[CORBERON (Nicolas de)] - Recueil d'Ordonnances du Roy et Rè - Lot 857

[CORBERON (Nicolas de)] - Recueil d'Ordonnances du Roy et Règlements du Conseil Souverain d'Alsace, depuis sa création jusqu'à présent. Printed by order of Monsieur le Premier Président. First part: 1657 - 1707. Second part: 1708 - 1737. Colmar, Chez Jean Henry Decker, 1738 ; 2 parts bound in an in-folio volume, 15 ff.n.ch. (privilège + table des pièces + table chronologique) + 966 pp. + 22 f.n.ch. (table des matières + table générale des Edits & Déclarations du Roy registrés au Conseil Souverain d'Alsace + diverses additions), contemporary full calf, spine ribbed, red title page, red edges (binding rubbed, corners dulled). First edition. The judgments in this collection were largely published by Nicolas de Corberon, First President of the Sovereign Council of Alsace from 1723 to 1747. "An essential source, not only for the history of Alsace, but also for the economic and social history of this province" (Saffroy). Freckling, mainly on the first 8 leaves; a fair copy despite the reported defects, solidly bound. Ex-libris Arthur Benoit.