Fontaine's erotic tales illustrated by Fragonard

La Fontaine's erotic tales illustrated by Fragonard<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ érotique CONTES DE LA FONTAINE illustrations de Fragonard</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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La Fontaine's erotic tales illustrated by Fragonard❦ érotique CONTES DE LA FONTAINE illustrations de Fragonard

Original title : érotique CONTES DE LA FONTAINE illustrations de Fragonard

200,00€

Mezeray’s Chronological History of France (1717)

Mezeray’s Chronological History of France (1717)<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Mezeray Abrégé chronologique de l’histoire de France 1717</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Mezeray’s Chronological History of France (1717)❦ Mezeray Abrégé chronologique de l’histoire de France 1717

Original title : Mezeray Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de France 1717

149,00€

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Antique and collectible books

Pierre Charron’s Renaissance wisdom treatise❦ Charron, Pierre De la sagesse Trois livres Amsterdam 1782

The Hôtel de la Marine: Monument and History❦ L’ hotel de la Marine , le monument et l’ histoire 1924

Sugiyama’s 1934 French Mission❦ Japon SUGIYAMA MA MISSION EN FRANCE 1934

Compiègne’s Curious Comedy, 1755❦ Compiègne curieux de Compiègne d’Ancourt 1755

Louis XIV’s Legal Codes & Normandy Customs❦ Mini Ordonnance de louis XIV roy de France et .. Coutume du pays de Normandie

The Bird Merchant by Brasillach (1936)❦ BRASILLACH Le Marchand d’Oiseaux 1936 EO

Revealed Religions: Judaism in Etchings❦ Les religions révélées. Eaux-fortes de Marguerite Eugène-Carrière. Tome 1..

La Fontaine's erotic tales illustrated by Fragonard❦ érotique CONTES DE LA FONTAINE illustrations de Fragonard

Mezeray’s Chronological History of France (1717)❦ Mezeray Abrégé chronologique de l’histoire de France 1717

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