Le Calendrier de la Cour, tir? des Eph?merides . Pour l'annee Mil sept cent trente-neuf. Imprim? pour la Famille Royale, et Maison de Sa Majest?

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Verlag: Jacques Collombat, Paris, 1739

Beschreibung

36mo (binding size 108 x 55 mm). [72] pp. (a single quire of 36 leaves, the first and last leaves mounted on the free endpapers and printed on visible sides only). Woodcut royal arms on title, 2 astronomical woodcuts, typographic moon symbols in calendar. Double rule page borders. Publisher's case binding of olive morocco, covers gold-blocked with very wide rocaille border, Dutch-gilt free endleaves, pastedowns removed gilt edges (small loss to border of lower cover, inner backstrip archivally reinforced, some scuffing to lower cover).*** One of the longest published Parisian almanacs, published without interruption from 1700 to 1792, and containing useful information for ladies and gentleman of the Court. Invented by the printer-publisher and typefounder Jean-Jacques Estienne Collombat (1668-1744), the Calendrier de la Cour became a familiar fixture of court life. These little books continued to be referred to as "Collombats" long after the printer's death, when their publication was continued by the printer H?rissant and later his widow. This one sports a typical plaque binding, commissioned by the publishers. Cf. Grand-Carteret,?Les Almanachs Fran?ais?92 and p. xli. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2689d

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Le Calendrier de la Cour, tir? des Eph?...

Verlag: Jacques Collombat, Paris

Erscheinungsdatum: 1739

Einband: Hardcover