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1768réf. 179Paris Deschamps, [puis:] Demoraine, [puis:] Vve Demoraine et Boucquin [et: Imp. de Poulet] 1768-1834 2 vol. in-4 demi-basane brune, dos lisses ornés de filets dorés et de fleurons à froid, pièces de titre et de tomaison beiges et vertes, tranches marbrées [Rel. du XIXe siècle], rest
1825réf. 23232Gotha e.a., Justus Perthes bzw. C.A. Starke, 1825-1989. Kl.-8vo bis gr.-8vo. Mit zahlr., teils farbigen Abb. von Wappen sowie vielen Portraits in Kupferstich o. Lichtdruck. OLwd., OHlwd. u. OPp., meist m. goldgeprägt. Rückentitel.
réf. 46347aafZürich, Orell, Füssli, 1799-1822, in-12mo, mit 24 gest. Titeln, 9 (4 alt-kol.) Aquatinta-Taf., 43 Kupfertafeln, 69 altkol. gest. Trachtentafeln, 96 gefalt. gest. Ansichten, 3 (1 gefalt., 2 altkol.) gest. Profilen, 5 gefalt. Tabellen u. 1 gefalt. Musikbeilage, 24 altkol. gefalt. Kupferkarten (gest. v. J. Scheurman), Bibl.-sign. Lassberg. Illustr. Orig.-Pappbde, teilw. etwas berieben, Rücken v. Jg. 1799 ersetzt. Neu hergestelltes Papp-Ausstellkästchen.
1771réf. 29329Paris Le Breton 1771 In-8, maroquin rouge, plaque pousse or sur les plats avec un mdaillon central portant sous un mica des armes peintes en couleurs l'aquarelle, dos sans nerfs orn petits fers dors, roulette or sur les coupes; doublures et gardes de papier blanc orn d'un semis d'toiles dores, tranches dores (reliure de l'poque).Superbe almanach pour l'anne 1771, prsentant la France officielle, politique et administrative de l'anne. "Il a t fait dans la seconde moiti du dix-huitime sicle toute une srie de plaques ornementales destines orner richement des almanachs royaux. Certaines de ces plaques, totalement diffrentes des modles crs par les relieurs tels que Derome, Padeloup, etc., paraissent avoir t dessines par des artistes ornementalistes, ayant galement fourni des modles de dcorations pour les boiseries, sculptures, etc." (Ed. Rahir, Livres dans de riches reliures, Paris, 1910). Riche reliure orne de la plaque "G" attribue Dubuisson, et des armoiries aquarelles sous mica de Charles de Grente de Grcourt, seigneur et patron de Montfort, Thierville, Ponthautou, Fontainecourt et autres lieux, premier avocat du Roi au parlement de Normandie. Cette personnalit est cite dans le prsent almanach page 257 (armoiries reproduites dans Olivier planche 525). Ces almanachs royaux orns d'armoiries aquarelles sont de la plus grande raret.
réf. LCS-18199Exemplaire au chiffre supposé de Joseph Fouché, Ministre de la Police, duc d'Otrante. A Paris, chez Testu, Imprimeur de sa Majesté, 1812. In-8 de 976 pp. Maroquin vert, roulette aux feuilles de vignes et grappes de raisin autour des plats, chiffre F frappé or au centre des plats au sein d’un blason, dos lisse richement orné avec l’aigle impérial frappé dans deux caissons, coupes décorées, doublures et gardes de moire rose, tranches dorées. Reliure de l’époque. 217 x 120 mm.
