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BRITAIN. - MORICE (Hyacinthe). Memoirs to serve...

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BRITAIN. - MORICE (Hyacinthe). Memoirs to serve as evidence for the ecclesiastical and civil history of Brittany. Paris, Charles Osmont, 1742-1746. 3 volumes in-folio, marbled calf, large gilded coat of arms in the center, spine decorated, pieces of arms (fleur-de-lis and ermine spot) alternating in the caissons, red title and brown tomaison, red speckled edges (Binding of the period). First edition, decorated with 35 plates representing more than 500 seals and coats of arms. Copy with the arms of the States of Brittany, which financed the publication of the work. Angular staining, with many leaves restored. Traces of worms on the lower corner of the plates of volume II. Heads and spines restored, wetness on the boards of volume I.