PELLETIER (Ambroise) - Nobiliaire ou armorial de la Lorraine - Lot 712

PELLETIER (Ambroise) - Nobiliaire ou armorial de la Lorraine et du Barrois, en forme de dictionnaire. Où se trouve les armes gravées & environnées de très-beaux cartouches & mises à coté de chacun des articles qui les concernent. Nancy, Chez Thomas père et fils, 1758; in-folio, XXXVIII-838 pp. + 4-page supplement + 4-page errata, bound in full early 19th-century marbled calf, smooth ornate spine, green morocco title page, speckled edges. Original Nancy edition of 1758; the second volume remained in manuscript (it is kept in the Nancy library), and is given in facsimile with color plates in the 1974 three-volume reprint. Dom Ambroise Pelletier was a Benedictine monk born in Portieux in 1703 and died in 1757. He was parish priest of Senones. A very important work of Lorraine genealogy. The printing of this work was interrupted by the death of the author, which is why the first volume is printed on the title page. The book contains over 1000 engravings of coats of arms. It is a very rare work, and in fine condition. Consultant: Mr. Philippe HENRY