{"title":"Almanac","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"london-almanack-for-1864","title":"London Almanack for 1864. \u003e\u003eMINIATURE BOOK\u003c\u003c","description":"\u003cp\u003e1864.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiniature Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[40] engraved pages. All edges gilt. 8 x 58mm. Viscount Palmerston listed as First Lord of the Treasury and Queen Victoria as reigning monarch. In original case, both in diagonal grained calf. In good condition apart form the split in the pages on the Eclipses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35019037180060,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/products\/md16117030432.jpg?v=1594832103"},{"product_id":"an-almanack-for-the-year-of-our-lord-god-1679-john-goldsmith-publication-date-1679-condition-very-good","title":"AN ALMANACK FOR The Year of our Lord God, 1679. John Goldsmith. Publication Date: 1679 Condition: Very Good.","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAN ALMANACK FOR The Year of our Lord God, ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLondon:Printed by Mary Clark, for the Company of Stationers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1679\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e24, unnumbered blank pages (interesting contemporary hand written account entries, some dated ); [Printed pages of calendar are interspersed with blanks] pages [1]-[48]: alternates between 2 printed (Title-page and calendar printed in red \u0026amp; black) \u0026amp; 2 blank pages (title within double-lined border). Further 28 unnumbered blank pages (page 7\/8 at rear, is torn with small loss; many more contemporary hand written pages). Possibly some blank pages may be missing but definite evidence of any such fault. 2 letterpress woodcut text vignette illustrations. Pages are age-toned, stained \u0026amp; thumbed, \u0026amp; some corners creased. An unidentified dried pressed (hairy) leaf inside almanac. 10.75 x 6 cm. Original titled \u0026amp; dated sheepskin binding, complete with folding flap (to keep it closed \u0026amp; protected). Wonderfully tactile wrinkles \u0026amp; patination from 342 years of gentle handling and pockets. Age related wear includes rubbed and slightly worn corners, cracking along flap \u0026amp; hinges; fading from original olive-green colour still seen inside front \u0026amp; back covers. Wear to front \u0026amp; rear paste-down endpapers. Printed contents: Monthly calendar (opposite January is written, Hear God and honour the King ). Includes times of high water at London Bridge, the weather ( white hoary frost ), phases of the moon, election written by hand on 21st February 1679 [In 1679 Robert Peyton was elected Knight of the Shire of Middlesex with Sir William Roberts as the 2nd member of parliament], equinoxes, saints days, Ember week on 13th March, fairs, quarter days, days of Christian religious celebration, birthday of royalty ( K.Char.ii.N [ N ee\/ born] 30th May, astrological signs, term dates. Plain table shewing beginning \u0026amp; end of the Reign of all Kings \u0026amp; Queens of England since Conquest, to this present year, 1679 . Dominion of Moon in Mans Body, under the 12. Zodiacal Constellations . Twelve Signs of Zodiack . Compendious Chronology . Plain Table, shewing interest of money from five shillings to 100 pounds for a year or under, after rate of 6 per Cent . Use of foregoing Tables for Purchase of Leases, \u0026amp;c . Catalogue of the most Reverend, Right Reverend, \u0026amp; reverend Archbishops, Bishops \u0026amp; Deans of Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in England . Names of several Learned Judges of Law, in his Majesties four Grand Courts of Record . A Table of Terms . Geographical Description of Wales\". Names of principal Fairs in England \u0026amp; Wales . Brief Notes for Computation of Expences . To know time of day by your hand . Contemporary ink hand written entries include: \"James Tillyer July 9th 1679. Iron works for a cart and wheels weighed 4 bushell a half and ten pounds . cow leases 1765. Lord Uxbridge 4 bullocks.Child 1 bulluck leeses.at Harmondsworth. Parsonage £134. Doust lodge £66, 13s \u0026amp; 4p. . Lord Pagett £146 [Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1663 -1743), of Beaudesert, Staffordshire, and West Drayton, Middlesex, was a British landowner and Tory MP from 1695- 1712 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Burton as one of Harley's Dozen. He was a Hanoverian Tory, supportive of the Hanoverian Succession] . The Lord s lands at Drayton: .Church Hoas £7. Stable House £20. Great Brickhill £19. . Little Brickhill £6. Great Benty £14 .