Beschreibung:

ALMANACS. -- JANET, (publisher). Les Vrais Amans ou la constance recompensée. Paris: Janet, 1793. 32° (93 x 55mm). Letterpress text. Hand-coloured engraved title, 12 plates and 24pp. engraved text, folding letterpress calendar. White satin, worked gilt wire and sequins, each cover set with four faceted brilliants and large centrally placed gilt oval frames containing original gouaches on vellum, the upper of a soldier bidding farewell to his loved-one, the lower of a young woman surrounded by various revolutionary symbols, the front with pink satin liners, the pastedown with a shaped mounted mirror, the back with pink satin and floral paper wallet. (Two brilliants lacking, some damage to the needlework). Grand-Carteret 1208; Cohen-de Ricci 76. JANET, (publisher). Les Etrennes a la Rose ou le rosier d'Amour. Paris: Janet, [1800]. 32° (108 x 61mm). Letterpress text. Engraved title, 12 plates and 24pp. engraved text. Bound with Le Secrétaire, ou dépositaire fidèle et discret . Red morocco gilt, fore-edges of covers with red morocco loops fitted with 'silverpoint' writing implement, g.e. Provenance : circular monogramed red leather booklabel. Cf. Meunié 59 (an edition of 1807). -- and 5 other almanacs, 4 published by Janet, each bound in red morocco, with loops, 3 with 'silverpoint' writing implements (Grand-Carteret 1207 [F.Meunié's copy]; 799; 1194; 1314; 1331 [hand-coloured copy]). (7)