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[LIÈGE]. MELOTTE (chevalier Adrien de).

"L'escrime, les armes, le duel au pays de Liège" Liège, D. Cormaux, 1911. In-4 (32 x 26), publisher's boards. Limited edition of 250 copies (n°111). Lightly faded boards, otherwise fresh inside.

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[LIÈGE]. MELOTTE (chevalier Adrien de).

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