128mo (2.8 x 1.9 cm), 64 pp. including six full-page engraved plates. Bound in original green morocco gilt with filets framing a central stamp of an (upside-down?) flower on each cover, all edges gilt (very minor wear to binding).
Charming miniature engraved almanac featuring six songs, each illustrated with a corresponding full-page engraving in remarkable detail. For every song there is a title (for instance, “l’Art d’être heureux”) followed by the “air” – or music – to which it should be sung (in this case, “Aussitôt que la Lumiere”). With a full calendar, complete with saints’ days, at the end.
Grand-Carteret 543 (1842 edition).
Offered by Zoe Abrams Rare Books
$425
To purchase, contact zoe@zoethebookseller.com
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