142 - LE GRAND, Alexandre, and Laurent VAN DEN HANE. The Customs and Laws of the Towns and Castellanies of the County of Flanders. Translated into French. To which are appended the Latin and Flemish notes by Laurens Vanden Hane, along with observations on the translation. Cambray, Nicolas-Joseph Douillez, 1719, 2 folio volumes (of 3), separate pagination, text in two columns, title vignettes. Contemporary full calf binding, spine with decorated raised bands.

LE GRAND, Alexandre, and Laurent VAN DEN HANE. The Customs and Laws of the Towns and Castellanies of the County of Flanders. Translated into French. To which are appended the Latin and Flemish notes by Laurens Vanden Hane, along with observations on the translation. Cambray, Nicolas-Joseph Douillez, 1719, 2 folio volumes (of 3), separate pagination, text in two columns, title vignettes. Contemporary full calf binding, spine with decorated raised bands. Camus 1231-6. Gouron & Terrin 981. Volumes 1 and 3 only; volume 2 is missing. Comprehensive collection of Flemish customs. First French edition. Each volume begins with a table of the customs it contains. The third and final volume concludes with a general table of contents. -I. Ghent, Kortrijk, Oudenaarde, Aalst, Ninove, Dendermonde,... -III. Ypres, the Hall and castellany of Ypres, Bailleul, Poperinghe, Bourbourg, Cassel, Rousselaere, Estaire, City, suburbs, and alderman’s court of Lille; bailiwick and castellany of Lille (Seclin, Anappes, Esquermes, Phalempin, Herlies, La Bassée, Ostricourt, Cisoing, Commines, Armentières, Lannoy, Erquinghehem-sur-le-Lys, Tourcoing, Mouvaux, Bouvines, Wendin, Fleurbaix, Ennetières, Camphin, Wahaignies, ...) Douai, Orchies, Tournai, La Gorgue,... (Volume 2 is missing; covers are scuffed; endpapers have been replaced). EXPERT: Mr. GIARD