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[AUX ARMES ROYALES] ALMANACH ROYAL, 1783
D'HOURY, Laurent.
Almanach royal, année 1783.
Paris, D'Houry, 1783.
8vo (194x120 mm), (4)-683-(5) pages. binding : Contemporary full morocco, gilt flat, gilt covers with royal arms. All edges gilt. Head cap worn, corners bumped. Ex libris with pen.
First edition.
Very good copy in contemporary morocco whose covers are gilded with the arms of Mesdames de France.
The daughters of Louis XV indeed shared the same arms for their bindings, they were distinguished only by the color of the morocco. Red morocco was reserved for Adelaide of France (1732-1800).
references: OHR [pl. 2514].
provenance: Bookplate dated in 1905.
Price : 1500 €
European VAT number: FR87515091171
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