DU CHESNE, ANDRÉ Lot n° 566

Histoire généalogique des maisons de Guines, d'Ardres, de Gand, et de Coucy et de quelques autres familles illustres, qui y sont alliées Paris Sébastien Cramoisy 1631 2 parts in one vol. in-folio (34,5 x 21,5 cm), [12] + 455 + [6 + 1bl.], 691 pp, engraved printer's marks on title page (one engraved on copper), numerous engravings with coats of arms and seals in the text. Title printed in red and black. Corners restored at the end of the volume, some worm damage at the end of the volume. Full contemporary calf, boards decorated with two supra libros coats of arms in the center of the boards, spine gilt flowered. Joints weak, covers worn, edges speckled O.E. of this work by André Du Chesne (1584-1640). The second part presents the "Preuves de l'histoire des maisons de Guines, d'Ardres, Gand et Coucy". Ref. de Ghellinck 927