REGIONALISM/AUVERGNE] - Lot 8

REGIONALISM/AUVERGNE] BOUILLET (J.B.)] Historical Records of Auvergne, covering the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, Haute-Loire, and Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Imprimerie de Perol, 1840–1847 8 volumes in full Bradel-style cardboard binding, in-8: I: 16, (1), 600 pages, 13 plates (none in volume 1 and one unnumbered); II: 715 pages, 20 plates (one plate 0 and 19 plates); III: 679 pages, 17 plates (no plates 11, 17, 18, 19, 20); IV: 707 pages (2), 12 plates (out of the 14 announced); V: 702 pages, (2), 5 plates (out of the 6 expected); VI: 693 pages, 14 plates (of the 17 expected); VII: 514 pages, 2 plates; VIII: 452 pages, 3 plates. A rare collection comprising essays on history and archaeology, chronicles, notes on the region’s folklore, and historical short stories published in various local newspapers. A compendium of historical, archaeological, architectural, folkloric, and social references... From the descendants of the Matharel family, Usson On the title page of Volume IV, written in pen: “Matharel family archive—see page 151.” Water damage in the margin of Volume IV. Some plates are missing (86 out of the expected 95). Bindings are scuffed with damage to the spines and caps. Corners are worn.