3 almanacs including that of the colonies on the... Lot 821

3 almanacs including that of the colonies on the eve of the Revolution. Paris Vve d'Houry [Jeanne Néra]t & Debure 1788-1789 3 ouvr. en 2 vol. in-18 (rare pitting, qqs annot. mss anciennes). Contemporary speckled calf and 19th c. brown half-maroquin (slightly rubbed). Fresh interior. 1. Almanach des colonies. 1789. 92 pp. (bound after no. 3). Rare penultimate year of this series begun in 1778, giving an account of the French colonies of Saint-Domingue, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia, Guyana, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Senegal, etc. - 2-3. État de la Marine. 1788, 1789. [16]-208, [16]-214 pp. Titles adorned with a vignette bearing the coat of arms of France. Prov. (2) Montaignet (armorial bookplate). Ref. Grand-Carteret, Almanachs français, 355, 589.