HERALDRY] - Lot 193

HERALDRY] DENYS (Mademoiselle)] Armorial of the Chamber of Accounts since the year 1506, the era when the House of Nicolay first held the office of First President of this Chamber, dedicated to Monsieur de Nicolay, President of this Chamber, Paris, published by the author, Cellot, bookseller, 1780. One in-4 volume in full calfskin, ribbed spine, gilt decoration with title label and volume number: CCXXJ, (4); numerous additional leaves inserted at the end of the work (unpaginated) Second edition, revised, expanded, and corrected. Volume One only, containing a general account of the officers of this court since its establishment in 1506; a genealogy of the presidents and chief counselors in each of their offices, from the beginning to the present; a general alphabetical index of the names of the Presidents and Master Counselors, which includes the dates of their appointments and those of the creation of the offices they have held. One black-engraved plate. Damage to the top cover. Rubbed spine. Scuffs.