£189 [total] . Take half a pound of ffiggs and slice them, half a pound of Rasons of the Sunn \u0026amp; stone them. Six.of oates. Heate an ounce of Lirkowish and half an ounce of Anniseed \u0026amp; boyle all these in three quarts of the strongest ale till it comes to two quarts and take and drink of it half a pint mornings \u0026amp; evenings . \" For the Minister of the Parish of Westbury in the County of Middx. And the Church Wardens \u0026amp; Overseers . of said Parish, I hereby.\". George Batt His book December 31 1794 . Goldsmith published his almanac from 1661 [printed R.White] until early 19th century. Most editions uncommon; of 1679 issue WorldCat lists only 3 copies worldwide, 1 in UK. Rare contemporary insights into Stuart rural economy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41112484348060,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/products\/OI000195_4.jpg?v=1634832128"},{"product_id":"etrennes-du-sentiment-dediees-aux-ames-bienfaisantes-a-p-d-r-scarce-miniature-almanac-publication-date-1784-condition-very-good","title":"Etrennes du Sentiment, dediees aux ames bienfaisantes. A.P.D.R. \u003e\u003eSCARCE MINIATURE ALMANAC\u003c\u003c Publication Date: 1784 Condition: Very Good. \u003e\u003eMINIATURE BOOK\u003c\u003c","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\"\u003eEtrennes du Sentiment, dediees aux ames ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\"\u003eParis, chez Boulanger, rue du Petit Pont, mm de M. Petit, à l'image N. Dame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\"\u003e1784\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e62pp. (pp. 21-44 bound after pp.45), 10 blank. Engraved title-page (drapery held by cupids in front of a column on which another cupid writes: Drawn and engraved by Queverdo). 2 folding engraved calendars. 12 engraved copper plates bearing the names of the months of the year at the top and the following legends at the bottom: Janvier, La bonne année sans politique. Février, Le Seigneur bienfaisant. Mars, Les Rivaux blessés. Avril, La Dame bienfaisante. Mai, Le Mai ou la fête de la dame du château. Juin, La Rosière ou le prix de la vertu. Juillet, L'Incendie. Août, La Récompense du bon cultivateur. Septembre, Braconnier. Octobre, Les Vendanges. Novembre, La double récompense. Décembre, Le Retour du mari. Text composed of songs whose title is the same as the legend of each engraving. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Inner gilt dentelles. 1789 remarks for the present year pasted onto verso of title. 10 blank leaves at rear. 65 x 100 mm. Contemporary burgundy morocco (slightly rubbed, corners worn, small dark stain on lower cover). Spine with gilt floral tooling within double fillet gilt borders; contrasting green morocco titling-piece with gilt lettering (slightly chipped). Triple fillet gilt borders. Small, very scarce almanac conceived in the sentimental tone so fashionable then. Not in Bondy, nor Spielmann nor Welsh. Grand-Carteret, 770. John Grand-Carteret (Les Almanachs Francais: bibliographie. 1896) Locates two copies in private collections (Baron Pichon and De Savigny). WorldCat locates three copies in institutional libraries worldwide. Seller Inventory # 5200\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43426735587541,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/products\/P8043381.jpg?v=1659619091"},{"product_id":"royal-miniature-almanack-for-1854-rare-miniature-almanac-publication-date-1854-condition-good","title":"Royal Miniature Almanack for 1854. \u003e\u003eRARE MINIATURE ALMANAC\u003c\u003c Publication Date: 1854 Condition: Good. \u003e\u003eMINIATURE BOOK\u003c\u003c","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoyal Miniature Almanack for 1854. \u0026gt;\u0026gt;RARE ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eT. Goode, Aylesbury Street. London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1854\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoft cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e57 printed pages plus one page publisher's adverts at the back. Portrait frontispiece of Queen Victoria. 12 full page woodcut illustrations. All edges gilt. Many corner tips creased. Slightly loose gatherings. 29 x 48 mm. Original black paper binding (front printing rubbed away, spine torn and worn, edges and corners creased). Welsh, 6079 but another year. Bondy, 45 but other years. WorldCat only locates a single copy at the British Library (five of the editions, for 1854, 1857, 1858, 1859 and 1861 are bound together in two very regal looking volumes in red morocco with a gilt stamped crown on the spines). Rare and precious survivor, complete but in somewhat fragile condition. 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Publication Date: 1840 Condition: Very Good. \u003e\u003eMINIATURE BOOK\u003c\u003c","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSchloss's English Bijou Almanac for 1841.