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*LA CONDAMINE (Pierre de) - Presqu'île Guérandaise - Paris ; Horizon de France, 1952 - 1 volume In-8° carré broché sous couverture illustrée par Mathurin Méheut au 1er plat - 98 héliogravures - Nice copy.

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*LA CONDAMINE (Pierre de) - Presqu'île Guérandaise - Paris ; Horizon de France, 1952 - 1 volume In-8° carré broché sous couverture illustrée par Mathurin Méheut au 1er plat - 98 héliogravures - Nice copy.

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