40 - Pierre-Paul DUBUISSON (active 1746–1762)

Pierre-Paul DUBUISSON (active 1746–1762) An Alphabetical Armorial of the Principal Houses and Families of the Kingdom, Particularly Those of Paris and the Île-de-France, Containing the Coats of Arms of Princes, Lords, and High Officers of the Crown and the King’s Household, as well as those of the Sovereign Courts, etc. A work enriched with nearly four thousand coats of arms engraved in intaglio. Dedicated to His Lordship the Count of Saint-Florentin, Minister and Secretary of State. In Paris, published by Guérin and Delatour, Rue Saint-Jacques, and Laurent Durand, Rue du Foin. 1772. A work in 2 volumes, in-12 format, bound in full brown vellum, with a triple gilt fillet framing the edges, the spine with 5 raised bands, featuring a title label on a red and green morocco background, decorated with gilded florets in rectangular cartouches, bearing an “A.W.” bookplate and numbered No. 3501. Minor wear to the binding. 215 and 212 pages.