PARADIN (Claude). Genealogical Alliances of the Kings and Pr - Lot 131

PARADIN (Claude). Genealogical Alliances of the Kings and Princes of Gaul. Geneva, published by Jacob Stoer, 1636. Folio, grained calfskin, richly decorated spine, red title label, pebbled edges (Late 17th-century binding). New edition of this work, originally published in 1561, illustrated with over 1,000 woodcut coats of arms accompanied by brief genealogical notes. An old handwritten bookplate on the title page: De St Hilaire. An engraved heraldic bookplate by Chefdebien-Çagarriga. One leaf (pp. 373–374) poorly bound after p. 382. Traces of worm damage on the endpapers or at the corners of quires k through m, Ff through Kk, and on pp. 823–834. Some discoloration. Binding restored (hinges, cap bands, and corners).

Estimate:$453.62

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