Almanach galant des costumes français des plus à la mode dessinés d'après nature /

Almanach galant des costumes français des plus à la mode dessinés d'après nature /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	A Paris : Chez le Sr. Boulanger, rue du Petit Pont, près le Petit Châtelet, [1780]
Description:	75 : illustrations ; 97 mm
Language:	French
Subject:	Fashion -- Early works to 1800. Songs, French -- Texts. Fashion. Songs, French. Early works. Texts. Almanacs -- France -- Paris -- 1781. Dutch gilt papers (Binding) -- France -- Paris -- 18th century. Silver bindings (Binding) Onlays (Binding) Treasure bindings (Binding)
Format:	Print Book
Local Note:	"With an engraved almanac calendar for 1793, cut up to form a miniature agenda-format calendar, each leaf approx. 84 x 22 mm., folded in the middle (horizontally), thus forming 13 leaves, the last (bottom of December) pasted down to back cover, in a similar mother of pearl and silver-gilt hinged case binding, with floral decor and central medallion (crack across back cover, some rubbing); a portion of a Beauvillain bookplate tipped in at front"--bookseller's description University of Chicago Library's copy, 2020. University of Chicago Library's copy's calendar is incomplete, lacking January through April; has two pages of publisher's advertisements at the end, numbered 3-4.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12405872

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Varying Form of Title:	Agreable a tous
Other authors / contributors:	Berthaut, illustrator. Queverdo, François Marie Isidore, 1748-1797, engraver.
Provenance:	Former owner's etched bookplate: Robert de Beauvillain. Binding: near-contemporary mother-of-pearl and silver-gilt case binding; each cover with an intricate incised design overlaid in silver and Zwischgold (silver-gilding), consisting of an outer border and central medallion framed by ribbons and garlands, the medallion on upper cover with nuptial symbols: a ring under garlands and drapery hovering above two flaming hearts on a garlanded pedestal with draped torches; lower cover with festive symbols: an open book of music musical horns, a pair of doves, and at top two sun-rays descending from clouds; backstrip hinged; liners of salmon silk; free endpapers lined with red and gold Brokatpapier; gilt edges.
Notes:	Almanac for the year 1781; includes songs without the music. All engraved. Calendar ([12] p.), not paginated; last page blank. Publisher's advertisements on p. 75. "Dessiné par Berthaut et gravé par Queverdo"--Publisher's advertisement. Issued in gilded leather or in gilded silk. Cf. publisher's advertisment.

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Call Number:	ARREARAGE 2020-127
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