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French Caricature and Humor in the 19th Century<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ CARICATURE ET L’HUMOUR FRANÇAIS AU XIX ème siécle</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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French Caricature and Humor in the 19th Century❦ CARICATURE ET L’HUMOUR FRANÇAIS AU XIX ème siécle

Original title : CARICATURE ET L'HUMOUR FRANÇAIS AU XIX ème siécle

39,00€

Ouessant life scenes in rainy weather<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ SAVIGNON, André Filles de la Pluie (Scènes de la Vie Ouessantine) sur vélin</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Ouessant life scenes in rainy weather❦ SAVIGNON, André Filles de la Pluie (Scènes de la Vie Ouessantine) sur vélin

Original title : SAVIGNON, André Filles de la Pluie (Scènes de la Vie Ouessantine) sur vélin

55,00€

Breton Preface for Camacho’s Surrealist Paris Exhibition

Breton Preface for Camacho’s Surrealist Paris Exhibition<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ SURRÉALISTE BRETON Camacho Paris Galerie Mathias Fels 1964</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Breton Preface for Camacho’s Surrealist Paris Exhibition❦ SURRÉALISTE BRETON Camacho Paris Galerie Mathias Fels 1964

Original title : SURRÉALISTE BRETON Camacho Paris Galerie Mathias Fels 1964

49,00€

French legal compendium 1887–1897<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ DALLOZ</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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French legal compendium 1887–1897❦ DALLOZ

Original title : DALLOZ

39,00€

1822 Greek Epistles & Gospels in Miniature Binding

1822 Greek Epistles & Gospels in Miniature Binding<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ epistolae et evangelia 1822 mini</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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1822 Greek Epistles & Gospels in Miniature Binding❦ epistolae et evangelia 1822 mini

Original title : epistolae et evangelia 1822 mini

34,50€

BLOK’s Twelve: Russian Revolution in Verse

BLOK’s Twelve: Russian Revolution in Verse<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ BLOK Alexandre Les Douze ill-Annenkov</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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BLOK’s Twelve: Russian Revolution in Verse❦ BLOK Alexandre Les Douze ill-Annenkov

Original title : BLOK Alexandre Les Douze ill-Annenkov

46,00€

Escoffier’s Classic Culinary Guide<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ cuisine Auguste Escoffier Le guide culinaire : Aide-mémoire de cuisine pratique</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Escoffier’s Classic Culinary Guide❦ cuisine Auguste Escoffier Le guide culinaire : Aide-mémoire de cuisine pratique

Original title : cuisine Auguste Escoffier Le guide culinaire : Aide-mémoire de cuisine pratique

45,00€

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€

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€

Typographic training bulletin 1961-62<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ Typographie bulletin des cours de perfectionnement du syndicat 1961-62</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Typographic training bulletin 1961-62❦ Typographie bulletin des cours de perfectionnement du syndicat 1961-62

Original title : Typographie bulletin des cours de perfectionnement du syndicat 1961-62

39,00€

Paper and Printing in 17th-Century France

Paper and Printing in 17th-Century France<span class="lla-card-orig-wrap"><span class="lla-card-orig">❦ PAPIER – L’IMPRIMERIE E. Binet</span></span> - La Librairie Antique

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Paper and Printing in 17th-Century France❦ PAPIER – L’IMPRIMERIE E. Binet

Original title : PAPIER - L'IMPRIMERIE E. Binet

25,00€

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Livres anciens, de collection

French Caricature and Humor in the 19th Century❦ CARICATURE ET L’HUMOUR FRANÇAIS AU XIX ème siécle

Ouessant life scenes in rainy weather❦ SAVIGNON, André Filles de la Pluie (Scènes de la Vie Ouessantine) sur vélin

Breton Preface for Camacho’s Surrealist Paris Exhibition❦ SURRÉALISTE BRETON Camacho Paris Galerie Mathias Fels 1964

French legal compendium 1887–1897❦ DALLOZ

1822 Greek Epistles & Gospels in Miniature Binding❦ epistolae et evangelia 1822 mini

BLOK’s Twelve: Russian Revolution in Verse❦ BLOK Alexandre Les Douze ill-Annenkov

Escoffier’s Classic Culinary Guide❦ cuisine Auguste Escoffier Le guide culinaire : Aide-mémoire de cuisine pratique

Royal Court Almanac 1823❦ Almanach de la cour 1823

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

Typographic training bulletin 1961-62❦ Typographie bulletin des cours de perfectionnement du syndicat 1961-62

Paper and Printing in 17th-Century France❦ PAPIER – L’IMPRIMERIE E. Binet

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