MONNAIS, Édouard. Éphémérides universelles ou Tableau religieux, politique, littéraire, scientifique et anecdotique présentant pour chaque jour de l'année un extrait des annales de toutes les nations et de tous les siècles depuis les temps historiques. Published in Paris by Corby between 1828 and 1833. In 13 In-8 volumes. Havana glazed half calf, spines with faux-nerfs underlined by special fillets and framed in cold, double fillets, gilt title and tomaison, speckled edges. Approx. 500 pages per volume. Minor rubbing. Some foxing. Important series of universal ephemerides written by a group of scholars and men of letters, including A. V. Arnault, Aubert De Vitry, Boisseau, Bory De Saint-Vincent, P. De Chamrobert, Chatelain, Aug. Et Fréd. Descroizilles, Dulaure, P. Duport, A. Fée, Guizot, Jourdan, Kératry, De Norvins, E. De Planard, Tence, Léon Thiessé, Thory, F. Tissot, all arranged and published by Édouard Monnais. The work presents, for each day of the year, an extract from the religious, political, literary, scientific and anecdotal annals of all nations and all centuries, organized chronologically and alphabetically. Ex-libris label bearing the number "E.L." on the flyleaf. A very good, identically bound set of this vast compendium of historical information.