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76 - [COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, year M.
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Estimate €300 - €400
Description
[COVER WITH COAT OF ARMS]. ROYAL ALMANAC, year M. DCC. LXXXIII. Presented to His Majesty for the first time in 1699. P., D’Houry, 1783. In-8, garnet morocco, the covers entirely decorated with a gilt plate, coat of arms struck in gold in the centre, decorated ribbed spine, gilt title, gilt inner roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding); 683 pp. FIRST EDITION of this royal almanac. A MAGNIFICENT COPY BEARING THE COAT OF ARMS of Jean-Emmanuel GUIGNARD, Viscount of SAINT-PRIEST (1714–1785), Intendant of Languedoc, who commissioned the gardens at the Château d’O, a famous folly in Montpellier. ¶ OHR, 2062 – Grand-Carteret, 91.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 11/18/2026 at 2:15 PM
Ref. : 3121 - 481
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