1763. BOOK: (ROYAL LETTERS). REALES CEDULAS DE... Lot 139

1763. BOOK: (ROYAL LETTERS). REALES CEDULAS DE ERECCIÓN, Y ORDENANZAS DE LOS TRES CUERPOS DE COMERCIO DE EL PRINCIPADO DE CATHALUÑA, QUE RESIDEN EN LA CIUDAD DE BARCELONA. Barcelona: Imp. Francisco Surià, 1763. Folio menor. 7 h. + 46 p + 1 plate. First page with the intaglio royal coat of arms, on the first page intaglio header and woodcut capital, coat of arms approved for the three trade bodies of Catalonia on the full page, at the end. All the engravings drawn by Tramullas and engraved by P. Moles. Enc. in Spanish paste, restored, nerves, golden wheels in both planes, painted cuts. Handwritten notes from previous owner. It was usual for the document to be completed, with its own pagination, with a five-page Royal Decree. However, as Palau (251868) mentions: 'there are copies with only 46 pages' such as ours which, yes, includes the coat of arms drawn by Tramullas, which is rare. CCPB 352287-3.