Null BARBA (Jean-Nicolas). Souvenirs of Nicolas Barba, former bookseller at the …

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BARBA (Jean-Nicolas). Souvenirs of Nicolas Barba, former bookseller at the Palais-Royal. Paris, Ledoyen 1846, in-8, full black cloth. With 2 frontispieces and list of subscribers. Heavy foxing.

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BARBA (Jean-Nicolas). Souvenirs of Nicolas Barba, former bookseller at the Palais-Royal. Paris, Ledoyen 1846, in-8, full black cloth. With 2 frontispieces and list of subscribers. Heavy foxing.

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