1950réf. ZA-0945London 1820 - 1950. Angeboten wird hier eine nahezu komplette Reihe der britischen Ausgabe des "Nautical Almanac" von 1822/24 bis 1830 sowie von 1837 bis 1951 (lediglich Jg. 1846 fehlend, vol. 1846 missing). Blaue Halbleinenbände mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln sowie (ab 1934) beige Halbleinenbände mit originaler Titelprägung auf Buchrücken und Vorderdeckel. Jeder Band mit ca. 500 Seiten (alte Jahrgänge im Umfang schmaler). Offizielles Astronomisches Jahrbuch der internationalen Astronomie (International Astronomical Union) und der Geowissenschaften (International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics). Wichtigster Inhalt des Almanachs sind präzise Vorausberechnungen aller größeren Körper des Sonnensystems. Zweck des Jahrbuchs war es ursprünglich, eine raschere Astronavigation auf See zu ermöglichen. Die Erstausgabe von "The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris" erfolgte für das Jahr 1767 in England, das amerikanische Pendant "The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac" wurde erstmals für das Jahr 1855 herausgegeben. Die britische Ausgabe erschien unverändert bis 1959 und wurde dann in "The Astronomical Ephemeris" umbenannt. Von 1981 an erscheinen britische und amerikanische Ausgabe gemeinsam unter dem Titel "The Astronomical Almanac".
réf. LCS-18197Précieux et superbe exemplaire relié en vélin doré fleurdelisé portant au centre des plats une réserve centrale à la date de 1697. A Paris, chez Laurent D’Houdry, 1697. In-8 de 80 pp., (2) ff.bl. intercalaires, (2) ff., 2 tableaux dépliants. Plein vélin doré, double encadrement de filets or autour des plats, fleurs-de-lys aux angles, réserve centrale dorée et finement décorée portant la date 1697 en or, dos fleurdelisé, tranches dorées. Reliure de l’époque. 185 x 115 mm.
1795réf. 12606Amsterdam J. van Oulik 1795. L' École des meurs ou les soirées de Célie 8 112 pp. In-32 H. 10 x W. 55 x D. 2 cm. Fine embroidered binding. With 12 engravings ivory silk boards and spine decorated with embroidery of gold thread rhinestones and sequins miniature under mica on each cover mirror on the first flyleaf pink tabis lining Augsburg paper endpapers and gilt edges.Extremely rare gallant almanac printed in the Netherlands in the style of the Parisian almanacs decorated with a title vignette and 12 engravings. Ornament with two painted miniatures: a young man with a basket of flowers by her side is talking to a tiny animal partially erased puppy or kitten. Some very slight mica damage.No copy in the CCFr or WorldCat. Â Amsterdam, J. van Oulik hardcover
1801réf. 55852Paris Chez Jeannet (1801) In-32 (100 x 65 mm), reliure de soie ivoire orne sur les plats de compositions brodes au fil d'argent, insrant de 44 petits cristaux disposs dans des cannetilles d'argent frises et des surfaces de mica rouge et bleu, le tout dans un semis de minuscules toiles trois branches ralises sur des pastilles de soie beige. Le premier plat est orn d'un grand bouquet de fleurs bord par un rideau rouge, le second, dans un encadrement de feuillages, d'une montgolfire avec deux personnages dans la nacelle; dos sans nerfs agrment de 8 de petits cristaux galement disposs dans des cannetilles argent frise, doublures de papier fantaisie rose petits triangles dors, non rogn (reliure de l'poque).Charmantes trennes pour l'anne 1801, comportant deux calendriers rpartis moiti en tte du volume, moiti la fin, donnant les phases de la Lune et le saint du jour. Ce dernier, dpliant, est orn pour chaque mois d'une vignette grave sur bois. L'ouvrage est illustr de 13 compositions graves galement sur bois, dont un titre et 12 hors-texte voquant les lments naturels, les saisons, les ges... Une des illustrations reprsente une montgolfire et a t plac en regard d'un pome relatant l'accident dont fut victime le scientifique Piltre de Rozier, le pionnier de l'ascension humaine en montgolfire, qui stait lanc le dfi de rejoindre, par les airs, Londres depuis les ctes de la Manche. Un funeste pari, car l'appareil s'embrasa, faisant du scientifique la premire victime d'une catastrophe arienne. Rare reliure brode, remarquable par la prsence d'un dcor arostatique sur le second plat, tmoignage de la fascination que provoqurent les premires ascensions en montgolfires. Les reliures dites "au ballon" sont trs recherches. La broderie comporte quelques manques et la soie est lgrement unses aux coins de la reliure.
