ALMANACH nouveau, farce, comique, lyrique et tragique des femmes publiques du ci-devant Palais-Royal. Paris, chez les marchands de nouveautés, s.d. In-12, glazed fawn half-calf, ornate spine, black parts, gilt head (Binding circa 1840). Rare almanac giving the names, residences and prices of the chères (sic), the state they are currently in, since the convents were suppressed. Engraved frontispiece (short lower margin), with round for engraving. Cracked spine, brown spots.

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