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Je ne \/ quitte guère en effet Saint Florent, et je vous \/ prie d'excuser mon absence  à la présentation \/ de l'ouvrage.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopy very faintly bowed, otherwise superb in its révorim binding, justified and signed by the binder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58296046616901,"sku":"0879","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/9-IMG_9126.jpg?v=1781651012"},{"product_id":"le-roi-s-amuse","title":"Le Roi s'amuse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHUGO, Victor. Le Roi s'amuse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis, Eugène Renduel\u003c\/em\u003e, 1832.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctavo (215 x 140 mm). 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