666. SAINCT-JULIEN (Pierre de). Mélanges historiques et recueils de diverses matières pour la plupart paradoxalles, et néanmoins vrayes. Lyon. Benoit Rigaud. 1589. (16) ff ; 702 pp. ; (1) f., in-8 with wide margins, full vellum with Bradel-style flaps, smooth spine (later binding). First edition illustrated with a folding genealogical plate and a plate with the arms of Sainct-Julien. Handwritten inscription signed by bibliophile Gabriel Mouravit on the first flyleaf: "Très rare volume, exemplaire unique par sa belle conservation et la grandeur de ses marges, très soigneusement réglé et très pur. The work contains curious dissertations on the history of France and various noble families of Burgundy. "Gabriel Mouravit stamp on title page. . Ex-libris Comtesse Chappaz de la Prat, widow of poet Emile Pignot. Regulated copy. Restoration to margin of page 323.