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SAINT- EVREMOND. Works and memoirs. New edition. S.l., 1753, 12 vol. in-8, marbled calf, smooth spines, decorated (worn binding).

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SAINT- EVREMOND. Works and memoirs. New edition. S.l., 1753, 12 vol. in-8, marbled calf, smooth spines, decorated (worn binding).

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