Joseph-Louis Ripault DESORMEAUX
Histoire de la Maison de Montmorenci.
Chez Desaint • Saillant et Duchesne|à Paris 1764|10 x 17 cm|5 volumes reliés
First edition.
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons, with blonde and citron morocco title and volume labels. All edges speckled red. Headcap of second volume worn. Spines of third and fifth volumes showing worm damage. Worming not affecting text in second, third and final volumes. The house of Montmorency was one of the most prestigious families of the French nobility and provided France with several constables, the most illustrious being the Renaissance prince: Anne de Montmorency. The five volumes are divided as follows: The first volume is devoted to a genealogy and chronology of the Montmorency from 960 unt
Contemporary full blonde calf binding. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and fleurons, with blonde and citron morocco title and volume labels. All edges speckled red. Headcap of second volume worn. Spines of third and fifth volumes showing worm damage. Worming not affecting text in second, third and final volumes. The house of Montmorency was one of the most prestigious families of the French nobility and provided France with several constables, the most illustrious being the Renaissance prince: Anne de Montmorency. The five volumes are divided as follows: The first volume is devoted to a genealogy and chronology of the Montmorency from 960 unt
€700