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385 - La Roque, Gilles-André de. – A Treatise on the Origin of Nam…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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La Roque, Gilles-André de. – A Treatise on the Origin of Names and Surnames. On their diversity, their characteristics, and their changes, both amongst ancient peoples and amongst the French, the Spanish, the English, the Germans, the Poles, the Swedes, the Danes, the Italians and other nations. Including the names of the founders of a great many communities, whether secular or religious, in France and abroad, the dates of their foundations, and various questions concerning names and coats of arms. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1681. 12mo, bound in full contemporary calfskin, the covers decorated with a triple border of gilt fillets, the ribbed spine decorated, burgundy title label – cap ends trimmed, split joints, two corners pierced; the upper part of the title page ‘Traité de l’origine des noms’ is missing and has been replaced by a pasted vignette; pagination error on pp. 175–176 (375–376) and folios bound out of order (177–184) – [10 ff., title page, preface, table of contents, corrections, privilege], 306 pp. (pp. 305 and 306 are listed as additions on page 239).
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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