[Heraldry]. PARADIN (Claude). Alliances Genealogiques des Ro - Lot 54

[Heraldry]. PARADIN (Claude). Alliances Genealogiques des Rois et Princes de Gaule. Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1561. In-folio of [8], 1201, [3] pp. Engraved title, ornate lettering. Marbled fawn calf, 6-nerve spine, fawn morocco title and supra-libris, cold-stamped fillets on covers, gilt roulette on edges, red edges (18th century binding). Rare first edition, dedicated by Claude PARADIN (15.-1573) to the Queen Mother CATHERINE DE MEDICIS. Illustrated with over 1000 coats of arms, at least one per page. Le Comté de Bourgogne pp. 883-935. Handwritten cancellated ex-libris "Duval, Médecin d'Evreux", handwritten ex-libris of a convent of Friars Minor; supra-libris at tail of spine in the name of M. le Comte d'EVREUX. Small marginal wetness on the first 4 pages, angular wetness without affecting the text and coats of arms pp. 897 to the end; discreet restorations to the binding. A good copy.