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Every La Librairie Antique listing explicitly mentions the first edition status (E.O. or 1st edition), print run, publication date (colophon), binding type (leather, parchment, gilding), format (12mo, folio, etc.), and detailed condition (foxing, dampstains, repairs if any). We provide multiple high-resolution photos. For items above 500 EUR, a provenance certificate is included when available.

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Selected Theatrical Works from La Noue❦ Choix de pièces de théâtre de la Noue 1787

Insights on Ministerial Officers❦ Officiers ministériels dévoilés ou tarif général 1829 Pissin

Travel accounts from Chapelle and Beaumont❦ Cazin voyage de Chapelle et Beaumont 1777

Romantic tales of love and lessons❦ Romans de Mayer. Laure et Felino. Leçons d’amour, ou les dix tableaux 1784

Chronicle of Henri IV's Life❦ NERAC Henri IV trente années de la vie d’Henri IV

Three Autographed Letters by Olivier Merson❦ Olivier Merson 3 belles lettres autographes manuscrites & signées

Ministerial Officers Exposed: General Tariff 1829❦ Officiers ministériels dévoilés ou tarif général 1829 Pissin

Memoirs of dawn and memory❦ MAC ORLAN (Pierre) Le Mémorial du Petit Jour Mémoires S.P.

Extraordinary Voyages - Complete Collection (20 volumes)❦ VERNE Jules Les Voyages Extraordinaires BONNOT

Lived history of Martinique's natural disasters❦ martinique histoire vécue des cataclysmes de la Martinique

Annual almanac with news and practical information❦ Almanach de la Dépêche 1896

Tales of Old France❦ Moréas CONTES DE LA VIEILLE FRANCE 1904

The Argonauts' Quest for the Golden Fleece❦ toison d’or APOLLONIUS DE RHODES L’EXPEDITION DES ARGONAUTES an V de la républiq

Three Typed and Signed Letters❦ BARBUSSE 3 lettres tapuscristes & signées

Twenty-four views of Lourmarin Castle❦ Lourmarin Georges Rémond Vingt-quatre vues du château de Lourmarin

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