GERMON, Barthelemy. De Veteribus Regnum Francorum Diplomatib - Lot 180

GERMON, Barthelemy. De Veteribus Regnum Francorum Diplomatibus Et Arte Secernendi antiqua diplomata vera à falsis, disceptatio. Parisiis, Joannem Anisson, 1703. 1 vol. in-12. Full nineteenth-century fawn calf, cold roulette framing the boards, spines decorated with gilt fillets, brown calf title-piece, coat of arms at the foot of the spine. First edition in which the author attacks the sources of Mabillon's De re diplomatica. > Unidentified coat of arms at foot of spine. ATTACHED DUBOS, Jean-Baptiste. Réflexions critiques sur la poésie et sur la peinture. Quatrième édition revue, corrigée augmentée par l'Auteur. Paris, Jean-Pierre Mariette, 1740. 3 vols. in-12. Contemporary full calf, gilt arms in the center of the boards, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-pieces and havana morocco end-pieces. > Prize book bearing the arms of the University of Paris, whose library was formed in the 18th century. Enriched with a pre-printed price sheet filled in with handwriting, bound after the title of Volume I. With a handwritten bookplate on the back of the flyleaf: "Cte Alphonse de la Guère". O.H.R. pl. 1596, no. 4. Damage to headpiece, corners dulled, slight rubbing to boards, beginning of crack to one spine. ATTACHED MATHIEU, Jean, NATALIS, Michael, SPIRINX Louis, DE LA POINTE, François. Histoire de la vie et passion de nostre sauveur Jésus Christ. Avec les figures et quelques reflections sur les principaux mystères. Paris, Nicolas Belley, 1693. 1 vol. in-4. Contemporary calf, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece. 74ff engraved including a title-frontispiece, and two leaves "Au lecteur" and Avertissement; engraved title, then from 4 to 58. Suite of 130 full-page engravings, including two text engravings. According to the pagination, plates 2 and 3 of the second part are missing. However, the copies we have been able to consult are similarly missing. Inversions of plates 57 and 58. Restorations to pages 3 and 4, with text missing. Some plates angularly missing.