1785réf. (LCPCALM-0001)(L' exemplaire de Louise-Marie-Thérèse d'Artois, fille de la Duchesse de Berry dans sa reliure en maroquin rouge du temps à ses armes) "ALMANACH ROYAL, ANNEE M.DCC.LXXXV...". 1785, Paris, D'Houry. 1 vol. in-8° (204x130 mm) (dimensions pages 198x120 mm) 684 pp. Reliure de l'époque en maroquin vieux rouge ornée d'une magnifique plaque de Dubuisson. Armoiries en losange au centre des plats. Dos à cinq nerfs avec fleurs de lys et titre dorés. Coupes ornées et tranches dorées. Gardes de tabis bleu. Rares et infimes rousseurs. Très bel exemplaire. Spectaculaire reliure ornée d'une plaque de Dubuisson: elle est décrite sous le n° 184k du Catalogue Rahir (Livres dans de riches reliures, Paris, 1910) et sous le n° 10 du Classement de Christian Galantaris. Provenance: Exemplaire aux armes dorées de la Princesse Louise-Marie-Thérèse d'Artois (1819-1864), fille du Duc et de la Duchesse de Berry. Ex libris armorié Bibliothèque du Château de Rosamel. (LCPCALM-0001) (4.500,00 €) (Tous les livres provenant d'Italie possèdent la licence d'exportation (Attestato di Libera Circolazione) du Ministero dei Beni e Attività Culturali)
réf. 10623Paris, d'Houry, [1782] In-8 (215 x 133 mm), 683 pp. Maroquin rouge, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, armes au centre, fleurs de lis en écoinçons, dos à nerfs orné, fleurs de lys en caissons, roulette dorée sur les coupes et les chasses, tranches dorées, gardes de tabis bleu, des restaurations (reliure de l'époque).
1811réf. 12709Amsterdam by derfg. C Stigter 1811. Almanach op t jaar ons Heeren Esus sic Christus 1811. Voorzien met eene aanwijz. van de jaar-/paard-/beest- en leerm. in Holland en de maans op- en onder-gang: berekend door Jacob de Gelder mathematicus. Full shark leather binding with two silver clasps with silver marks among one with three crosses for Amsterdam and the letter B still intact and working. In -24 size 75 x 55 cm. / 276 x 197 inch. Binding with two very small holes in the leather and is further in good condition. Guilt edges. Rare almanac printed in Amsterdam with 12 folding coloured woodcut illustrations for each month Sinterklaas in December and 4 folding coloured woodcut illustrations for each season text in German under the seasons. With calendar printed in red and black ink Verduisteringen en hemelverschynselen voor den jare 1811 Reys-Wyzer wanneer de veerschepen en trekschuiten moet afvaren gedrukt voor de reizende Aantekeningen van don Antonio Magino Korte Kronyk beginnende van den jare 1805 8 blank leaves white note pages prepared to write and delete writings or drawings and 10 laid blank leaves for notes. Both blank note pages and the laid paper leaves are of a later date than the almanac. The illustration for December is a very nice illustration of the Dutch feast Sinterklaas with people with a rod of Sinterklaas. The only known copy of this 1811 almanac features added colored illustrations for each month and season. The illustrations are trimmed slightly shorter than the original almanac. Likely bound at a later date. On the first page of the thickened specially prepared pages the following is written in pencil: Stamped not perforated. Jacob de Gelder 17651848 was an influential mathematician and educational reformer who played a key role in reforming mathematics education in the Netherlands. One of his well-known mathematics books is Eerste gronden der meetkunst. In 1815 he became a professor of mathematics at the newly founded Military Academy in Delft but conflicts over his theoretical approach led to his suspension in 1819. He subsequently became a professor at Leiden University until his retirement in 1840. Amsterdam, by derfg. C Stigter hardcover
réf. 110370Rare almanac with beautiful drawings on the special prepared erasable paper. With many woodcut portraits of Dutch hero's. Printed by the famed Golden Age printer Saeghman in 1665. Full leather embossed binding with dutch lion and the text Hollandia. On the back a coat of arms. With metal clasp in good condition other two clasps missing. Edges of the binding and the spine with some damages. In -16 95 x 75 cm. Coat of arms of Amsterdam on the titlepage. Titlepage in red and black ink. Only one copy in STCN Leiden. With stamps of Gemeente Archief van Amsterdam. With 16 white note pages prepared paper to write and delete writings or drawings of which 6 with beautiful drawings of birds and two with houses old church. Bound with ""kort en bondigh Chronicken van alle de gedeckwaerdighe geschiedenissen in