ALMANAC DE GOTHA. Set of 52 years of the Gotha Almanac. Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1870 - 1922. - 53 volumes in-16, publisher's red percaline. This famous almanac was born in Saxony-Coburg in 1763. It listed the royal and princely houses in power in Europe. Its publication continued until 1945, with the Soviet occupation of the former Saxon duchies of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha. The 53 almanacs in the present set correspond to all the volumes published from 1870 to 1922, with the exception of the one for 1915, plus the "Annuaire diplomatique et consulaire des Etats des deux mondes. Supplement to the Almanac de Gotha. 1882". Each volume is in its publisher's red percaline binding, except the 1870 volume which is in green percaline. Defects and wear to several hardcovers. Several copies have been restored. The one of 1886 is incomplete. The 1921 binding has been rebound, the original boards and spine have been brought back. The first board and the spine of the "Annuaire" are unbound.