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Dance: Collection of the Bourrée, Folk Songs and Dances of the Massif Central

Dance: Collection of the Bourrée, Folk Songs and Dances of the Massif Central<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ danse Recueil de la bourrée, chants et danses populaires du Massif Central</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Dance: Collection of the Bourrée, Folk Songs and Dances of the Massif Central❦ danse Recueil de la bourrée, chants et danses populaires du Massif Central

Original title : danse Recueil de la bourrée, chants et danses populaires du Massif Central

27,00€

Anne of Brittany’s Illuminated Hours in Verve

Anne of Brittany’s Illuminated Hours in Verve<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ VERVE Les Heures d’Anne de Bretagne</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Anne of Brittany’s Illuminated Hours in Verve❦ VERVE Les Heures d’Anne de Bretagne

Original title : VERVE Les Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

40,00€

Royal Court Almanac 1823<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Almanach de la cour 1823</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Royal Court Almanac 1823❦ Almanach de la cour 1823

Original title : Almanach de la cour 1823

54,00€

Memoirs of a Eunuch & Court Lady in the Forbidden City

Memoirs of a Eunuch & Court Lady in the Forbidden City<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ chine Mémoires d’un eunuque dans la Cité interdite & d’une dame de cour</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Memoirs of a Eunuch & Court Lady in the Forbidden City❦ chine Mémoires d’un eunuque dans la Cité interdite & d’une dame de cour

Original title : chine Mémoires d'un eunuque dans la Cité interdite & d'une dame de cour

32,00€

Bonchamps' Wife's Memoirs of the Revolution

Bonchamps' Wife's Memoirs of the Revolution<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Révolution Bonchamps Mémoires de Madame la Marquise 1827</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Bonchamps' Wife's Memoirs of the Revolution❦ Révolution Bonchamps Mémoires de Madame la Marquise 1827

Original title : Révolution Bonchamps Mémoires de Madame la Marquise 1827

48,00€

Malraux’s Precarious Man and Literature<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Malraux (André) L’Homme précaire et la Littérature SP</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Malraux’s Precarious Man and Literature❦ Malraux (André) L’Homme précaire et la Littérature SP

Original title : Malraux (André) L'Homme précaire et la Littérature SP

38,00€

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Livres anciens, de collection

Dance: Collection of the Bourrée, Folk Songs and Dances of the Massif Central❦ danse Recueil de la bourrée, chants et danses populaires du Massif Central

Anne of Brittany’s Illuminated Hours in Verve❦ VERVE Les Heures d’Anne de Bretagne

Royal Court Almanac 1823❦ Almanach de la cour 1823

Memoirs of a Eunuch & Court Lady in the Forbidden City❦ chine Mémoires d’un eunuque dans la Cité interdite & d’une dame de cour

Bonchamps' Wife's Memoirs of the Revolution❦ Révolution Bonchamps Mémoires de Madame la Marquise 1827

Malraux’s Precarious Man and Literature❦ Malraux (André) L’Homme précaire et la Littérature SP

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