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785 - PFYFFER von ALTISHOFEN, Heinrich *Armorial of the Pfyffer von Altishofen Family*. Vatican 1932 In-4°: [3]-281 ff. typed, coats of arms drawn with colored pencils and watercolors on tracing paper (a few omissions in the foliation, occasional stains, some handwritten corrections and additions). Contemporary amateur white half-cloth binding, untitled (detached, upper hinge broken, marginal tears on the last endpapers). Original transcription (unpublished?) of one of the “Familienbuch” volumes preserved at Heidegg Castle (Lucerne), the residence of this prominent Swiss patrician family, whose members served as officers in the Pontifical Swiss Guard from 1652 to 1982. Illustrated with numerous coats of arms, some of which are partially colored, preceded by an introduction by the transcriber, H. Pfyffer (1889–1957), 27th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, bearing his autograph signature. Includes an envelope addressed to him in Rome. Ref. DHS online.
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PFYFFER von ALTISHOFEN, Heinrich *Armorial of the Pfyffer von Altishofen Family*. Vatican 1932 In-4°: [3]-281 ff. typed, coats of arms drawn with colored pencils and watercolors on tracing paper (a few omissions in the foliation, occasional stains, some handwritten corrections and additions). Contemporary amateur white half-cloth binding, untitled (detached, upper hinge broken, marginal tears on the last endpapers). Original transcription (unpublished?) of one of the “Familienbuch” volumes preserved at Heidegg Castle (Lucerne), the residence of this prominent Swiss patrician family, whose members served as officers in the Pontifical Swiss Guard from 1652 to 1982. Illustrated with numerous coats of arms, some of which are partially colored, preceded by an introduction by the transcriber, H. Pfyffer (1889–1957), 27th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, bearing his autograph signature. Includes an envelope addressed to him in Rome. Ref. DHS online.
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