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA.Schloss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1840\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFour fine portraits of Napoleon, Marie v. Hessen, Caroline Norton (writer of the poems featured here), and I.S.Knowles; one allegorical figure and one view of Caernarvon Castle. Engraved by H.R.Davies in Excelsior, 3-point typeface. Lacks silk place-marker. 14 x 20 mm. Contemporary, elborately gilt-tooled, black, morocco in similarly hand-finished slip case with morocco overlays lettered with title, in hand-made, gilt-tooled fitted box with silk and velvet lining (slightly rubbed, particularly near original metal catch at front; two old labels and one remnant on inside lid and underneath) \u0026amp; tortoiseshell folding miniature magnifying glass (small split near top). The sixth of eight annual issues by Schloss. Caroline Norton, Lady Stirling-Maxwell (1808-77), the grand-daughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, was a well-known author and a social reformer (and notorious victim of marital injustice). Bondy, 42 (\"They are true miracles of engraving, illustration, binding and presentation. Each of them has six charming plates, almost all of them portraits of famous writers, musicians, painters or stage performers. These portraits are accompanied by poems in praise of the personalities they depict, written by well-known authors of the period. Not infrequently, it is their first appearance in print\"). Joffe, 45. Spielmann, 449 (\"a miracle of fine and delicate engraving, done consistently and beautifully to an almost unbelievably tiny scale\"). Welsh, (though a different year) 6174. Seller Inventory # 5218\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43597459161301,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/products\/IMG_20220912_171710.jpg?v=1662999685"},{"product_id":"tilt-s-miniature-almanack-for-1857-publication-date-1857-condition-very-good","title":"Tilt's Miniature Almanack for 1857. Publication Date: 1857 Condition: Very Good. \u003e\u003eMINIATURE BOOK\u003c\u003c","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTilt's Miniature Almanack for 1857.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD. Bogue. Late Tilt and Bogue. London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1857\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e30 printed pages (near fine condition of contents). All edges gilt. Original yellow end papers. 35 x 62 mm. Original ribbed green cloth, gilt title within a decorated scrolling floreate frame on upper board (two miniscule marks). The series of Tilt's Almanacs had remarkable longevity from 1837 to 1886. David Bogue (1807-56) was a print and book publisher who came to London from Scotland in 1836 and worked as shop assistant to Charles Tilt at 86 Fleet Street; in partnership with Tilt from 1840, and succeeded him in 1842 (purchasing the firm for about £50,000). His chief success was as Cruikshank's principal publisher, but his rival H G Bohn imitated many of his ventures. This is the last year Tilt's Almanac was published by D. Bogue, the following year it had been handed on to W. Kent after Bogue's death. A close resemblance to the London Almanac, although set with typeface rather than engraved. With calendar \u0026amp; information on the Royal Families of England \u0026amp; Europe, bank holidays, Bankers, stamps, Legal terms and Ministers in Government (Lord Palmerston was the First Minister, the Duke of Wellington was the Minister \"of Horse\"). This year not found in Spielmann nor in Welsh. No copies located worldwide in WorldCat. It is hard to imagine a copy in much better condition. Seller Inventory # 5243\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43709058482389,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/products\/PA103899.jpg?v=1665417777"},{"product_id":"demoraine-almanac-1811-miniature-book-with-de-luxe-binding-publication-date-1810-condition-very-good","title":"Demoraine Almanac 1811 \u003e\u003eMINIATURE BOOK WITH DE-LUXE BINDING\u003c\u003c Publication Date: 1810 CONDITION: VERY GOOD","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDemoraine Almanac 1811\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDemoraine, rue du Petit Pont No.18, Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1810\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEngraved 12 months of year with moon phases to top \u0026amp; days of month \u0026amp; saints below. Published by Demoraine, later Demoraine et Boucquin. 2 folding calendars. Some folds split with later repairs.Silver spine, clasp and hinge with extended silver endcaps; mother-of-pearl covers (lower corners very slightly chipped); text attached by original sewn blue cord (separated at bottom). Charming, possibly Dutch, continental binding with original four silver nail heads attaching covers to spine. 