Histoire des ordres militaires ou des chevaliers, des milices seculieres et regulieres de l'un & de l'autre sexe, qui ont été établies jusques à present

First edition illustrated with 188 plates, most depicting costumes and others showing insignia or decorations of these orders, drawn by Bernard Picard and by Schoonebeck, engraved by W. Jonkman. Title pages in red and black. A specific title page for the Dissertation historique sur les duels published by Pierre Brunel, 1720.
Contemporary full speckled and polished brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red morocco title labels. Decorated brown sheep volume labels. Small lack to upper joint at head of volume 1 and at head of volume 4. Fine restorations to joints, at head of volume 2 (more visible), at tail of volume 3 and filling at edge of one board. Handsome copy, with very pleasing freshness.
Scholarly compilation of all writers who have written on military and chivalric orders, drawn from Abbé Giustiniani, R.P. Bonanni, Mr. Herman, Schoonebeek, R.P. Heliot, R.P. Honoré de Ste Marie, & others who have written on this subject. The publisher has placed at the head of the work L'Histoire des duels by Basnage de Beauval. The work also lists some feminine orders, and provides for all orders the chronological succession of grand masters.