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39 - WAILLY (Natalis de). Elements of Palaeography.
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WAILLY (Natalis de). Elements of Palaeography. To assist in the study of unpublished documents on the history of France published by order of the King... Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1838, 2 vols. in-4. 2 ff.-XI-716 pp. 2 ff.-IV-452 pp.- 37 plates. Modern Bradel-style beige cloth bindings, with original title labels and comb-cut edges. - 2 plates misplaced. A few scattered foxing spots; the plates have bled onto the adjacent page; margins occasionally dusty. First edition. A major work by the archivist Joseph Noël, known as Natalis de Wailly, for which he was honoured with admission to the Institut. Carefully printed on laid paper. The folded plates feature seals (using the Collas heliogravure process) or calligraphy samples (lithographs printed in bistre). (Vicaire II, col. 571).
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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