Europa sedert den Jare 1500 tot dit tegenwoordighe jaer Amsterdam Gillis Joosten Saeghman"". With an illustrated title-page featuring Europa on the bull. On every page a portrait portraits of Willem van Oranje Piet Hein admiraal Jacob van Heemskerck Spinola etc. or other woodcut illustration. Last page severely damaged on the interior edge almost loose but still attached. The famed Golden Age printer Gilles Joosten Saeghman Saegman 1619-1704 published both works.NL Zeldzame almanak met kleine gebreken aan de geblindstempelde leren band. Prachtige tekeningen op het witte speciaal geprepareerde papier waarop je kan schrijven en gummen om opnieuw te beginnen. Veel van vogels zoals een eend en een pauw maar ook 2 met gebouwen. hardcover
1804réf. ABC_48705Paris 1804. Large 8vo ca. 19.5 x 12 cm. L.É. Testu Contemporary gold-tooled tree marbled calf with an ornamental border on both boards a richly gold-tooled spine with red calf title-label lettered in gold gilt board edges gilt edges marbled endpapers. With the engraved coat-of-arms of the First French Empire on the title page and numerous letterpress tables. 16 832 pp. Attractively bound copy of this interesting French almanac for the year 1804-1805 An XIII i.e. year 13 counted from 1792 the period running from 23 September 1804 to 22 September 1805 according to the French Republican calendar which was used from 1793 to 1805. It is the last almanac using the terminology of the French Revolution before Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 was crowned Emperor of the French on 2 December 1804.This almanac contains a wealth of information concerning the organization of the administration of the French state in the first year of the First French Empire. It comprises the names of the main dignitaries in France and abroad mentioning i.a. Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States of America the public officials in Paris and in the provinces the magistracy the clergy the army officers etc. as well as the usual subjects present in most almanacs such as annual fairs stagecoaches and timetables. It is concluded with an extensive index pp. 817-824 and a supplement pp. 825-832 which is not always present in most copies we could trace.The French publisher Laurent Étienne Testu 1765-1839 worked from 1788 for the French printer François Jean Noël Debure 1743-1802 who was the son-in-law of the French printer Laurent Charles dHoury 1723-1786. The family of DHoury had started with the annual publication of the famous Almanach royal which appeared under this title from 1700 to 1792.In 1791 Testu took over Debures printing house and in 1792 the title of the almanac was turned into Almanach national de France due to the new political situation caused by the French Revolution. After Napoleons coronation to emperor in 1804 its title was subsequently changed into Almanach imperial. Testu was appointed imperial publisher to Napoleon until his abdication in 1814.With the 19th-century oval bookplate of the French military Albert Le Lorier "Sous-Intendant Militaire" mounted on the front pastedown. The head of spine is slightly chipped/damaged the corners of the boards are slightly worn. The title page is slightly stained in the outer blank margin two text leaves Oo2 and Zz5 are re-attached probably replaced and their outer blank margins are slightly shortened otherwise a beautiful binding in very good condition.l Grand-Carteret Les almanachs français no. 1433. hardcover
1850réf. L6D9JJJQJ3D4Saint Helena 1850. 8vo. George Gibb Government office Later black half morocco gold-tooled spine. With the title page printed in orange with the woodcut royal arms of the United Kingdom. 126 37 3 pp.; plus 3 1 blank pp. advertisements Only copy located of the 1850 almanac for the island of Saint Helena. Famous for being the prison of Napoleon Bonaparte in his final years the British island was used as a frequent stop by ships calling in for supplies. The almanac contains 37 pages listing the 930 ships that visited the island between 1 December 1848 and 30 November 1849. The development of steamships as well as the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 would almost completely deprive Saint Helena of its great importance as a supply station. In 1840 a naval station was established for the Royal Navy's campaign to suppress the slave trade. By 1 December 1849 15067 slaves had been brought to the island. Roughly a fourth died on the island with the rest emigrating to Jamaica British Guiana and Trinidad.Starting