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2 Books Classical Cuisine By Dubois And Bernard

Two books on Classical Cuisine by Dubois and Bernard, published by Dentu, 1881. 25 x 31 cm format. 431 pages for one and 538 pages for the other. 101 plates of illustrations. Good condition, with some[...]

Period: 19th century

230 €

Sonnet To Empress Eugénie And Napoleon II The Upstart - Manuscript

Curious drafts (5 pages, 4 of which are text), comprising a "Sonnet to Her Imperial Highness Empress Eugenie"; then "Napoleon III the Upstart" - and a paragraph celebrating the latter. Some parts are [...]

Period: 19th century

150 €
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Saint-juirs - The Seine Through Paris. Launette & Cie, 1890, Very Beautiful Mosaic Binding.

SAINT-JUIRS - The Seine through Paris. Paris, Launette & Cie, 1890; quarto, VI-300 pp., half green calf binding with corners, spine decorated with five raised bands and a mosaic water lily design, fro[...]

Period: 19th century

250 €
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Memories Of Mrs. Vigée Lebrun, Memories I & Ii, Bussière Printing House In Saint-amand (cher)

Memories of Madame Vigée Lebrun, Memories I & II, Bussière Printing House in Saint-Amand (Cher). Painter, but not only that. Among the many qualities Madame Vigée-Lebrun possessed, it is of a female a[...]

Period: 19th century

200 €
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Memoirs Of The Marquise De Sévigné, Volumes 2 (1856), 4 (1865), 5 (1875) And 6 (1877)

Memoirs of the Marquise de Sévigné Volume 2 (1856), 4 (1865), 5 (1875) and 6 (1877)The memoirs of a woman in power, closest to the King.Among the greatest figures of the seventeenth century, the Marqu[...]

Period: 19th century

400 €
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Richard (jules) - On The Campaign Trail (new Series) - Paintings And Drawings. Boussod Valadon, 1890.

RICHARD (Jules) - On the Campaign Trail (New Series) - Paintings and Drawings. Paris, Boussod Valadon & Cie, Univers Illustré, 1890; large folio, 102 pp., publisher's full red cloth binding, smooth sp[...]

Period: 19th century

80 €
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Richard (jules) - In The Countryside. Paintings And Drawings. Boussod Valadon, 1890, Publisher's Binding

RICHARD (Jules) - On the Campaign Trail - Paintings and Drawings. Paris, Boussod Valadon & Cie, Univers Illustré, circa 1890; large folio, 81 pp., publisher's full navy blue cloth binding, smooth spin[...]

Period: 19th century

80 €
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Proudhon (p.-j.) - On Justice In The Revolution And In The Church. Garnier, 1858, Bound.

PROUDHON (P.-J.) - On Justice in the Revolution and in the Church. New Principles of Practical Philosophy Addressed to His Eminence Mathieu, Cardinal-Archbishop of Besançon. Paris, Garnier Frères, 185[...]

Period: 19th century

300 €
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Plarr (léon) - France In Moscow. Exhibition Of 1891. Paris, 1891, Publisher's Binding.

PLARR (Léon) - France in Moscow. Exhibition of 1891. Paris, se, 1891; folio, 297 pp. + advertisements, publisher's binding, smooth spine, cover decorated with the arms of Tsar Alexander III.

Period: 19th century

80 €
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Pitre-chevalier - Ancient And Modern Brittany. Coquebert, 1860, Period Binding.

PITRE-CHEVALIER - Ancient and Modern Brittany. Paris, Coquebert, 1860; quarto, 656 pp., half-morocco binding in bottle green, spine decorated with four raised bands. Illustrated by Leleux, Penguilly, [...]

Period: 19th century

120 €
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Léo Drouyn 1858. Original Edition "crosses Of Processions, Cemeteries And Crossroads".

Processional, Cemetery, and Crossroads Crosses by Léo Drouyn (Izon 1816 - Bordeaux 1896). Imperial Academy of Sciences, Fine Arts, and Literature of Bordeaux. Gounouilhou Printing House in Bordeaux. F[...]

Period: 19th century

550 €

Military Album. 15 Installments. Boussot, Valadon Around 1900; Oblong Folio, Period Binding.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - Military album. In installments. Infantry, Cavalry, Engineers & Supply Train, Foot Artillery, Mounted Artillery, Navy, Fire Brigade, Army of Africa: Spahis, Army of Africa Infantry-Cav[...]

