Les Noms, Surnoms, Qualitez, Armes, et Blasons, de tous les Princes, Seigneurs Commandeurs, Chevaliers, & Officiers, del'Ordre & Milice de la Iartiere, depuis l'Institution iusques à present, Paris: Pierre Lamy, 1647. 2° (375 x 274mm.). Woodcut on title, 350 woodcut plates of coat-of-arms. (Title skilfully laid down and with 2 long closed tears, some light browning). Contemporary calf, spine decorated in gilt, gilt edges. (Head and tail of spine chipped, rubbed, corners bumped). Provenance: Archibald Philip, Earl of Rosebery (bookplate); Calvin Bullock (bookplate).Les Statuts de l'Ordre du St. Esprit estably par Henri III.me ... au mois de Decembre l'An M.D.LXXVIII, [Paris:] l'Imprimerie Royale, 1724. 8° (277 x 192mm.). Engraved title and headpieces, ruled in red throughout. (Lacking leaves S3-4 and T1-3, some dampstaining and spotting, backstrip broken). Contemporary red morocco, ARMS OF LOUIS IV in the centre and the Dove of the Holy Spirit within an aureole in corner of covers [Olivier 2494, fer 12 and 13], gilt spine, raised bands, decorated with fleurs-de-lys and doves in compartments, gilt edges. (Head and tail of spine and joints repaired, gilding of one cornerpiece on back cover rubbed off). (2)

Les Noms, Surnoms, Qualitez, Armes, et Blasons, de tous les Princes, Seigneurs Commandeurs, Chevaliers, & Officiers, del'Ordre & Milice de la Iartiere, depuis l'Institution iusques à present, Paris: Pierre Lamy, 1647. 2° (375 x 274mm.). Woodcut on title, 350 woodcut plates of coat-of-arms. (Title skilfully laid down and with 2 long closed tears, some light browning). Contemporary calf, spine decorated in gilt, gilt edges. (Head and tail of spine chipped, rubbed, corners bumped). Provenance: Archibald Philip, Earl of Rosebery (bookplate); Calvin Bullock (bookplate). Les Statuts de l'Ordre du St. Esprit estably par Henri III.me ... au mois de Decembre l'An M.D.LXXVIII, [Paris:] l'Imprimerie Royale, 1724. 8° (277 x 192mm.). Engraved title and headpieces, ruled in red throughout. (Lacking leaves S3-4 and T1-3, some dampstaining and spotting, backstrip broken). Contemporary red morocco, ARMS OF LOUIS IV in the centre and the Dove of the Holy Spirit within an aureole in corner of covers [Olivier 2494, fer 12 and 13], gilt spine, raised bands, decorated with fleurs-de-lys and doves in compartments, gilt edges. (Head and tail of spine and joints repaired, gilding of one cornerpiece on back cover rubbed off). (2)

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Les Noms, Surnoms, Qualitez, Armes, et Blasons, de tous les Princes, Seigneurs Commandeurs, Chevaliers, & Officiers, del'Ordre & Milice de la Iartiere, depuis l'Institution iusques à present, Paris: Pierre Lamy, 1647. 2° (375 x 274mm.). Woodcut on title, 350 woodcut plates of coat-of-arms. (Title skilfully laid down and with 2 long closed tears, some light browning). Contemporary calf, spine decorated in gilt, gilt edges. (Head and tail of spine chipped, rubbed, corners bumped). Provenance: Archibald Philip, Earl of Rosebery (bookplate); Calvin Bullock (bookplate).

Les Statuts de l'Ordre du St. Esprit estably par Henri III.^me ... au mois de Decembre l'An M.D.LXXVIII, [Paris:] l'Imprimerie Royale, 1724. 8° (277 x 192mm.). Engraved title and headpieces, ruled in red throughout. (Lacking leaves S³^-⁴ and T¹^-³, some dampstaining and spotting, backstrip broken). Contemporary red morocco, ARMS OF LOUIS IV in the centre and the Dove of the Holy Spirit within an aureole in corner of covers [Olivier 2494, fer 12 and 13], gilt spine, raised bands, decorated with fleurs-de-lys and doves in compartments, gilt edges. (Head and tail of spine and joints repaired, gilding of one cornerpiece on back cover rubbed off). (2)

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