Les Petits Montagnards [The Little Mountain Men]

Paris, E. Jourdan, 1822.
1 vol. (20 x 27 mm), 64 p. Red morocco, smooth spine with gilt decoration, gilt fillets and roulettes framing the covers, central gilt motif, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

We apologize for the imperfect translation generated by Deepl for the purposes of the show.

Following the London fashion, many almanacs were published in Paris after the fall of the Empire. Aimed at a female clientele, these small pocket prints – or rather salon prints – vied with each other in meticulousness and delicacy to appeal to an increasingly demanding public.

From the Jean-Paul Kahn library.