Period: 19th century

120 €
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[photography] - Photographic Rouen. Published By The Author, 1890, Publisher's Binding, Decorated Front Cover

[PHOTOGRAPHY] - Photographic Rouen. Rouen, Published by the author, 1890; oblong quarto, 19 mounted photographs, contemporary binding, red cloth spine, gilt edges. Photographs of the most beautiful ch[...]

Period: 19th century

180 €
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Petit (victor) - Souvenirs Of The Pyrenees. Bagnères De Luchon And Its Surroundings. Dulon, Around 1860.

PETIT (Victor) - Souvenirs of the Pyrenees. Bagnères-de-Luchon and its surroundings. Followed by Souvenirs of Cauterets and its surroundings. Bagnères-de-Luchon, Dulon Booksellers-Publishers, circa 18[...]

Period: 19th century

500 €
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Studies And Research On The Coins Of France; M. Berry, Paris 1852-1853 2 Vols. + 1 Vol. Of Plates

"Studies and research on the coins of France" M. Berry, 2 volumes plus a third devoted to plates; half-leather binding; Paris 1852-1853 Complete, in good condition with traces of use.

Period: 19th century

450 €

Old Book By Paul d'Ivoi. Massiliague Of Marseille With Autograph

Paul d'Ivoi's book "Massiliague de Marseille", eccentric travels, formerly published by Furne. Binding signed J Fau. Author's autograph. Quarto format (438 pages). First edition. Good overall conditio[...]

Period: 19th century

100 €

Lépinois (e. De) - History Of Chartres. Chartres, Garnier, 1854. Half Brown Shagreen Binding.

LÉPINOIS (E. de) - History of Chartres. Chartres, Garnier, 1854; octavo, IV-568 + 664 pp., half brown morocco binding, spine decorated with 4 raised bands, marbled edges. Illustrated with 9 lithograph[...]

Period: 19th century

180 €
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Jules Verne – César Cascabel Illustrations By Georges Roux – Hetzel Collection

Jules Verne – César Cascabel Illustrations by Georges Roux – Hetzel Collection. A rare and beautiful copy of Jules Verne's César Cascabel, illustrated by Georges Roux, published in Paris in the presti[...]

Period: 20th century

280 €
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[war 1870-71] - The Illustrated War And The Siege Of Paris. Auguste Marc, 1871, Contemporary Bound

[WAR 1870-71] - The Illustrated War and the Siege of Paris. Paris, Auguste Marc & Cie, circa 1871; folio, 559 pp., half plum calf binding, smooth spine, marbled edges. Numerous illustrations.

Period: 19th century

350 €
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Poult-malassis - French Bookplates From Their Origin To The Present Day. 1875, Bound.

[EX-LIBRIS] - POULT-MALASSIS (A.) - French bookplates from their origins to the present day. Paris, Chez P. Rouquette, 1875; quarto, VIII-84 pp., half-bound in bottle-green calf with corners, spine wi[...]

Period: 19th century

300 €
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Jardère - Ana's Bookplates. Historical And Critical Notes On French Bookplates. 1895.

[EX-LIBRIS] - JARDÈRE (H.) - Ex-libris Ana. Historical and critical notes on French bookplates from their appearance until the year 1895. Paris, L. Joly, 1895; quarto, double frontispiece, IV-110 pp.,[...]

Period: 19th century

180 €
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French Society Of Collectors Of Bookplates And Historical Bindings. 1897-1937, Bound

139 [EX-LIBRIS] - Archives of the French Society of Collectors of Bookplates and Historical Bindings. Paris, At the Society's Headquarters, 1897-1937; quarto, approximately 200 pp. per volume, brick-r[...]

Period: 19th century

1 200 €
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Chevalier (mgr C.) - Abridged History Of Chenonceau. Lyon, Louis Perrin And Marinet, 1879.

CHEVALIER (Mgr C.) - Abridged History of Chenonceau. Lyon, Louis Perrin and Marinet, 1879; in-8, VIII-336 pp., full green cloth binding, smooth spine, cover preserved, marbled edges.

Period: 19th century

80 €
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Cham - At The Opera Ball. Paris, Martinet, De Vresse, Circa 1850, Contemporary Paperback.

