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Goethe’s Faust illustrated by Edy-Legrand

Goethe’s Faust illustrated by Edy-Legrand<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Faust Goethe Edy legrand /pur fil</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Goethe’s Faust illustrated by Edy-Legrand❦ Faust Goethe Edy legrand /pur fil

Original title : Faust Goethe Edy legrand /pur fil

130,00€

Italian Army Uniforms circa 1900<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Italie Die Italienische Armee in ihrer gegenwärtigen Uniformirung</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Italian Army Uniforms circa 1900❦ Italie Die Italienische Armee in ihrer gegenwärtigen Uniformirung

Original title : Italie Die Italienische Armee in ihrer gegenwärtigen Uniformirung

75,00€

Horticultural Journal: April 1845–March 1846

Horticultural Journal: April 1845–March 1846<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Jardin Revue Horticole avril 1845-mars 1846</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Horticultural Journal: April 1845–March 1846❦ Jardin Revue Horticole avril 1845-mars 1846

Original title : Jardin Revue Horticole avril 1845-mars 1846

208,28€

Polytechnic School Centennial Volume III: Civil Services

Polytechnic School Centennial Volume III: Civil Services<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ École polytechnique. Livre du centenaire 1794-1894 : tome III : Services civi…</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Polytechnic School Centennial Volume III: Civil Services❦ École polytechnique. Livre du centenaire 1794-1894 : tome III : Services civi…

Original title : École polytechnique. Livre du centenaire 1794-1894 : tome III : Services civi...

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Paris Revolutions in Miniature: Triumph of Liberty

Paris Revolutions in Miniature: Triumph of Liberty<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Mini révolution Époques les plus intéressantes Révolutions de Paris ou le Triomp</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Paris Revolutions in Miniature: Triumph of Liberty❦ Mini révolution Époques les plus intéressantes Révolutions de Paris ou le Triomp

Original title : Mini révolution Époques les plus intéressantes Révolutions de Paris ou le Triomp

189,00€

Champollion’s Antiquities & Numismatics Collection

Champollion’s Antiquities & Numismatics Collection<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Champollion Archéologie ou traité des antiquités, numismatique… 1833</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Champollion’s Antiquities & Numismatics Collection❦ Champollion Archéologie ou traité des antiquités, numismatique… 1833

Original title : Champollion Archéologie ou traité des antiquités, numismatique... 1833

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NERVAL’S FIERY DAUGHTERS: A ROMANTIC MYTHOLOGY

NERVAL’S FIERY DAUGHTERS: A ROMANTIC MYTHOLOGY<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ NERVAL LES FILLES DU FEU 1864</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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NERVAL’S FIERY DAUGHTERS: A ROMANTIC MYTHOLOGY❦ NERVAL LES FILLES DU FEU 1864

Original title : NERVAL LES FILLES DU FEU 1864

140,00€

SACHA GUITRY: A Rare Play on Illness<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ GUITRY LA MALADIE ex H.C.</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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SACHA GUITRY: A Rare Play on Illness❦ GUITRY LA MALADIE ex H.C.

Original title : GUITRY LA MALADIE ex H.C.

38,00€

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€

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€

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Livres, BD, revues

Goethe’s Faust illustrated by Edy-Legrand❦ Faust Goethe Edy legrand /pur fil

Italian Army Uniforms circa 1900❦ Italie Die Italienische Armee in ihrer gegenwärtigen Uniformirung

Horticultural Journal: April 1845–March 1846❦ Jardin Revue Horticole avril 1845-mars 1846

Polytechnic School Centennial Volume III: Civil Services❦ École polytechnique. Livre du centenaire 1794-1894 : tome III : Services civi…

Paris Revolutions in Miniature: Triumph of Liberty❦ Mini révolution Époques les plus intéressantes Révolutions de Paris ou le Triomp

Champollion’s Antiquities & Numismatics Collection❦ Champollion Archéologie ou traité des antiquités, numismatique… 1833

NERVAL’S FIERY DAUGHTERS: A ROMANTIC MYTHOLOGY❦ NERVAL LES FILLES DU FEU 1864

SACHA GUITRY: A Rare Play on Illness❦ GUITRY LA MALADIE ex H.C.

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

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

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