Petit bijou
Paris, Le Fuel, 1810.
1 vol. (20 x 29 mm) of 64 p. Red morocco, smooth spine decorated, rolled fillets and fillet framing the covers, gilt motif at center, gilt edges, cigar-case slipcase (contemporary binding).
1 frontispiece title and 12 figures.
Following the London fashion, numerous almanacs of this kind were published in Paris after the fall of the Empire. Intended for a female clientele, these small pocket — or rather salon — publications competed in delicacy and refinement to please an increasingly demanding public.
From the library of Jean-Paul Kahn.
#29741
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