34 x 67 mm. Contemporary silver and mother-of-pearl continental binding. De-luxe example of popular format of easily carried diary -type almanac. Shortly after this miniature book was printed and sold by Jean-Baptiste Demoraine in Paris, he wrote to the minister of justice, February 8, 1811, protesting his suppression after the implementation of the regulation of 1810, which limited the number of printers in the city to eighty. As the suppression of the Paris printer Demoraine, \"printer from father to son for over one hundred years,\" makes clear, the new regulation did not represent a simple victory of the \"old\" printers over the \"new,\" but of the bigger (minimum of four presses)and wealthier printers over the smaller ones and explains why he agreed to merge his publishing concerns with Boucquin later that year. 1811 was also a pivotal year in European history, marking the stalemate of the Napoleonic Peninsular War before the eventual defeat of the Grand Army. Not in Bondy, not in Grand-Carteret, not in Spielmann, not in Welsh. Pistner, Matter of Size, 136 for an extremely similar binding with a slightly less attractive clasp than this one. Seller Inventory # 5263\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43866797342933,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/products\/PC024180.jpg?v=1669999944"},{"product_id":"les-plaisirs-varies-ou-les-delices-des-saisons-almanach-chantant-publication-date-1780-condition-very-good","title":"Les Plaisirs varies ou les delices des saisons, almanach chantant. Publication Date: 1780 CONDITION: VERY GOOD","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLes Plaisirs varies ou les delices des Saisons...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJubert, [Jean-Pierre]. Rue S. Jacques, la porte cochere vis-à-vis les Maturins,Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1780\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo date, but circa 1780. 24 printed pages with black twin borders, bound with 24 page calendar at back. Beautiful contemporary hand-coloured engraved title-page \u0026amp; 12 hand-coloured engraved plates of romantic encounters. All edges gilt. Tiny wormtrack to unprinted pages near the lower joint at back. Inner hinge split and gap down front gutter. Imprint size 1.9 x 3.5 inches; binding 2.4 x 4.2 inches. Contemporary burgundy red morocco (very slightly rubbed; small patch of light damage above and to the right of the titling on the hinge). Spine in compartments with gilt hand-tooled fleurons and cornerpieces with lozenge and single fillet borders; covers with triple gilt fillet borders. Cohen-De Ricci, 67. Not in Grand-Carteret. No copy located in WorldCat. This charming almanac is rare. Seller Inventory # 5268\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43918775681237,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/products\/PC314236.jpg?v=1672504198"},{"product_id":"renshaws-royal-almanack-for-1871-rare-royal-miniature-almanac-publication-date-1870-condition-near-fine","title":"Renshaw's Royal Almanack for 1871. \u003e\u003eRARE ROYAL MINIATURE ALMANAC\u003c\u003c Publication Date: 1870 CONDITION: NEAR FINE","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRenshaw's Royal Almanack for 1871.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRenshaw Brothers, London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1870\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNear Fine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e32 unnumbered pages, printed in purple, each page with printer's decorative purple border (vertical separation between the two gatherings on the innside middle of the binding). All edges gilt. Original cream endpapers. 62 x 93mm. Original purple morocco; covers with single gilt fillet border \u0026amp; title lettering on upper cover between two vertical gilt decorative devices (very good condition 153 year old book). Contains information on the Royal Family, London Bankers, Stamp Duties, the General Post Office and Sunday lessons. On verso of title page is a Renshaw Brothers advert for their 1871 diaries, and their business address Harroway Works, Battersea, London (no further information found). Not in Bondy, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. Not found in WorldCat nor in any other reference books nor in commerce. Seller Inventory # 5325\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44268449169621,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P6285172.jpg?v=1687951565"},{"product_id":"le-desire-des-francais-etrennes-militaires-et-historiques-miniature-french-almanac-janet-c-p-l-compiler-publication-date-1841-condition-very-good","title":"Le Desire des Francais, Etrennes Militaires et Historiques [MINIATURE FRENCH ALMANAC] Janet, C.P.L. [Compiler]. Publication Date: 1841 CONDITION: VERY GOOD","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLe Desire des Francais, Etrennes Militaires ...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJanet, Louis, Librairie. Rue Saint-Jacques, 59 [Paris].