[ALMANACH]. Royal Almanac, year M. DCC. L. Paris : Veuve d'Houry, Le Breton petit-fils d'Houry, 1750 - In-8, 192 x 126 : 456 pp. Red morocco, gilt rocaille plate in frame and gilt arms in the center on the boards, spine decorated with nerfs, gilt roulette inside, linings and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (binding of the period). OHR, pl. 2682. Nice copy of this almanac decorated with a plate by Pierre-Paul Dubuisson (17..- circa 1762), described by Rahir under n° 184c (Livres dans de riches reliures, Paris 1910) . It bears the ARMS OF LOUISE-ÉLISABETH DE FRANCE, DUCHESSE DE PARME (1727-1759), eldest daughter of Louis XV and Marie Leczinska. She became infanta of Spain and duchess of Parma and Piacenza. She died at the age of 32. Restorations to the headpieces and hinges.
Estimate
€1,500 - €2,000
Result
€2,312
Buyer's premium
25%
[ALMANACH].
Royal Almanac, year M. DCC. L.
Paris : Veuve d'Houry, Le Breton petit-fils d'Houry, 1750 - In-8, 192 x 126 : 456 pp. Red morocco, gilt rocaille plate in frame and gilt arms in the center on the boards, spine decorated with nerfs, gilt roulette inside, linings and endpapers of blue tabis, gilt edges (binding of the period).
OHR, pl. 2682.
Nice copy of this almanac decorated with a plate by Pierre-Paul Dubuisson (17..- circa 1762), described by Rahir under n° 184c (Livres dans de riches reliures, Paris 1910)
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It bears the ARMS OF LOUISE-ÉLISABETH DE FRANCE, DUCHESSE DE PARME (1727-1759), eldest daughter of Louis XV and Marie Leczinska. She became infanta of Spain and duchess of Parma and Piacenza. She died at the age of 32.
Restorations to the headpieces and hinges.
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