Almanach royal, année bissextile M.DCC.LXXXVIII, présenté a sa Majeste pour la premiere fois en 1699

Publisher Laurent Charles d' Houry French

1787

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Bound in an armorial binding with the coat of arms of Claude Barthelot, marquis de Rambuteau. The binding is covered in full red morocco, gold-tooled on both covers, spine and board edges. The coat of arms of Claude Barthelot, marquis de Rambuteau, is tooled in the center of the identical covers. The arms are surrounded with undulating floral designs, bordered by linear decorative motifs.

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Title: Almanach royal, année bissextile M.DCC.LXXXVIII, présenté a sa Majeste pour la premiere fois en 1699
Publisher: Laurent Charles d' Houry (French, 1717?–1786)
Date: 1787
Geography: Paris, France
Dimensions: 716 pages, Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Jayne Wrightsman, 2009
Object Number: AY831 .Z7 1788
Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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