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Royal Almanac, Year 1759

In Paris, published by Le Breton, 1759.

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In Paris, published by Le Breton, 1759.

8vo. Contemporary red morocco with gilt embossing, gilt coats of arms raised in the centre of the covers, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels featuring a fleur-de-lis border, title

, gilt edges, endpapers of gilt and white marbled paper with a floral pattern (spine slightly tarnished, very slight wear to the corners)

A fine copy bearing the coat of arms of the Marquis de Marigny, brother of Madame de Pompadour (a canting coat of arms), with a beautiful gilded Dubuisson-style plate on the covers and a spine decorated with a fanfare motif (in dotted lines).