Statutes of the Order of S. George, in the county of Burgund - Lot 207

Statutes of the Order of S. George, in the county of Burgundy; and the list of all MM. the knights of the said Order, since the year M. CCC. XC. Besançon, Jean-Félix Charmet, 1768. In-8° 206, 4 bl., [8] pp. marbled fawn basane, smooth spine decorated with flowers, blond morocco title page, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges (Binding of the period).very rare work, printed in a small number.engraved frontispiece of the "Arms of the Order of St. George in the County of Burgundy in 1768".the list of knights is continued in pen on the blank pages, i.e. 23 names added, up to 1776. A few details noted in pen in the margin.ms bookplate of Abbé de Chilly, followed by the mention, in another hand, "purchased at his death".Small accident to the tail cap, wear to the corners. A good copy, however.