Seller: Goltzius, Lisse, Netherlands
Rennes, Joseph Vatar, 1742, (8)+432+IX+(108)+32+(2)+60+84pp. tooled full leather binding, remnants of gilt decoration still visible on spine. Top and bottom of spine damaged. Wormhole in back of binding, This binding and the book as such show signs of heavy use. The edges of the front are severely damaged, rubbed and frayed, the bookblock is loosely bound and edges are irregular, Extensive soiling throughout the block and binding, Modern repairs to some pages of the book. Unrepaired damage to other pages. Blook is complete. This book on the laws and regulations of Bretagne in France was reprinted many times but what makes this version interesting is the fact it was actually used. Heavily used and as such attractive book. Price accordingly. l Traité des domaines congéables à l'usement de Treguier & comté de Goüello (IXpp), table des prescriptions, table des matières (3+105pp), edits, arrests & reglemens (32+2pp), ordonnances du roi de 1731 (sur les donations, les tutelles, le rapt de séduction, les testaments, 60pp), arrests rendus sur plusieurs art. de ces Coûtumes de Bretagne (84pp).