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Berthier Enchères

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[FOREZ] ASSIER DE VALENCHES (Pierre-Marie d.’) The Fiefs of Forez Based on the unpublished manuscript by Mr Sonyer Du Lac, Chief Royal Advocate at the Montbrison Crown Court and Count of Forez in 1788, with notes, a map and a cross-referenced index of place names and personal names appended to the said collection Lyon, Louis Perrin, 1858 One folio volume (24.5 x 31.2 cm), half-leather binding with corner pieces, ribbed spine with gilt title (slight scuffing to the leather) Signs of damp, small tears on the last pages (taped) A rare work, printed in a small run (probably 125 copies not offered for sale) Complete with the fold-out map of the Forez, the family tree and the alphabetical index. A copy presented to Mr Martial de Praudières, Mayor of Neuville in 1859.
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About the sale Antiquarian and modern books
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Auction time 09/03/2026 at 2:30 PM
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