BRESC, Louis de. Armorial des communes de Provence, ou Dicti - Lot 83

BRESC, Louis de. Armorial des communes de Provence, ou Dictionnaire géographique et héraldique des villes et villages des Bouches-du-Rhône, du Var, des Basses-Alpes, de Vaucluse et des Alpes-Maritimes. Published in Marseille by Laffitte Reprints in 1972. In octavo / In-8 format, bradel. Chocolate brown Skivertex. Smooth spine, author and title in gilt on burgundy leather, publisher's name gilt at tail. LVI-370 pages, 1 frontispiece, plates A to S in B&W off-text. Slight white mark on front cover. Reprint of this armorial published in Paris in 1866. This is the only armorial covering all the communes of ancient Provence. For each commune, the author gives the administrative districts of 1866 and those of the Ancien Régime, a description of the coat of arms with its source, followed by a short historical note. Edition of 125 copies. A very fine copy, inside intact.