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A Superb Work on French Seals

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A Superb Work on French Seals
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Natalis de Wailly, M. ÉLÉMENTS DE PALÉOGRAPHIE. POUR SERVIR A L'ÉTUDE DES DOCUMENTS INÉDITS SUR L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE PUBLIÉS PAR ORDRE DU ROI ET PAR LES SOINS DU MINISTRE DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE. ... Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1838. Four parts as issued in two volumes. Thick folio [38 by 29 cm], original publisher's cream boards; spines lettered in black. (4), xii, 716 + (4), iv, 452 pages; tables; 17 fine plates of facsimile alphabets, inscriptions, documents, etc.; 20 fine plates, procédé de A. Collas, depicting 127 seals. Bindings a bit worn; unopened; internally fine. See catalogue for full description.