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Iconographic documents on Stendhal❦ Stendhal. Documents iconographiques.

Rubens and His Artistic Network❦ Rubens, ses maîtres, ses élèves, dessins du musée du Louvre

Napoleon III’s Hidden Legacy❦ Silences sur le Second Empire

Art of Gavarni: Masks and Faces❦ GAVARNI MASQUES ET VISAGES 1868

Walter Scott's Kenilworth Insights❦ KENILWORTH (OEUVRES COMPLETES DE WALTER SCOTT,1839

PIGAULT-LEBRUN: The Quote Master❦ PIGAULT-LEBRUN Le Citateur 1830

Report on French School of Far East❦ Bulletin de l’Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient Tomes 51 fasc. 1 1963

Tomb Inscriptions in Saint-Pierre-Le-Puellier❦ inscriptions tumulaires qui se lisent en l’église de Saint-Pierre-Le-Puellier..

Defense of Christianity Discussions❦ FRAYSSINOUS Défense du Christianisme, ou Conférences sur la religion 1825

Telemachus adventures - rare leather binding❦ Fénélon Aventures de Télémaque Tarlier

Exploration of Emin Pasha by Stanley❦ Stanley au secours D’Émin – Pacha 1890

Zurbarán - Grand Palais exhibition catalog❦ Zurbarán : Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais 1988

Opera in 3 acts from 1970❦ Monaco Dialogues des carmélites 1970 opéra en 3 actes

The Imperial Soldier's Life❦ Napoléon MORVAN LE SOLDAT IMPERIAL- 1800-1814

The Amethyst Ring - Comic History trilogy❦ FRANCE Anatole ex. sur vélin du Marais Balthasar. L’anneau d’Améthyste. Hist..

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