Registre criminel du Chatelet de Paris from September 6, 1389 to May 18, 1392. First published by the Société des Bibliophiles François. Paris, Lahure, 1861-1864. 2 vols. in-8, contemporary binding, half navy morocco, 5-rib spine with gilt fillet, gilt small-iron decorated caissons, gilt title and tomaison, gilt crowned monogram on tail, gilt head; front. Rehaussé en couleurs au T. I, XXVIII-567 et 624 pp., important general table. Beautiful, wide-margined printing on laid paper. Upper edge of volume I cracked at head for 2-3 cm, a fine copy in an elegant binding.

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