Description BERGIER (NICOLAS). THE DESIGN OF THE HISTORY OF REIMS, with various curious remarks concerning the settlement of peoples, & the foundation of the cities of France. Reims, Nicolas Constant, 1635. In-8, morocco tobacco, three gilt fillets in frame, spine ribbed and ornamented, reddish-brown title coin, gilt edges (18th c. Rel.).First edition of this important history of Reims. Title vignette, portrait of the author, 4 (out of 5) figures out of text, all engraved on copper by E-Moreau. Missing the folding view of Reims as the crow flies. Ex-libris H-Bertrand. A few freckles; slight wetting; rare marginal pencil annotations. Stains and rubbing. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.