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2.2 102) ALÈGRE (Léon) Notices biographiques du Gard [...] Bagnols, A. Baile, 1880. 2 volumes in-8 black half-chagrin 104) BARRON (Louis) La Garonne. 153 drawings by A. Chapon. Le Rhône. 168 drawings by A. Chapon. Paris, Renouard, no date. 2 volumes in-8 bradel green half-percaline 108) BAUDOIN (Dr. Marcel) Le Maraichinage. Coutume du pays de Mont (Vendée). With 15 figures in the text. Paris, A. Maloine, 1906. In-8 paperback 116) BARRON (Louis) La Seine. 175 drawings by Chapon. Paris, Renouard, no date. In-8 bradel green half-percaline. 117) BROSSARD (Charles) La France du Sud-Ouest. 160 color and 353 black engravings, with 17 departmental maps. Southeastern France. 160 color engravings and 342 in black, with 24 departmental maps. Paris, Flammarion, 1903. Set of 2 large in-8 brown half-chagrin volumes. 121) BOYS (Albert de) Album du Vivarais [...] orné de dessins représentant les points de vue et les monuments les plus remarquables du Pays par M. V. Cassien. Grenoble, Ch. Vellot, 1843. In-4 publisher's decorated percaline. (worn). 123) FAURE (Gabriel) Pèlerinage Dauphinois [...]Grenoble, J. Rey, 1920. In-4 paperback, illustrated cover

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2.2 102) ALÈGRE (Léon) Notices biographiques du Gard [...] Bagnols, A. Baile, 1880. 2 volumes in-8 black half-chagrin 104) BARRON (Louis) La Garonne. 153 drawings by A. Chapon. Le Rhône. 168 drawings by A. Chapon. Paris, Renouard, no date. 2 volumes in-8 bradel green half-percaline 108) BAUDOIN (Dr. Marcel) Le Maraichinage. Coutume du pays de Mont (Vendée). With 15 figures in the text. Paris, A. Maloine, 1906. In-8 paperback 116) BARRON (Louis) La Seine. 175 drawings by Chapon. Paris, Renouard, no date. In-8 bradel green half-percaline. 117) BROSSARD (Charles) La France du Sud-Ouest. 160 color and 353 black engravings, with 17 departmental maps. Southeastern France. 160 color engravings and 342 in black, with 24 departmental maps. Paris, Flammarion, 1903. Set of 2 large in-8 brown half-chagrin volumes. 121) BOYS (Albert de) Album du Vivarais [...] orné de dessins représentant les points de vue et les monuments les plus remarquables du Pays par M. V. Cassien. Grenoble, Ch. Vellot, 1843. In-4 publisher's decorated percaline. (worn). 123) FAURE (Gabriel) Pèlerinage Dauphinois [...]Grenoble, J. Rey, 1920. In-4 paperback, illustrated cover

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