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Calendrier perpétuel ou Almanach journalier; avec une table chronologique de calculs faite depuis l'an mil un de Jesus-Christ, jusqu'a l'an deux mil, pour l'Ancien & le Nouveau Calendrier. Ouvrage très-utile & nécessaire aux magistrats, gens de justice, hommes de lettres, chronologistes, navigateurs, curieux & a toutes sortes de personnes.
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First edition. A very nice copy of a perpetual calendar, with a lovely, folding plate showing the lunar calendar for the same period. Original blue / green marbled soft covers. The marbled covers are obviously fairly cheap, and the marbling done quickly, so part is blue / green, and part just mottled blue. We suspect that this was the corner that was being held when the paper maker dipped the sheet, which is quite interesting to see in a book, but which has led to the impression of staining to the front cover, where the mix is more blue than green! Rubbing to the spine edge and a touch of marking. No titles. Internally clean and bright, with no significant marking or darkening. There is a touch of edgewear with very slight loss to the first 9 leaves. A couple of pages have some staining to the the corners. This is quite marginal, and never extends to the text. The lunar chart is loose, (probably as issued) and it is not clear if it was ever attached. The calendar is usable up to the year 2000 (sorry, too late to use now, and not so perpetual after all). Following the preface, the advertisement (half a page with an attractive vignette below), promotes geographical and historical maps and charts, including an expansive 175 sheet map of France, and ornate calendar prints mounted on cardstock with intricate engraved borders. These latter were offered glazed and framed in gilt. The binding falls open in a couple of places, but is all still firmly attached. Complete with 86 pages as called for. Although unpaginated, the work contains an end paper, (title & preface), (3 leaves, i.e. 6 pages). Followed by 5 unnumbered leaves of tables and 35 numbered leaves of tables (40 in total, i.e. 80 pages) In total 86 pages. 24cm x 17.5cm. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 401590591. This shows only one library holding (in Lyon). .
1 960,00 €
1 960,00 €