CHAM - At the Opera Ball. Paris, Martinet, De Vresse, circa 1850; quarto, 16 pages, paperback. Born Amédée de Noé in 1818 and died in 1879, this caricaturist primarily contributed to the newspapers Le[...]

Period: 19th century

55 €
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Cham - Proudhon On A Journey. At The Charivari Office, Around 1850, Period Paperback.

CHAM - Proudhon on a Journey. Paris, At the offices of Le Charivari, circa 1850; quarto, 16 pages, paperback. Born Amédée de Noé in 1818 and died in 1879, this caricaturist primarily contributed to th[...]

Period: 19th century

55 €
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Cham - Parisian Sketches. At The Charivari Office, Around 1850, Period Paperback.

CHAM - Parisian Sketches. Paris, At the offices of Le Charivari, circa 1850; quarto, 16 pages, paperback. Born Amédée de Noé in 1818 and died in 1879, this caricaturist primarily contributed to the ne[...]

Period: 19th century

55 €
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Cham - Proudhoniana, Or Modern Socialists, Commented And Illustrated. Charivari, 1848, Paperback

CHAM - Proudhoniana, or Modern Socialists, Commented and Illustrated. Paris, At the offices of Le Charivari, 1848; quarto, 16 pages, paperback. Born Amédée de Noé in 1818 and died in 1879, this carica[...]

Period: 19th century

55 €
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Cesena - New General Guide For Travelers In France. Garnier, 1863, Publisher's Red Binding

CESENA (Amédée de) - New general guide for travelers in France. Paris, Garnier Frères, 1863; octavo, XL-519 pp., publisher's binding, smooth spine. 8 color and folding maps.

Period: 19th century

120 €
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Bordier & Charton - History Of France From The Earliest Times. 1859, Contemporary Binding.

BORDIER (Henri), CHARTON (Édouard) - History of France from the earliest times to the present day, based on original documents and works of art from each period. Paris, Aux Bureaux du Magasin Pittores[...]

Period: 19th century

120 €
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[bibliography] - Charavay - Autograph Letters Comprising The Collection Of Alfred Bovet. 1885

[BIBLIOGRAPHY] - CHARAVAY (Gabriel) - Autograph letters comprising the collection of Mr. Alfred Bovet, described by Etienne Charavay. Printed under the direction of Fernand Calmettes. Paris, Librairie[...]

Period: 19th century

100 €
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[bibliography] Monnier - Brunhoff - Illustrated Catalogue, Selected Works. 1885, Paperback.

[BIBLIOGRAPHY] MONNIER - BRUNHOFF - Illustrated catalogue, selected works. Paris, Éditions Monnier, de Brunhoff & Cie, circa 1885; octavo, 48 pp., paperback. Fine condition.

Period: 19th century

80 €
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Le Charivari From November 15, 1841 To March 31, 1842. At The Offices Of The Review, 1841-1842, Bound.

[ART] - Le Charivari, from November 15, 1841 to March 31, 1842. Paris, At the magazine's offices, 1841-1842; folio, approximately 500 pp., half brown calf binding, smooth spine, marbled edges. Numerou[...]

Period: 19th century

300 €
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[agriculture] - Christmas - Essay On Artificial Repopulation. 1882, Period Binding.

[AGRICULTURE] - NOËL (Arthur) - Essay on artificial replanting and the restoration of gaps and clearings in forests. Paris, Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique, 1882; octavo, XXXI-351 pp. + 3 pla[...]

Period: 19th century

120 €
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Dictionary Of Roman And Greek Antiquities Accompanied By 2000 Engravings, 1861, Paris, By Rich

By far the most important treatise on Roman and Greek Antiquities, in a handsome octavo volume, half-bound in red morocco, spine with raised bands, reinforced corners, gilt tooling in the compartments[...]

Period: 19th century

180 €

[agriculture] - Mathieu (a.) - Forest Flora. Berger-levrault, Bouchard-huzard, 1877, Bound.

[AGRICULTURE] - MATHIEU (A.) - Forest Flora. Description and history of the woody plants that grow spontaneously in France and of the important species of Algeria. Paris, Berger-Levrault, Bouchard-Huz[...]

Period: 19th century

150 €
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[agriculture] - Joulie - Forage Production By Fertilizers. Meadows And Grasslands. 1887.

