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Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon
Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon
Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon
Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon
Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon
Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon
Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon
Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon

Inventaire Des Greffes Des Notaires Du Regime Francais Vol XVIII Louis Chambalon

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  • Condition: This is a somewhat oversized paperback book. The binding is solid. There is some wear, staining and soiling of the paper covers. The paper cover over the spine and around the edges of the front and back covers has darkened. This book was issued with the top edges of small groups of pages (generally groups of 8 pages) being uncut. For the great majority of these page groups, the top edges remain uncut. On a small number of pages, the ink from one side of the printed page has bled through to the other side. Although this is distracting, the printed pages are still legible, however. [Photo #3 is representative of the great majority of pages that are not affected. Photo #4 is an example of one of the relatively few affected pages.] There is no writing, or highlighting, or underlining, in the book. This book may have a very slightly musty odor. Please see photos. Sold as is.

    Description

    Up for sale is a very scarce book summarizing the specific events and transactions that came before a prominent, and perhaps the busiest, notary in Quebec (New France) during a 10 year period spanning the very end of the 17th Century and very beginning of the 18th Century.  It contains very valuable genealogical and historical information.
    IMPORTANT NOTE:  THIS BOOK IS ENTIRELY IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE
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    Title:
    Inventaire des Greffes des Notaires du Regime Francais, (Volume) XVIII
    Author (compiler):  Antoine Roy
    Copyright:  1956
    Publisher:  Archives de la Province de Quebec
    Paperback book.  (About 10.5 inches tall by a little over 7 inches wide.)
    Pages:  362
    NOTE:  This book does not have an Index.  The Index to this volume was apparently published in a subsequent volume of the series.
    Notaire Louis Chambalon (1663 - 1716) was born near Poitier, France.  He arrived in the New World in about 1688 working as a clerk-attorney for merchants and then as a merchant himself.  In 1692, he received a commission of "royal notary" (which was confirmed by King Louis XIV in 1694).  He would continue as a notaire for the rest of his life; his clientele included the elite of Quebec society.  The volume I am now selling (Volume XVIII) contains Chambalon's activities between 1692 and 1702.  I believe that the next volume (Volume XIX) covers the second half of Chambalon's career as a notary.
    The series "Inventaire des Greffes des Notaires du Regime Francais" comprises 32 volumes.  Some of the volumes contain the records of multiple notaries (who were less prolific than Chambalon).  On the back cover of this book [see photo #8] (and continuing on the inside of the back cover, not pictured) is an alphabetical list of all the included notaries and the volumes in which their records appear (at least up to the issuance of Volume XVIII in 1956).
    Volumes 1 through 27 were compiled by the Roys (Pierre-Georges and Antoine) between 1943 and 1976.  Volumes 28 through 32 were prepared at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres.
    Please see above for complete description of condition and for photos.  Sold as is.
    Attention US Buyers:  I will ship this by USPS Media Mail or by USPS Priority Mail, your choice.  Please note that if you have a Military Mail address (e.g. APO), I must ask that you choose USPS Priority Mail as it is my understanding that USPS Media Mail is not reliable to Military Mail addresses.
    Attention International Buyers:  Unfortunately, it appears that international shipping from the US (via the USPS) has become unreliable, because of the pandemic.  Therefore, I have decided to remove the international shipping option.  You are still welcome to bid on this item, but will need to supply a shipping address in the US.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.  Thank you for your understanding.