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BARON (Jules). L'Art héraldique contenant la manière...

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BARON (Jules). L'Art héraldique contenant la manière d'apprendre facilement le blason... by M. Baron,... New edition... by M. Playne,... A Paris, chez C. Osmont, 1693. In-12, [9] f., 260 p., [8] f., fr., pl., period mottled and glazed havana calf, 5-rib spine, fawn title page, ornate caissons, edges speckled, corners and headpieces restored with fillets added to boards (defects to spine, boards curved, extensive wetness at beginning of vol. then sporadic wax stain p.197-199 and facing pl.). Edition illustrated with a frontispiece and 35 plates featuring numerous figures of arms, all engraved on copper. All plates partly colored (red, blue and green). Provenance: Denonville (old signature on title). (Saffroy 2248).