[AGRICULTURE] - JOULIE (H.) - Forage production using fertilizers. Meadows and pastures. Paris, Librairie Agricole de la Maison Rustique, 1887; octavo, VIII-308 pp., half green calf binding, smooth sp[...]

Period: 19th century

80 €
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[agriculture] - Bouquet De La Grye - The Forestry Regime Applied To The Woods Of The Communes. 1883.

[AGRICULTURE] - BOUQUET DE LA GRYE (A.) - The forestry regime applied to the woods of the communes. Paris, J. Rothschild, 1883; octavo, XVI-227 pp., half green calf binding, smooth spine, marbled edge[...]

Period: 19th century

80 €
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1840 L. Curmer, 9 Vols. The French As Painted By Themselves

Léon Curmer, 9 volumes, 1840-1842: The French as Painted by Themselves: A Moral Encyclopedia of the Nineteenth Century. Format: 27 x 19 cm. Art binding by Kieffer. Aubergine-colored leather, gilt-titl[...]

Period: 19th century

1 200 €

Letter Sc From The Household Of Emperor Napoleon III To The Chamberlain Of l'Epine

Visible in Paris. Free delivery for France by registered mail. Contact me for Europe and the world. Letter without correspondence stamped with the red date stamp of the Countersignature Service dated [...]

Period: 19th century

150 €

Zola Emile, 7 Books From The Rougon-macquart Cycle, Paris, G. Charpentier Et Cie.

Lot of 7 books in 12mo format, cover bound in half-morocco with brown corners, spine with five raised bands, boxes edged with a double blind gilt fillet, title "ZOLA" and lower cover with the name of [...]

Period: 19th century

1 400 €

Large Old Hidden Book From The 19th Century 1876

IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, NICE HIDDEN PLACE FOR YOUR MONEY AND THE REST, FROM THE 19TH CENTURY

Period: 19th century

400 €
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Rare Book Architectonography Of Theaters By Donnet Orgiazzi And Kaufmann.

Very rare edition around 1802 comprising two parts: First part: plans, elevations, sections, and interiors of the 17 Parisian theaters (Favard, Gaieté and Jeunes Artistes, Gymnase, Porte St Martin, Fr[...]

Period: 19th century

200 €

Popular Songs By Charles Nisard, Two Volumes. 1867

Charles Nisard (1808-1889) is a singular character. Undersecretary at the Ministry of Police in the 1850s, responsible for censorship, he used his position to build up a remarkable collection of popul[...]

Period: 19th century

90 €

[china] - 19th Century Chinese Work. Beijing?, Circa 1850; Stitched Paperback With Visible Thread.

[CHINA] - 19th century Chinese work. Beijing?, circa 1850; 12mo, approximately 80 pp., paperback, pages sewn with visible stitching. Numerous black and white illustrations in the text, depicting palac[...]

Period: 19th century

80 €
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[cabet (etienne)] - Journey To Icaria. At The Office Of The Populaire, 1846, In Contemporary Binding.

[CABET (Etienne)] - Voyage en Icarie. Paris, Au Bureau du Populaire, 1846; in-8, VI-600 pp., contemporary navy blue half-calf bindings, smooth spine, marbled edges. Etienne Cabet, born in Dijon in 178[...]

Period: 19th century

250 €
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History Of Napoleon I By Laurent Pm (de l'Ardeche)

First edition of this interesting history of Napoleon I illustrated with beautiful engravings in the text by Horace Vernet and Hippolyte Bellangé. Set in a period binding in green half-shagreen with c[...]

Period: 19th century

330 €

Complete Works Of Buffon In 26 Volumes New Edition 1829 Books

Buffon's Complete Works, arranged by Count Lacépède; new edition augmented with a compendium of newly made discoveries in natural history in 26 volumes. Buffon's Complete Works are a great classic. Ou[...]

Period: 19th century

1 500 €

1827 Atlas Brué Box Of 8 Maps J. Goujon & J. Andriveau

1 086 / 5 000 Atlas BRUÉ Box of 8 maps 1827 Adrien Hubert Brué (1786 - 1832) Geographer to the King Cartographic publishers J. GOUJON & J.ANDRIVEAU Rue du bac, n° 6, après le pont royal 1827 Box[...]

