Demay, Germain. - A compilation of two works on the seals of - Lot 398

Demay, Germain. - A compilation of two works on the seals of Artois and Picardy. 1/ - Inventory of the Seals of Picardy, collected from archives, museums, and private collections in the departments of the Somme, the Oise, and the Aisne. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1875. Quarto, (modern) binding in brown half-maroquin, ribbed spine, gilt title, covers preserved—scattered foxing—[2 ff.], XXIV pp. (preface and catalog of engraved stones belonging to the following volume), 215 pp. Illustrated with 14 photoglyptic plates, out of which 8 are devoted to Picardy and 6 to engraved stones belonging to the following volume. 2/ - Inventory of the seals of Artois and Picardy collected from archives, museums, and private collections in the departments of Pas-de-Calais, Oise, Somme, and Aisne. With a catalog of engraved stones used for sealing. n-4 (modern) binding in brown half-maroquin, ribbed spine, gilt title, front cover preserved (rebound with missing sections) — Scattered foxing — [2 ff.], 393 pp. Illustrated with 9 photoglyptic plates in full color relating to Artois (out of 24 listed)