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9 - BOUCHEUL (Joseph). General Customary Law… of the County and …
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Estimate €150 - €200
Description
BOUCHEUL (Joseph). General Customary Law… of the County and Region of Poitou… Poitiers, Jacques Faulcon, 1727. 2 folio volumes, 24 x 39 cm, 2 folios, XXX + 562 pp. & 1 folio, 886 pp., 1 f., contemporary binding in marbled fawn calfskin, gilt coat of arms in the centre of the covers, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs. First edition edited by Charles du Moulin. Without the engraved frontispiece portrait of the dedicatee. A fine copy. Signature of Aimé de la Fontenelle de Vaudoré (1748–1795) on the title pages. Coat of arms of the de La Fontenelle family, no doubt affixed by Armand Désiré de La Fontenelle de Vaudoré (1784–1847), historian of the Vendée and founding member of the Société des antiquaires de l’Ouest. Pinholes, foxing and a few stains. A few leaves uniformly browned. Corners, lower edges and spines rubbed. The second spine of the second volume split over 8 cm. – Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 15190 - 41
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