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LOT 2244
General Books - France Pittoresque - Description Pittoresque, Topographique et Statistique des Départements et Colonies de la France, 2 Volumes
1835 A.D.
11 x 7 3/4 in. (2.68 kg total, 28 x 19.5 cm).
A. Hugo - Paris, 1835, marbled boards with cloth bindings, Vol 1: France, historical and geographical description and development, military and commercial history, etc. Vol.3: départements from Puy-de-Dome to Yonne, and the overseas possessions (Algiers, to Madagascar); vol.1 covers partly detached. [2, No Reserve]
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Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 2244
General Books - France Pittoresque - Description Pittoresque, Topographique et Statistique des Départements et Colonies de la France, 2 Volumes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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