IMHOFF (J W.). Excellentium familiarum in... - Lot 413 - Normandy Auction

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IMHOFF (J W.). Excellentium familiarum in... - Lot 413 - Normandy Auction
IMHOFF (J W.). Excellentium familiarum in Gallia genealogiae a prima earundem origine usque ad praesens aevum Norimbergae, sumpt. J. A. Endteri filiorum, 1687. In-folio, [8] f., 285 p., [2] f. (index), [8] f., front, fig., contemporary ivory full vellum binding, spine with 6 raised bands, brown calf title piece, all mounted on tabs (slits at the jaws along a head box, some marginal browning). First edition, rare according to Saffroy, of this collection offering the genealogies of the main French families. It is illustrated with a frontispiece drawn and engraved by J. J. de Sandrart, a large vignette with the royal coat of arms engraved on copper at the head of the text, and figures of coats of arms, initials, banners, and culs-de-lampe engraved on wood in the text. It includes 54 + 103 + 3 genealogical tables partly included in the pagination; the last part, of [8] pages and including 3 tables, concerns the families of Clermont-Gallerande and Memmi; it is preceded by a particular title page dated 1688. Provenance: ancient stamp with the title; ex-libris manuscript on a guard, of Georges de Pimodan (1822-1860), French legitimist officer in the service of Austria and the Papal States. (Saffroy, III, 34125).
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