Le petit volage fixé

£160 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

This lovely almanach contains, along with the usual twelve month calendar for the year 1809, a corpus of 12 short verses to be sung. Fully engraved, they count the story of Cupid finding love on Earth, and are each illustrated by charming representations of Cupid. Contemporary turquoise boards, gilt edges, kept in the original slipcase; slightly soiled. Grand-Carteret, Les Almanachs français, 3398

• Binding: Hardcover

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