COLONNA D'ISTRIA, Ottavio. - Lot 250

COLONNA D'ISTRIA, Ottavio. Origine e discendenza della famiglia Colonna d'Istria, colli documenti autentici concernenti i privileggii di detta famiglia, ch'anno servito per prova davanti il Consiglio superiore di Corsica nel 1773... data in luce dal signor Don Ottavio Colonna d'Istria]. Parigi: Stamperai della vedova Ballard, 1777. In-4: 1 preface leaf, a large fold-out genealogical chart ("albero genealogico della famiglia Colonna d'Istria"), 152 pp. 1f. Worn, muted contemporary boards, later half vellum with missing parts. Written by Ottavio Colonna d'Istria, captain of the royal grenadiers of the Corsican provincial regiment. It was printed in a very small number for members of his family, who had just obtained recognition of nobility. The family genealogy is accompanied by the documents used as evidence before the Corsican High Council in 1773. Ex libris on the title page of Colonna-Ceccaldi, Xavier-Antoine, d'Evisa. Light marginal staining from p. 111 to p. 128, otherwise good condition inside for this very rare and sought-after work. AP