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BOILEAU DESPRÉAUX (Nicolas). Works of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. New revised and enlarged edition. Paris, Billiot, 1713. 2 volumes, in-4, calfskin, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Portrait of the author in frontispiece. Covers and corners worn.

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BOILEAU DESPRÉAUX (Nicolas). Works of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. New revised and enlarged edition. Paris, Billiot, 1713. 2 volumes, in-4, calfskin, spine ribbed and decorated (period binding). Portrait of the author in frontispiece. Covers and corners worn.

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