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1841\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo volumes in one, for years 1842 \u0026amp; 1843. Each volume, 142 printed pages + index page (very slight and sporadic age-toning \u0026amp; light foxing). 60 x 100mm. Contemporary wave or fantasy marbled boards in greys, black \u0026amp; ochre (slightly rubbed at edges). Ochre leather title label with gilt lettering on spine. Almanac that ran from 1815-1848. Informative on members of the Clergy, the Government \u0026amp; Army; advice on seasonal food and gardening; royalty, international alliances, astronomy, \u0026amp; amusing stories such as \"Le Kraken\". Grand-Carteret, 1727. Not in Welsh. WorldCat locates just three examples (all located in France). Seller Inventory # 5326\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44271848259797,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P6295179.jpg?v=1688038651"},{"product_id":"pearl-pocket-book-and-fashionable-remembrancer-for-1864-with-miniature-ball-room-guide-rare-miniature-almanac-for-the-ladies-publication-date-1863-condition-near-fine","title":"Pearl pocket Book and Fashionable Remembrancer for 1864 [with] Miniature Ball-Room Guide. \u003e\u003eRARE MINIATURE ALMANAC \"FOR THE LADIES\"\u003c\u003c Publication Date: 1863 CONDITION: NEAR FINE","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePearl pocket Book and Fashionable Remembrancer for 1864.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKent \u0026amp; Co, W . Paternoster Row Allen Nottingham.Kent \u0026amp; Co, W . Paternoster Row Allen Nottingham.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1863\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNear Fine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[136] printed pages. Lithographed frontispiece -of young man -almost certainly Prince Arthur- in traditional Highland costume in Balmoral- and lithographed title page. Followed by Miniature Ball-Room Guide 40 unnumbered pages, each with borders and decorative floral cornerpieces, and 6 pages Printer's adverts at end. Printed by R. Allen, Nottingham. Original primrose endpapers. Contemporary gift inscription in ink on back of frontispiece (\"R.H.J. to E.M.C.\"-no further information). All edges gilt. Includes a two-page Floral Almanac and weather table. The Ball-Room Guide may not have a title page (?) but has a dedication leaf to \"the fair sex of Great Britain of whom Queen Victoria in her exalted station and domestic life is a bright example\". Charming vignettes of the Star of the Garter, Prince of Wales Feathers, the Imperial crown, a profile of Queen Victoria and the Royal Crest \u0026amp;c. 35 x 62mm. Original ruby red morocco folding flap style binding. Just one other copy of the almanac located by WorldCat, and for the year 1862 -not 1864- (held at the British Library). An exact printing of this Ball-Room Guide has not been traced anywhere. Neither publication mentioned in Bondy, nor Spielmann nor Welsh. Seller Inventory # 5328\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44277922693333,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P7015200.jpg?v=1688209676"},{"product_id":"princess-royals-almanack-for-leap-year-1876-charming-royal-almanack-publication-date-1875-condition-very-good","title":"Princess Royal's Almanack for Leap Year 1876. \u003e\u003eCHARMING ROYAL ALMANACK\u003c\u003c Publication Date: 1875 CONDITION: VERY GOOD","description":"\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-title\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrincess Royal's Almanack for Leap Year 1876...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-publisher\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAllen, E.W., Ave Maria Lane, Simpkin \u0026amp; Co., Kent \u0026amp; Co. [London].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-pubdate\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1875\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoft cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-bookcondition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"biblio-edition\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"biblio\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[19] printed pages with 2 pages publisher's adverts at beginning and 3 at end. Number 4, Royal Series. Victoria was Princess Royal (1840-1901), eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, later Crown Princess of Prussia and Empress of Germany. First tree leaves with tiny chips to bottom outer corners, not affecting the text. 35 x 62mm. Original pink wrappers; printed upper cover and publisher's advert on back cover listing the Royal Series, both within double ruled black borders. Faded and slightly worn at the edges; very tiny dark mark at bottom border. Not in Bondy, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. OCLC, 560288597. WorldCat locates 1 copy worldwide -in the British Library. 