Period: 19th century

4 500 €

Molière - Complete Works Of Molière. Furne Et Cie Publishers, 1863, 6 Contemporary Bound Volumes.

MOLIÈRE - Complete Works of Molière. Paris, Furne et Cie Éditeurs, 1863; octavo, a portrait of Molière as a frontispiece, XVI-559 + 447 + 431 +461 + 525 + 477 pp., half-red shagreen bindings, spines d[...]

Period: 19th century

150 €
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Treatise On Topographic Anatomy Eo 1867 Operative Medicine Paulet And Sarazin Masson Edition

Treatise on topographic anatomy including the main applications to pathology and operative medicine By v Paulet and Sarazin Original edition 1867 1870 Victor Masson Paris In two volumes and the third [...]

Period: 19th century

1 200 €

Hugo (victor) - Acts And Words. Lévy Frères, 1875, One Of 100 Numbered Copies. Eo

HUGO (Victor) - Acts and words. Before exile 1841-1851. Institute - Chamber of Peers - Electoral meetings - Burials - Assize Court - Councils of War - Peace Congress - Constituent Assembly - Legislati[...]

Period: 19th century

1 400 €
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Erckmann-chatrian - National Novels. Hetzel & Cie, 1867. Illustrated By Riou, Fuchs And Schuler.

ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN - National novels. The conscript of 1813. Wateloo. Madame Thérèse or the volunteers of 92. The man of the people. The war. The invasion. The blockade. Paris, J. Hetzel & Cie, Publish[...]

Period: 19th century

60 €
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Trimm - Timothée - The Tales Of Perrault Continued By Timothée Trimm - Léo Lespès - 1865

‎ LE PETIT JOURNAL 1 Paris, Le Petit Journal, 1865. Illustrated by Henry de MONTAUT. Folio, blind-stamped red percaline, gilt title, 72 pages. ‎ ; in-fol. (30x41 cm) "Once upon a time..." Little Red R[...]

Period: 19th century

150 €
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La Mode Illustrée Illustrated Journal Women's Outfits & Accessories By Firmin Didot 1889

LA MODE ILLUSTRÉE, year 1889. Fair condition with wear from use, rubbing, tears and foxing. Numerous illustrations/plates. Fashion magazine of the time mainly highlighting women's clothing and accesso[...]

Period: 19th century

120 €
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Célières (paul) - Papa Schmeltz's Masterpiece. Hennuyer, 1889, Illustrated By J. Geoffroy.

CÉLIÈRES (Paul) - Papa Schmeltz's masterpiece. Paris, A. Hennuyer, 1889; in-4, 367 pp., half-sheepskin publisher's binding stamped with corners, smooth spine, gilt top edge. Illustrations by J. Geoffr[...]

Period: 19th century

60 €
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19th Century Encyclopedia 1872 ......(130 Cm. Paperback Binding)

I offer you this interesting old encyclopedia 1872, with some small missing parts visible on the photos. It is also the charm of 130 cm. of stapled binding in sun-blue color.

Period: 19th century

170 €

Heraldic Grammar, Or The Science Of Coats Of Arms

Learning to emblazon, knowing enamels, their symbolism, how to decipher them in black and white, all this knowledge was essential in a world where nobility was still a topic of conversation, as in soc[...]

Period: 19th century

70 €

Ingres' Drawings 45 Litho Print Henry Lapauze Bulloz Publisher Montauban

The Drawings of Ingres 45 Print Litho Henry Lapauze Bulloz Publisher Montauban

Period: 19th century

450 €

Napoleon III Book With The Great Arms Of The Emperor Personal Copy With Eas To His Highness

HISTORIA-COLLECTION-BIBLIOPHILIA NAPOLEON IIIALIX TIRONESTUDY ON GREEK MUSIC/PLAIN-CHANT AND MODERN TONALITYIMPERIAL PRINTINGPARIS1866Quarto personal copy of the Emperor, red Moroccan binding, decorat[...]

Period: 19th century

2 990 €

The History Of The Popes By Louis Pastor 20 Volumes 1888 To 1938 Vatican

The History of the Popes Since the end of the Middle Ages By Doctor Louis Pastor In 20 volumes The first 8 volumes have been bound The following 12 are in their original soft covers and uncut As you c[...]

Period: 19th century

800 €

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