[Heraldry] Order of the Golden Fleece, two works: (1) [Anon.] La Toison d'Or,

ou recueil des statuts et ordonnances du noble ordre de la Toison d'or, leurs confirmations, changemens, additions, cérémonies, immunitez, exemptions, prééminences, honneurs & bulles papales depuis l'institution jusques à present. Cologne, for Pierre Sweitzer, 1689. First ed., (22),306 p. Contemp. marbled calf, spine gilt in decorative compartments, sm. 8vo. Front cover rubbed, two paper strips pasted on spine, internally very good. Rare original edition of the statutes and ordinances of the famous Order of Chivalry, the Golden Fleece.

(2) (Crystyn, J-B.) Le mausolée de la Toison d'Or. Amst. Henry Desbordes, 1689. (4),463,(9) p. Modern boards w. handwritten title on spine. Biographical work on the members of the Order of the Golden Fleece, with 451 numbered chapters including the devices, mottos, epitaphs, symbols, emblems, etc. Binding sl. rubbed, library stamp on title p., sl. browned, foxing as usual. Otherwise in good condition. Together forming a complete late-17th-century documentation of the Order of the Golden Fleece, comprising both its statutes and biographical account. (total 2)