88 - [TOULOUSE]. RAYNAL (J.). HISTORY OF THE CITY OF TOULOUSE, with a biographical sketch of illustrious figures, a chronological and historical account of the bishops and archbishops of this city, and a general index of the Capitouls, from the annexation of the County of Toulouse to the Crown to the present. Toulouse, Forest, 1759. In-4 marbled fawn sheepskin, decorated ribbed spine, dark havana morocco title label, red edges (contemporary binding). Leather missing from the covers, top and bottom edges, corners, and lower panel of the spine; lower cap missing. FIRST EDITION of this rare work, characterized by solid scholarship. It contains a BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED TITLE PAGE engraved by L. F. Baour, a fold-out CHART titled “Genealogy of the House of Toulouse,” and a PLATE engraved by L. F. Baour depicting a gold medal struck in honor of FERRÉOL DE LAFAGE, Lord of Saint-Martin, a Capitoul in 1672 and 1682. EXTENSIVE general and alphabetical TABLE of the Capitouls from 1271 to the mid-18th century (pages 459–539). From the LIBRARY of the Marquis DADVISARD, with a heraldic bookplate pasted on the inside front cover, and later from a member of the PAGÈSE family, Marquis de SAINT LIEUX, with a dry-embossed bookplate in the margin of the title page. Worn period binding; the book block is in good condition. ¶ Saffroy, II, 25842 - Limouzin-Lamothe, 141 - Brémond, I-34 - Hermet, 11599.