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Étrennes belgiques, pour l'an 1790, avec les Étrennes de 178…
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Étrennes belgiques, pour l'an 1790, avec les Étrennes de 178…
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Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Étrennes belgiques, pour l'an 1790, avec les Étrennes de 1788, et le Poisson d'avril de 1789. In-18: 142-[2]-[16] pp; 9 h.-t. (lightly browned, pitting mainly marg.). - Patriotic almanac and chansonnier consisting of a calendar and satirical songs in French on political events in Belgium. Ill. with 2 frontispieces and 7 plates of medals, each accompanied by an explanatory leaf. As pointed out by Jadot, the KBR copy has only the 1st frontispiece, not the second placed at the head of the "Poisson d'avril". - ref. Zech-Du Biez, Belgian Almanacs, 635. - Opac KBR. - Jadot, "Almanachs belges non décrits", in Le livre & l'estampe, 39-40, 1964, pp. 8-9 (describes our ex.). - Prov. Countess Anne Thérèse Philippine d'Yve (1738-1814), Brussels political activist, pamphleteer and participant in the Brabant Revolution (bookplate). - Jean Jadot (ex-libris and extract from his notice describing the present copy). - Joint: Poisson d'avril en 1789. Pour servir de suite aux Étrennes belgiques. Wesel, P. Muller ; & est trouve à Bruxelles, [1789]. In-12 (some spotting). bradel grey pearl morocco with mod. corners, grey cloth on boards (spine faded). First edition, rare, the copies having been partly destroyed by the censors. Decorated with 1 front. The text was republished in the "Étrennes belgiques" of 1790. Ref. Zech-Du Biez, Almanachs belges, 628. - Opac KBR. Prov. Jean Jadot (bookplate). (2 vols.)
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About the sale
Prints & Drawings, Photographs & Comics, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism, Congo, Erotica & Ballets russes
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06/25/2026 at 1:00 PM
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