La Roque, Gilles-André de. - Treatise on the Origin of Names - Lot 385

La Roque, Gilles-André de. - Treatise on the Origin of Names and Nicknames. On their diversity, their characteristics, and their changes, among ancient peoples as well as among the French, the Spanish, the English, the Germans, the Poles, the Swedes, the Danes, the Italians, and other nations. Including the names of the founders of a large number of communities, whether secular or religious, in France and abroad, the dates of their foundations, and various questions regarding names and coats of arms. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1681. 12mo, bound in full contemporary calfskin, the covers decorated with a triple border of gilt fillets, the ribbed spine ornamented, burgundy title label—trims trimmed flat, split joints, 2 corners pierced; the upper portion of the title page “Traité de l’origine des noms” is missing and has been replaced by a pasted vignette; pagination error on pp. 175–176 (375–376) and folios bound out of order (177–184) - [10 ff., title page, preface, table of contents, corrections, privilege], 306 pp. (pp. 305 and 306 are listed as additions on page 239).