ASSIER de VALENCHES (P. d'). Memorial of Dombes in all that concerns this ancient sovereignty, its history, its princes, its parliament and its members, with a list of names, an armorial and supporting documents. 1525-1771. Lyon, Imprimerie de Louis Perrin, 1854. Gd in-8, publisher's cardboard. Printed at 200 copies. Essential document for the genealogical history of the Dombes, dedicated to M. Morel de Voleine. It offers 245 well engraved coats of arms, 2 beautiful plates and a folded map. Some coats of arms have been deliberately left blank so that the reader can complete them himself. Good copy from the libraries of Henri Debard and Château de Beauvoir.

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