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ALMANACH ROYAL POUR L'ANNEE MDCCXXII Paris, d'Houry,...

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ALMANACH ROYAL POUR L'ANNEE MDCCXXII Paris, d'Houry, 1722. In-8, cream vellum, fleur-de-lys at the corners and central coat of arms, spine with 5 fleur-de-lys, gilt edges (Binding of the period). Grand Carteret, 91 /// (1f.)-80-65 to 79-81 to 353. A copy bearing the arms of Guillaume-François Joly de Fleury, avocat général and then Procureur général at the Parlement de Paris from 1717 to 1746, a magistrate remarkable for his eloquence, his knowledge and ease of work, his zeal, his experience and his honesty (Olivier, pl. 1953, iron n°2). Copy interleaved with blank leaves for the calendar. Binding stained. Traces of cords.