French almanac (5 risultati)

(9.7 cm) 32mo. [112] pp. 2 folding engraved plates. Original decorative pink paper wrappers with an elaborate gilt-stamped pattern; rubbed, darkened. Very good. With 2 engraved folding plates showing France and Europe: 1) "Planetaire", "Mappe-Monde", "Europe", "La France", 2) "Listes de MM. les Membres de la Chambre des Deputes, session de 1816", "Division de la France." Contents: Eopques pour 1817; Fetes Mobiles; Hotels des Monnaies; Calendrier; Tableau des plus grandes Marees de 1817; Heures de la Mer dans quelques Ports; Table de l'intervalle de temps dont la haute Mer; Valeur des Piastres en Francs et Centimes, etc.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 12mo (134 x 84mm). 172pp., [38pp.] (Supplement), [ii] (Table and advertisement leaf). Text in French. Engraved frontispiece of Antinous and 7 full-page engraved vignettes of seasons; figures in costume, and views of countryside, four of these by Hogarth. Later marbled paper covered boards; (margins trimmed lightly browned; corners worn). Rare French Edition of the pocket Almanac of Gottingen (also known as the Gottingen Taschenkalendar). Divided into two parts, the first part contains the calendar, genealogy of the Royal Houses of Europe and the second part has instructive and entertaining stories, with the usual almanac information added at the end, including a report of new inventions, tables of weights and measures, money rates, statistics or the population of almost 350 cities. The almanac de Goettingue was one of the best illustrated almanacs of its time, it was published in 37 volumes from 1776 until 1813, most of these volumes were printed in German and French editions. Gottingen is an old German city which has medieval roots dating from 1150 and 1200. It has a famous university (Georg-August-Universitat) which was founded in 1737.…

Exceptionally rare edition of this charming almanac for 1805 and 1806, with a calendar for one and a half year, running from September 1805 to December 1806. This was done because the work followed after almanacs that used the French Republican Calendar (1793-1805), which ran from September to September instead of from January to December. Other than the calendar, the almanac includes educational songs on friendship, silence, family, and various emotions, set to popular tunes, and illustrated with 12 engraved plates. Together, this was intended as a "School for adolescents", teaching young people about courting and various types of relationships. On the last page the eclipses of the sun and moon for 1806 are listed, including those not visible in Europe. The almanac was also published for the years 1807, 1808, and 1809, but all editions are very scarce today. We have only been able to find one other copy of the present 1805/1806 edition in sales records, but it has not mentioned in any of the literature, nor has it been recorded in institutions.With a contemporary annotation in Dutch on the first free flyleaf ("Tis niet genoeg te beminen[!] maar best eerst wel te vezinnen[!]"). The head of the spine has been bumped, a round black stain on the back board. The work has been bound into one quire instead of two, causing errors in the pagination. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Bondy, Miniature books, p. 48; Grand-Carteret 1526 (for the years 1807 and 1808); Welsh, A bibliography of miniature books, 6239-6240 (idem); not in Gumuchian; WorldCat. Contemporary gold-tooled straight-grained red morocco, spine decoratively gilt, decorative double borders on both boards, gilt edges, brocade endpapers. With 12 full-page engraved plates showing young people talking, playing, and courting. Pages: 16, 24, 17-31 [=15], [1] pp.…

Exceptionally rare edition of this charming almanac for 1805 and 1806, with a calendar for one and a half year, running from September 1805 to December 1806. This was done because the work followed after almanacs that used the French Republican Calendar (1793-1805), which ran from September to September instead of from January to December. Other than the calendar, the almanac includes educational songs on friendship, silence, family, and various emotions, set to popular tunes, and illustrated with 12 engraved plates. Together, this was intended as a "School for adolescents", teaching young people about courting and various types of relationships. On the last page the eclipses of the sun and moon for 1806 are listed, including those not visible in Europe. The almanac was also published for the years 1807, 1808, and 1809, but all editions are very scarce today. We have only been able to find one other copy of the present 1805/1806 edition in sales records, but it has not mentioned in any of the literature, nor has it been recorded in institutions.With a contemporary annotation in Dutch on the first free flyleaf ("Tis niet genoeg te beminen[!] maar best eerst wel te vezinnen[!]"). The head of the spine has been bumped, a round black stain on the back board. The work has been bound into one quire instead of two, causing errors in the pagination. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Bondy, Miniature books, p. 48; Grand-Carteret 1526 (for the years 1807 and 1808); Welsh, A bibliography of miniature books, 6239-6240 (idem); not in Gumuchian; WorldCat. Contemporary gold-tooled straight-grained red morocco, spine decoratively gilt, decorative double borders on both boards, gilt edges, brocade endpapers. With 12 full-page engraved plates showing young people talking, playing, and courting. Pages: 16, 24, 17-31 [=15], [1] pp.…

L' École des meurs, ou les soirées de Célie [] (8) 112 pp. In-32, H. 10 x W. 5,5 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. …