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Almanach impériaL. Paris: Testu, 1808. In-8, 880 pp, long-grained red morocco, smooth spine cloisonné and decorated with gilt motifs including an imperial eagle and an insignia of the Légion d'honneur, gilt palmettes framing the boards with gilt monogram "D" crowned with flowers and underlined by laurel branches, filleted edges, gilt inner scroll, gilt edges; pp. 689 to 704 bound out of order, edges and covers a little rubbed, corners dulled (period binding). Woodcut imperial coat-of-arms on title. Provenance: Parisian stationer F. B. Pochard, who practiced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries (bookplate), then the Parisian bookseller Auguste Aubry (1821-1878, bookplate); private collection (Pescheteau-Badin sale, March 29, 2024).
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Almanach impériaL. Paris: Testu, 1808. In-8, 880 pp, long-grained red morocco, smooth spine cloisonné and decorated with gilt motifs including an imperial eagle and an insignia of the Légion d'honneur, gilt palmettes framing the boards with gilt monogram "D" crowned with flowers and underlined by laurel branches, filleted edges, gilt inner scroll, gilt edges; pp. 689 to 704 bound out of order, edges and covers a little rubbed, corners dulled (period binding). Woodcut imperial coat-of-arms on title. Provenance: Parisian stationer F. B. Pochard, who practiced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries (bookplate), then the Parisian bookseller Auguste Aubry (1821-1878, bookplate); private collection (Pescheteau-Badin sale, March 29, 2024).
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