Geliot (Louvan) La Vraye et Parfaite Science des Armoiries.., numerous engraved coats-of-arms, all with contemporary hand-colouring, contemporary red morocco, Dijon, Pierre Palliot, 1660.

Geliot (Louvan) La Vraye et Parfaite Science des Armoiries, ou l'Indice Armorial...augmenté...par Pierre Palliot, half-title, engraved additional allegorical title by le Brun, frontispiece, head- & tail-pieces and initials, 2 double-page illustrated genealogical tables and numerous illustrations, c.60 full-page, mostly coats-of-arms, all with contemporary hand-colouring, many heightened with silver and initials in gold, errata leaf at end, title lightly browned, some offsetting, a few paint stains, some illustrations with slight damage and occasional loss from adhesions to facing images particularly small hole in Ii3 and Mm3 (latter repaired with slight loss to text), Ss4 torn extending into text/illustration (repaired), a few other marginal tears and repairs, some leaves reinforced at inner margin, modern bookplate of Michael Stanhope Dormer, handsome contemporary red morocco, triple gilt fillet border and panel with decorative tools at outer corners, spine gilt in compartments with seven raised bands, g.e., a little rubbed, slight wear to foot of spine, folio, Dijon, Pierre Palliot, 1660.

⁂ Magnificent hand-coloured copy of Palliot's greatly expanded version of Geliot's Indice Armorial of 1635. The illustrations depict orders and honours, banners, helmets, cardinals' crowns, and heralds as well as coats-of-arms, with charming head-pieces and initials of putti and gods with animals, and tail-pieces of vases of flowers and fruit.