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\"Le Centenaire des Services des Messageries Maritimes (1851-1951)\", prestige folio with eleven four-page inserts on art paper (11\" by 15\")  including four woodblock prints by Patrick Manceau (1901-1980) fitted into a hardcover slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat a work of art! 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