Engraved miniature calendar for 1784

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$2,500 · Offered by Musinsky Rare Books

Oblong miniature 70 x 36 mm., binding 74 x 39 mm . 13 leaves, entirely engraved, printed on sheets that were cut up, the resulting strips skillfully glued to each other, opening longitudinally to form 12 page openings, one for each month. At the head of each month is an etched vignette. First leaf attached directly to the binding, last leaf adhered to a flyleaf, with second flyleaf pasted to back board. 19th-century metallic case binding, hinged spine, covers

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