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L'Apropos Galant. Année 1823.
by [ Miniaiture books.] [Annuals.]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez Marcilly, 1822 First edition. Seemingly intended as an annual, but no other issues appeared. Gold embossed gilt stiff paper wrappers. . Miniature ( " x 1"). . With eight hand-colored full-page illustrations. Some rubbing and some chipping to spine. Two small holes (seemingly made by a needle) at fore-edge, presumably for closure ties. Red armorial wax stamp to lower pastedown. A very good, bright, and clean copy. Annuals (sometimes referred to as literary annuals or keepsakes) were collections of literature and art published during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and were intended to be given as gifts. Though annuals did not emerge in the English-speaking world until the 1820s, literary almanacs had a long history in France and Germany, where titles like the Alamanch des Muses (1765 – 1833) and the Musen-Almanach (1796 – 1800) proliferated. Annuals were very popular among women, with many publishers marketing their annuals exclusively toward female audiences: German publisher J.G. Cotta's Almanach des Dames, for example, ran from about 1800 to 1830; the Louis Janet series of annuals, Almanach dedié aux Demoiselles, ran from 1812 to 1826. Inheritors of the genre in England include Kate Greenaway, whose popular Alamack series ran from 1883 to 1897.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17427
- Title
- L'Apropos Galant. Année 1823.
- Author
- [ Miniaiture books.] [Annuals.]
- Format/Binding
- Gold embossed gilt stiff paper wrappers.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Seemingly intended as an annual, but no other iss
- Publisher
- Chez Marcilly,
- Place of Publication
- Paris:
- Date Published
- 1822
- Pages
- 64 pp.
- Size
- Miniature ( \" x 1\").
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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