with the natural history of the island the almanac describes the geology of the island and lists the birds and fish that can be found. The rest of the almanac describes the feasts and festivals for the year 1850; lunar cycles; climate of the island; tides; the family of Queen Victoria; the British cabinet; the political military and ecclesiastical government of the island as well as the British naval command in West Africa; customs and judicial fees and penalties; ordinances; local institutions and societies; and a list of local miscellaneous information. The printer appears to have aimed for a full page; for instance placing a table of the height of several hills and peaks below the regional naval hierarchy instead of near the geographical description whereas a table of geographical distances is placed under the header "local miscellaneous information".With the bookplates of the barrister Alexander Meyrick Broadley 1847-1916 famous for being the defence lawyer for the Egyptian nationalist Ahmed 'Urabi 1841-1911 and of the legendary superspy Sidney George Reilly 1873-1925. Binding lightly worn at the hinges; a very good copy. unknown
1924réf. 65430Wien, Kunsthandlung Würthle & Sohn Nfg., 1924. Gr.-8°. Mit zahlr. Abbildungen u. Werbungen (dav. eine zwischengeb. Farbtafel). 80 S., 16 Bll., In Rot u. Schwarz typographisch illustr. OKart.-Umschlag.
1803réf. 373912New York: D. Longworth at the Shakespeare Gallery 1803. 24 engraved vignette illustrations by Peter Maverick. 5-80 2pp with the calendar and memorandum pages i.e. pp. 41-64 engraved. 12mo. Original wrappers each comprised of two plates backed onto each other i.e. 4 plates in total engraved by Anderson. Publisher's red morocco gilt slipcase. 24 engraved vignette illustrations by Peter Maverick. 5-80 2pp with the calendar and memorandum pages i.e. pp. 41-64 engraved. 12mo. As least three issues of Longworth's Belles Lettres Repository were published for 1801-1803 with slightly varying titles: The American ladies & gentlemen's pocket almanac and elegant belles lettres repository. for 1801 Evans 36816; The American ladies' & gentlemen's pocket almanac and belles lettres repository for 1802 Shaw & Shoemaker 50194; and the present titled at the bottom of the front wrapper and as a caption title at the head of p. 5. An advertisement on the recto of the final leaf states: "This is the third Belles-Lettres-Repository. The two former have been done at the expense of the Publisher. this he hopes will be at the expense of lovers of neat things." At the bottom of the same page are descriptions of the plates and illustrations including the "frontispiece title-page i.e. front wrapper L'Allegro and finishing piece Il Penseroso form the cover" and the plate on the inside front wrapper being "Orpheus Eurydice and Cerberus." The vignettes by Maverick illustrate "select passages in Hayley's 'Triumphs of temper' with extracts underneath each. At the foot of each of these pages are the kalendar sic pages for 1803 and the intermediate spaces are ruled for belles-lettres selections &c. . these alternate with twelve other vignettes architectural and picturesque with ruled memorandum pages under each the whole engraved." Shaw and Shoemaker locate only the example at the Huntington which collates precisely as the present; i.e. wrappers comprised of two engraved plates mounted to each other i.e. the front wrapper being pages 1-4 and the text beginning on page 5 with a caption title at the head. An additional example with the same collation at the Hay Library Brown University confirms the work is complete as issued A scarce example in the original slipcase; American publisher's slipcases or sheaths from the 18th century are very rare. The earliest noted by Tanselle is on an 1801 edition of the American Ladies & Gentlemans Pocket Almanac Tanselle 01.01 and plate 9. Shaw 2551 dating the imprint as 1802 locating only the example at the Huntington Library ; Pomeroy J.R. Alexander Anderson 1775-1870 105. See Tanselle 01.01 D. Longworth at the Shakespeare Gallery unknown
