"Rare 18th Century Pocket Almanac. Paris 1785. “court Calendar” For The Year In Moroccan"
In full tan morocco this charming "Court Calendar" taken from the ephemeris for the year One thousand seven hundred and eighty-five; containing: the location of the Sun, its rising, its setting, its declination: the rising of the Moon & its setting, etc. With the Birth of the Kings, Queens, Princes & Princesses of Europe. Printed for the Royal Family and Her Majesty's Household. In Paris, rue Saint-Jacques, at the Veuve Hérissant, Printer of the King's Cabinet, House & Buildings of His Majesty. 1785 With Privilege of the King. Rich and beautiful satin pink baroque endpaper with flower interlacing pattern, framed pagination for this charming miniature book worthy of the pocket of "Marie Antoinette" as follows: dishes decorated with a ravishing plaque "Amour makes me live where l we see a love rekindling the flame in a decoration of interlacing, flat surrounded by a generous frieze, with a smooth motif of a ribboned iron running on the back. A preciousness and all the delicacy at the end of the 18th Century where. it was difficult to imagine the French Revolution in the gentle way of life of the Nobility.. And all its difference in relation to the People...A beautiful testimony in good condition and very decorative, despite its small size which makes it rare, see photos