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[Binding bearing a coat of arms]. HERMANT (Jean). History of…
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102
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[Binding bearing a coat of arms]. HERMANT (Jean). History of…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
[Binding bearing a coat of arms]. HERMANT (Jean). History of the Military Orders of the Church and the Orders of Chivalry. Rouen: J. B. Besongne, 1725. Two in-8 volumes, contemporary fawn calfskin, spine with 5 raised bands, title and volume number labels in morocco, ornate maroquin panels in various shades, double gilt fillet on the covers, gilt coats of arms, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges (defects including worm damage at the edge of one cover and at the tail end of the clasps, page missing without mark on p.131, vol. 1).
The illustrations consist of numerous wood-engraved figures within the text, and a copper-engraved frontispiece after Humblot.
Provenance: bearing the coat of arms of Paulin Prondre de Guermantes (1650–1723), Receiver-General of Finances in Lyon and subsequently President of the Chamber of Accounts in Paris (OHR 1951 fer 1); General Mathieu Dumas (1759–1837, bookplate); Henri Chasles (1795–1868), Member of Parliament for Eure-et-Loir, Mayor of Chartres (bookplate); C.-V.-E. Boyer de Sainte-Suzanne (1824–1884), Baron of the Empire, Governor of Monaco (bookplate).
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About the sale
ENGRAVINGS, POSTERS, MAPS & PLANS, BOOKS from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and CONTROLLERS
Auction location
Auction time
07/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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