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[HISTORY - LIÈGE] - SOCIETY OF LIÈGE BIBLIOPHILES A complete set of 6 in-4° volumes. Cream-colored full cloth binding by the publisher. A few stains and minor imperfections on the covers. This essential collection on the history of the Principality of Liège includes: 1. LHOIST-COLMAN, Berthe. The Account Book of Simon-Joseph Abry, Painter and Herald of Liège (1675–1750). Liège, Société des Bibliophiles liégeois, 1990. 1 volume in-4° (304 pp., with one color plate). Publication No. 28 in the series. A rigorous analysis and transcription of this document reflecting art and daily life in the 18th century. Limited edition of 200 copies; this copy is No. 1/50, printed on Featherweight paper. 2. FLORKIN, Marcel & KELECOM, Jean. The Medical World of Liège Before the Revolution. Liège, Société des Bibliophiles liégeois, 1996. 2 volumes in-4° (712 pp.). A masterful and indispensable work tracing the structure of medicine, pharmacy, and public health in Liège under the Ancien Régime. Limited edition of 221 copies; this one is no. 1 of 171, inscribed on Holland paper (no. 49). 3. GUÉRIN, Pierre (n.d.). The Jesuits of the Walloon College of Liège during the Ancien Régime. Liège, Société des Bibliophiles liégeois, 1999. 2 volumes in-4° (723 pp.), with two color plates and 31 illustrations in the text. Publications nos. 31 & 32 in the series. An essential scholarly work on religious history and education in Liège. Limited edition of 225 copies; here, 1/175, personalized on Holland paper (No. 49). 4. MOFFARTS D’HOUCHENÉE, Stanislas de. The Commissioners of the City of Liège (1424–1794) Based on the Abry Manuscripts and Official Records. Volume I (1424–1511). Liège, Société des Bibliophiles liégeois, 2005. 1 volume, in-4°. The first milestone in this impressive prosopographic undertaking cataloging the city officials of Liège. Limited edition of 226 copies; here, 1 of 175 signed copies from Holland (no. 49).