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Description:
French Heraldic Manuscript, 17th Century, Arbre de Genealogie de la tres Ancienne & Illustre Maison d'Auxy. Quarto format manuscript on laid paper, 120 numbered pages containing text and hand-colored coats of arms throughout, and two large folding paintings; one showing the family lineage as a large tree, the other with a large central coat of arms surrounded by smaller ones, the tree painting with awkward and questionable paper repairs to verso in need of reversal, bound in full contemporary speckled sheepskin and gold-tooled spine, 8 x 6 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
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John Dorfman
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
The Fine Books & Manuscripts department delivers scholarship, expertise, and attention to detail in appraisals, evaluations, and auctions of rare books and historically important material ranging from medieval manuscripts to presidential documents.