PELLETIER (Dom Ambroise) - Nobiliaire de la Lorraine et du B - Lot 434

PELLETIER (Dom Ambroise) - Nobiliaire de la Lorraine et du Barrois. Paris, Editions du Palais Royal, 1974; in-4, X + XXXVIII + 838 + 4 + 4 + III + 388 pp, publisher's hardcovers with wainscoting. All 3 volumes. The first volume, which concerns the ennobled, is a reprint of Nancy's 1758 edition; the second volume, which remains in manuscript, is given in facsimile with color plates, and lists the former knighthood of Lorraine; the second part of the first volume forms a third volume containing later additions: Collin de Paradis, "Nobiliaire de Lorraine et du Barrois", Lepage & Germain, "Complément au nobiliaire de Lorraine" Lallemand, "table du nobiliaire de Lorraine" (previously unpublished). Together, they form an indispensable reference work. The work is prefaced by Otto de Habsbourg, and an introduction has been written by Abbé Jacques Choux. A must-have work. Expert: Mr. Philippe HENRY