ALMANACH ROYAL. Lot n° 42

Together five volumes. Almanach royal, pour l'an 1713. Paris, Laurent d'Houry, [1713]. In-8, red morocco, gilt lace, coat of arms in the center, spine decorated with fleurs-de-lis, inner lace, gilt edges on marbling (period binding). Copy in morocco with large royal coat of arms. Interleaved calendar. Incomplete of the A3 leaf. Covers and corners worn. Almanach royal, year 1759. Paris, Le Breton, 1759. In-8, red morocco, lace of palmettes, butterflies and baskets of flowers, spine decorated with fleurs-de-lis, inner lace, gilt dominoté paper endpapers, gilt edges (Period binding). Beautiful copy in red morocco, with interleaved calendar. Engraved label À la Teste noire du papetier Larcher (Paris, 1756). From the library of Henry Houssaye, with ex-libris. Black stain on the second board, not serious. Royal Almanac, leap year 1780. Paris, d'Houry, [1780]. In-8, red morocco, gilt lace, spine decorated with fleurs-de-lis, inner lace, Augsburg paper endpapers, gilt edges (Period binding). Label À la teste noire. Corners worn, endpapers missing. Almanach royal, year 1782. Paris, d'Houry, [1782]. In-8, red morocco, large lace with scrolls, fleurons and fleurs-de-lis, spine decorated with fleurs-de-lis, inner lace, blue silk lining and endpapers, gilt edges (period binding). Copy in red morocco with lace, with interleaved calendar. Label À la Teste noire. Minor spotting, black stain on second board, two corners dulled. Royal Almanac, year 1783. Paris, d'Houry, [1783]. In-8, red morocco, gilt lace, spine decorated with fleurs-de-lis, inner lace, gilt edges (period binding). Top cap damaged, one jaw split, freckles, missing the corner of a guard.