39 - WAILLY (Natalis de). Elements of Paleography. To aid in the study of unpublished documents on the history of France published by order of the King...

WAILLY (Natalis de). Elements of Paleography. To aid in the study of unpublished documents on the history of France published by order of the King... Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1838, 2 vols., in-4. 2 ff.-XI-716 pp. 2 ff.-IV-452 pp.—37 plates. Modern Bradel-style beige cloth bindings, with original title labels and comb-cut edges. — 2 plates misplaced. A few scattered foxing spots; the plates have bled onto the adjacent page; margins are occasionally dusty. First edition. A major work by the archivist Joseph Noël, known as Natalis de Wailly, who was honored for it with admission to the Institut. Carefully printed on laid paper. The folded plates feature seals (Collas heliogravure process) or calligraphy samples (lithographs printed in bistre). (Vicaire II, col. 571).