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HERALDRY] DENYS (Miss)] Armorial of the Chamber of Accounts from the year 1506, the era when the House of Nicolay first held the office of First President of that Chamber, dedicated to Monsieur de Nicolay, President of that Chamber, Paris, published by the author, Cellot, bookseller, 1780. One quarto volume in full calfskin, ribbed spine, gilt decoration with title label and volume number: CCXXJ, (4); numerous additional leaves inserted at the end of the work (unpaginated) Second edition, revised, expanded and corrected. Volume One alone, containing a general overview of the officers of this court since its establishment in 1506; a genealogy of the Presidents and Master Councillors in each of their offices, from the beginning to the present day; a general alphabetical index of the names of the Presidents and Master Councillors, containing the dates of their appointments and those of the creation of the offices they have held. One black-engraved plate. Damage to the top edge. Rubbed spine.
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