Le Conseiller des grâces dédié aux Dames [The Councillor of Graces dedicated to Ladies]

Paris, Marcilly, 1817.
1 vol. (20 x 23 mm) of 64 pp. Red morocco, smooth ornate spine, roulettes and fillet framing the covers, gilt flower in the centre, gilt edges (period binding).

8 full-page engravings.

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.