1803réf. 373912New York: D. Longworth at the Shakespeare Gallery 1803. 24 engraved vignette illustrations by Peter Maverick. 5-80 2pp with the calendar and memorandum pages i.e. pp. 41-64 engraved. 12mo. Original wrappers each comprised of two plates backed onto each other i.e. 4 plates in total engraved by Anderson. Publisher's red morocco gilt slipcase. 24 engraved vignette illustrations by Peter Maverick. 5-80 2pp with the calendar and memorandum pages i.e. pp. 41-64 engraved. 12mo. As least three issues of Longworth's Belles Lettres Repository were published for 1801-1803 with slightly varying titles: The American ladies & gentlemen's pocket almanac and elegant belles lettres repository. for 1801 Evans 36816; The American ladies' & gentlemen's pocket almanac and belles lettres repository for 1802 Shaw & Shoemaker 50194; and the present titled at the bottom of the front wrapper and as a caption title at the head of p. 5. An advertisement on the recto of the final leaf states: "This is the third Belles-Lettres-Repository. The two former have been done at the expense of the Publisher. this he hopes will be at the expense of lovers of neat things." At the bottom of the same page are descriptions of the plates and illustrations including the "frontispiece title-page i.e. front wrapper L'Allegro and finishing piece Il Penseroso form the cover" and the plate on the inside front wrapper being "Orpheus Eurydice and Cerberus." The vignettes by Maverick illustrate "select passages in Hayley's 'Triumphs of temper' with extracts underneath each. At the foot of each of these pages are the kalendar sic pages for 1803 and the intermediate spaces are ruled for belles-lettres selections &c. . these alternate with twelve other vignettes architectural and picturesque with ruled memorandum pages under each the whole engraved." Shaw and Shoemaker locate only the example at the Huntington which collates precisely as the present; i.e. wrappers comprised of two engraved plates mounted to each other i.e. the front wrapper being pages 1-4 and the text beginning on page 5 with a caption title at the head. An additional example with the same collation at the Hay Library Brown University confirms the work is complete as issued A scarce example in the original slipcase; American publisher's slipcases or sheaths from the 18th century are very rare. The earliest noted by Tanselle is on an 1801 edition of the American Ladies & Gentlemans Pocket Almanac Tanselle 01.01 and plate 9. Shaw 2551 dating the imprint as 1802 locating only the example at the Huntington Library ; Pomeroy J.R. Alexander Anderson 1775-1870 105. See Tanselle 01.01 D. Longworth at the Shakespeare Gallery unknown books
1772réf. 260710London: Various 1772. First. hardcover. very good. Rubricated text throughout. Illustrated with many charts and some woodcut diagrams. Thick 12mo contemporary red calf gilt leather label a.e.g. London: various publishers for The Company of Stationers 1772. First editions. An interesting collection in a very good attractive period binding Titles include: Remarkable News from the Stars; The Gentleman's Diary & Mathematical Repository; The Ladies' Diary; Vox Stellarum; Merlinus Liberatus; Parker's Ephemeris; The Coelestial Diary; Poor Robin; The English Apollo; Speculum Anni; Olympia Domata; The Coelestial Atlas. Various printers. Various unknown
1772réf. 260710London: Various 1772. First. hardcover. very good. Rubricated text throughout. Illustrated with many charts and some woodcut diagrams. Thick 12mo contemporary red calf gilt leather label a.e.g. London: various publishers for The Company of Stationers 1772. First editions. An interesting collection in a very good attractive period binding Titles include: Remarkable News from the Stars; The Gentleman's Diary & Mathematical Repository; The Ladies' Diary; Vox Stellarum; Merlinus Liberatus; Parker's Ephemeris; The Coelestial Diary; Poor Robin; The English Apollo; Speculum Anni; Olympia Domata; The Coelestial Atlas. Various printers. Various unknown books
1784réf. 4382Paris: chez la Veuve Depoilly et chez Jubert 1784. 24mo binding size 98 x 58 mm. Etched and engraved title 24 pages a single 12-leaf quire A 16-page calendar for 1785 bound in middle of quire 12 etched and engraved “plates” printed on 6 conjugate bifolia rule page borders throughout one or two borders shaved. A fine copy in a contemporary case binding of embroidered ivory faille silk over binders’ boards both covers with a central wheat sheaf of couched purl and vermeil sequins in a pot of green threads symmetrical purl ribbons and sprays above and below the ground with small green flowers and sequin accents double outer border of sequins and intertwining metallic thread spine with saltire design of metallic thread and sequins salmon watered silk doublures with hammered vermeil ribbon borders framing a mirror on the upper cover and on the lower cover a pocket free endpapers of pink on gold brocade paper printed on one side only