Collectif - Les Étrennes mignones, curieuses et utiles - 1792

The Pleasant, Curious, and Useful New Year Gifts
With several additions and corrections for the year 1792
Paris, 1792.
Small French almanac from the late eighteenth century.
Format: 6 × 8.5 cm – 12 g.
Fold-out map – Title engraved with medallion [1 f.] – 54 p. – Fold-out map.
The work opens with an engraved map of Europe, followed by calendrical and astronomical information: seasons, eclipses, movable feasts, moon phases, planets and signs of the zodiac. The monthly calendar indicates the feast days, the hours of sunrise and sunset, as well as various astronomical data.
The almanac also includes historical and geographical information: chronology of different eras, notices on the kingdoms and republics of Europe, administrative divisions of France, as well as lists of authorities and dignitaries of the time.
The copy has retained its original orange domoté paper cover with gold floral motifs. Its small format, its compact type, its typographic borders and its engraved maps are characteristic of popular almanacs of the period.
Condition: copy in its original binding, with a worn and slightly torn cover. Yellowed, crumpled, annotated and stained paper, showing soiling, handling marks and a few small edge losses. Several leaves have creases and signs of use.
Despite these flaws, this copy remains of documentary interest for its content, its 1792 calendar, and its testimony on the production of small French almanacs on the eve of the revolutionary period.
Please carefully consult the photographs, which are an integral part of the description.