[MARINE] - Order of Louis XIV. King of France and Navarre. Given at Fontainebleau in the month of August 1681. Touchant la Marine - Paris ; Denys Thierry et Christophle Ballard, 1681 - 1 small volume In-4° - Small halo and small black ink stain at the bottom of 2 leaves - Vignette on the title, headbands, footnotes - Notice to the reader on the explanation of the marine terms used in fine - Binding of the period brown calf (small lack on the 1st plate, 1 corner dull) - Spine with fleurdelisé nerves - Brown morocco title - Sides speckled with red - Good copy.

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