gilt edges. Outer corner of front cover very slightly stained and fraying a ribbon border inside lower cover detaching the mirror intact but its tin backing turned to powder and shedding slightly through the spine. A delightful almanac in a fetching embroidered binding which expresses the golden sun of the harvest abundance and joy. In pictures and verse this almanach galant relates love’s approaches evasions and eventual conquest using an extended military metaphor. Hence captions like “the diligent vigil the gracious combat marauding cupids a lucky rally the double attack the capitulation” etc. grace the hardly warlike images. The women in petticoats ribbons and flowery hats wear the latest fashions. In an unusual modern touch the image of the etched title showing a couple in a boat with a fortress and galleon in the background continues behind the title lettering. The engraved illustrations of courting and sometimes modestly contorting couples are in dark vivid impressions. In this copy unlike the Grand-Carteret copy the sixth and seventh plates were printed on the same sheet in the wrong order and thus the captions are mismatched. The embroidered cover of the binding was applied slightly awry on the lower cover. OCLC lists the BnF copy only. Cf. Savigny de Moncorps Almanachs illustrés du XVIIIe siècle 1909 no. 55 p. 104; Meunié Bibliographie de quelques almanachs illustrés des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles 1906; Grand-Carteret 1143: the same almanac with full-page illustration but bearing the title of the 1793 Goguettes Parisiennes his no. 1192. chez la V[euv]e Depoilly, et chez Jubert unknown
1784réf. 4382Paris: chez la Veuve Depoilly et chez Jubert 1784. 24mo binding size 98 x 58 mm. Etched and engraved title 24 pages a single 12-leaf quire A 16-page calendar for 1785 bound in middle of quire 12 etched and engraved “plates” printed on 6 conjugate bifolia rule page borders throughout one or two borders shaved. A fine copy in a contemporary case binding of embroidered ivory faille silk over binders’ boards both covers with a central wheat sheaf of couched purl and vermeil sequins in a pot of green threads symmetrical purl ribbons and sprays above and below the ground with small green flowers and sequin accents double outer border of sequins and intertwining metallic thread spine with saltire design of metallic thread and sequins salmon watered silk doublures with hammered vermeil ribbon borders framing a mirror on the upper cover and on the lower cover a pocket free endpapers of pink on gold brocade paper printed on one side only gilt edges. Outer corner of front cover very slightly stained and fraying a ribbon border inside lower cover detaching the mirror intact but its tin backing turned to powder and shedding slightly through the spine. A delightful almanac in a fetching embroidered binding which expresses the golden sun of the harvest abundance and joy. In pictures and verse this almanach galant relates love’s approaches evasions and eventual conquest using an extended military metaphor. Hence captions like “the diligent vigil the gracious combat marauding cupids a lucky rally the double attack the capitulation” etc. grace the hardly warlike images. The women in petticoats ribbons and flowery hats wear the latest fashions. In an unusual modern touch the image of the etched title showing a couple in a boat with a fortress and galleon in the background continues behind the title lettering. The engraved illustrations of courting and sometimes modestly contorting couples are in dark vivid impressions. In this copy unlike the Grand-Carteret copy the sixth and seventh plates were printed on the same sheet in the wrong order and thus the captions are mismatched. The embroidered cover of the binding was applied slightly awry on the lower cover. OCLC lists the BnF copy only. Cf. Savigny de Moncorps Almanachs illustrés du XVIIIe siècle 1909 no. 55 p. 104; Meunié Bibliographie de quelques almanachs illustrés des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles 1906; Grand-Carteret 1143: the same almanac with full-page illustration but bearing the title of the 1793 Goguettes Parisiennes his no. 1192. chez la V[euv]e Depoilly, et chez Jubert unknown books
1737réf. 396Paris, Veuve d'Houry, 1737 ; in-8 de 425 pp., maroquin vieux rouge de l'époque, dentelle encadrant les plats, guirlande fleurie aux angles, armes dorées au centre, dos à nerfs orné, roulette intérieure, doublures et gardes de papier d'Augsbourg, tranches dorées.
