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ALMANACH ROYAL, POUR L'AN MIL SEPT CENS SEPT Paris,...

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ALMANACH ROYAL, POUR L'AN MIL SEPT CENS SEPT Paris, d'Houry, 1707. In-8, fawn basane, fillets and lilies at the corners, spine with 5 fleur-de-lys, edges gilt on marble (Binding of the period). Grand Carteret, 91 /// (2f.)-190-4f. The royal almanac, which was published at the request of Louis XIV from 1700 to 1792, is no longer described and contains a wealth of information, mainly astronomical and administrative. A copy interleaved with blank leaves for the calendar, some of which bear handwritten annotations. Binding rubbed with scratches on the second cover.