Almanach de Gotha Almanach de Gotha pour l'année 1803 Gotha, C. W. Ettinger, 1803. In-32, Frontispiece - engraved title - portraits of the King and Queen of Etruria - 13 ffnch -2 plates of colored costumes - 18 ffnch of calendar & 6 views of European buildings, 3 Russian costumes - portrait of the Count of Rumford - one folding table - 94 pp - 15 ffnch - 122 pp - 5 ffnch of comparative calendars. Publisher's boards with engraved decoration, handwritten label on spine, gilt edges. Chronicle of the years 1801 and 1802, description of Portuguese power, fairs and markets.

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