1786réf. ABC_48085Berlin 1786. 24mo 10.7 x 6.2 cm. George Jacques Decker Contemporary German embroidered binding: ivory silk over boards sides purled with blackened silver threat a double row of silver sequins enclosing on the front cover the embroidered year "1787" within a wreath of silver thread hanging on an embroidered knot and on the back cover a basket with colored flowers also hanging on a knot spine ornamented with silver thread gilt edges. With an engraved portrait of Princess Frederique of Prussia by C. Tounley after Cuningham dated 1786 as a frontispiece. This is printed on one double-leaf with the engraved title page. Further with a folding engraved map 13 x 18.2 cm by D.F. Soltzmann after C.L. Oesfeld 1785 showing the projected Kiel Canal 12 numbered etchings illustrating the 12 months of the calendar by Daniel Chodowiecki. Text of all pages printed within a frame with small corner pieces. 240 pp. Rare almanac for 1787 from a series of Berlin almanacs that appeared under various titles from 1769 to 1813. The almanacs could be acquired with etched plates illustrating the 12 months by the greatest German book illustrator of the 18th century Daniel Chodowiecki. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Art and worked for the Berlin Genealogischer Kalender or Almanac Généalogique from 1770 until his death in 1801 as well as for other almanac publishers. Chodowiecki was given free rein to choose the subjects of the 12 plates always in the calendar section of the annual almanacs. He often chose popular plays; in the present work his 12 illustrations depict scenes from the play Die Jäger Chasseurs by the German actor and playwright August Wilhelm Iffland 1759-1814 published in 1785. The subject of each illustration is explained in a 7-page "Explication des estampes". Also included is an engraved portrait of the young Princess Frederique Charlotte Ulrique Catharine of Prussia 1767-1820 who would become Duchess of York and Albany through her marriage to Prince Frederick King Georges second son in 1791. The folding map depicts the projected route of what is today known as the Kiel canal completed in 1784 which joints the North Sea to the Baltic.The binding shows signs of wear some sequins are lost the silk is somewhat soiled Some sequins lost silk soiled occasional slight foxing and staining with a tear along the gutter of the map. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Lanckoronska & Oehler Die Buchillustration des XVIII. Jhts. II pp. 92-93. hardcover
1772réf. 195273Paris: Gueffier 1772. An apparently unrecorded publication in an elaborately embroidered binding A musical almanac absent from bibliographies and untraced in institutional holdings here intricately bound. The amorous theme of the lyrics intended for familiar melodies and game for unmarried players are echoed in the binding's motifs of love. An acrostic spelling "Louise" suggests the name of the beloved whom the title page declares was the original reader. The contents comprise songs for each month and sign of the zodiac. These are set to familiar airs apart from one "La Terre bon conseil aux rois" which does not yet have music to accompany it. A calendar for 1772 records feast days and lunar phases. Its "New Game of Oracles" includes a printed numbered chart forming the game board. Players select a number while blindfolded to reveal a song for either a bachelor or mademoiselle. A number of almanacs were published under the name Dumeny or Dumenil. Gueffier published more than 20 almanacs between 1741 and 1774 many of which had similar musical or amorous tones. Neither Saffroy nor Grand-Carteret record this publication though the latter records an almanac of the same name published by Cailleau in 1774 521. As with the present almanac no copies are traced of this later publication which may be a reprint. Quadragesimo-octavo 88 x 50 mm pp. 74. Woodcut ornamentation throughout. Contemporary binding of cream silk spine couched with vertical passing threads boards framed with fine vertical strips of metal plate enclosing wide arabesque border of passing threads couched in wave-like arrangement metallic passementerie to board fore edges front board with lovers' knot and crossed arrows top winged flaming hearts in pink and green silk rear with pansies or violets in purple pink yellow and green silk blue silk pastedowns gilt edges. Embroidery bright and neat silk mildly soiled loss to pink bud embroidery at rear occasional loss to thread at edges contents lightly uniformly toned. A beautifully preserved example. hardcover
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