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Contemporary ink inscription on blank leaves at end, \"Nat Jarman aged 44 years old when he died his pocket book now Elizabeth Blake's\". Provenance: Nathaniel Jarman. 70 x 139 mm. Near miniature. Original marbled card covers. Sewn into contemporary red goatskin purse cover with serpentine front edge (very slightly rubbed at edges). Tan embossed scrolling dentelles on inner calf lining with expanding pockets back and front. Original brass escutcheons, each clasp with ringed circular motifs and key hole (some very slight damage to the catch).   Six pieces of related early ephemera and a near contemporary notebook included. Notebook with details of family and friends' births and deaths from 1822 to 1833. One manuscript note about this item's provenance. The other printed items family related for the most part.  The South West Heritage Trust Somerset Archive catalogues a bundle of Jarman family papers, 1773-98 (marriage settlement of Nathaniel Jarman -son of John Jarman of Bishops Hull and Mary née Wyersdale- and Hannah Huthwaite of Nottingham 1774; surrender by Anne Wyersdale of lands and tenements in the hundred of Holway, Manor of Taunton Deane in favour of Nathan Jarman, 1773; copies of wills: Hannah Huthwaite of Nottingham, spinster 1777; Elizabeth Wyersdale of Charterhouse Square [Middlesex] 1780; John Spragging of Newark [Nottinghamshire] 1781; Mary Williams of Nottingham, dated and proved 1790; release of interest in the will of John Coape -Nathan Jarman executor- 1790; note re surrender of annuity receipts, 1773; lease for 14 years of tenement and 15a in Bishops Hull, Jarman to Dyke of Taunton, 1781; agreement to let land at Herne Hill [Kent] Jarman to Mead, 1798). 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Illustrated are images from Iain Bain's 1969 'Albert Schloss's Bijou Almanacs 1839-1843' illustrating original steel palates that were used to print this copy.  Joffe, 43. Spielmann, 447. Welsh, 2658. OCLC, . WorldCat locates copies worldwide. 14 firsts2024","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46071733584085,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3046597_bce2c4d2-e152-4420-bcd6-c6d16ddbddcd.jpg?v=1709565288"},{"product_id":"english-bijou-almanac-for-1839-poetically-illustrated-by-l-e-l-i-e-letitia-elizabeth-landon-schloss-a-london-1838","title":"English Bijou Almanac for 1839. Poetically illustrated by L.E.L. [i.e. Letitia Elizabeth Landon]. Schloss, A. [London]. 1838","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish Bijou Almanac for 1839. Poetically illustrated by L.E.L. [i.e. Author: Letitia Elizabeth Landon]. Schloss, Albert. [London]. 1838. 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Engraved entirely with the burin (but not signed) by Benjamin Rees Davies on a single steel plate measuring about 223 x 147 mm; Davies engraved all the vertical parallel strokes throughout a line before turning the plate to complete the horizontal and joining curves of the letters. Each steel plate took at least 13 weeks of unremitting labour. The type is less than 3-point and the sheets were probably printed by McQueen.   Joffe, 43. Spielmann, 447. Welsh, 2658. OCLC, 34961632. WorldCat locates 13 copies worldwide. 17 firsts2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46095039332565,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3066740.jpg?v=1709721014"},{"product_id":"almanach-auf-das-jahr-1834-c-f-muller-carlsruhe-1833-micro-miniature-almanac","title":"Almanach auf das Jahr 1834. [C.F. Müller]. 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Original card covered with lithographed green paper depicting two seated cherubs with flaming torch between them and elaborate flower urns to either side. Original card covered with lithographed green paper depicting two seated cherubs with flaming torch between them and elaborate flower urns to either side. Spine elaborately decorated in black with gilt at head and foot (minuscule wear to bottom of upper hinge, foot of spine and corners). Preserved in antique square cardboardbox, 27 x 27 mm., with yellow handwritten label (minuscule wear to bottom of upper hinge, foot of spine and corners).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition not in Bondy, nor Houghton, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. Nauroy, 12. OCLC, 244788524. 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Contains dedicated laudatory poems by Letitia Elizabeth Landon, a historical calendar and information on royal and noble families. All edges gilt. Original dark green endpapers. With matching leather slipcase and tortoiseshell miniature magnifying glass, with oval blue onlay, gilt date and hand-tooled floral decoration (slightly chipped). Complete with original straight-grained burgundy velvet covered presentation case, lined with cream satin (slightly worn). 13 x 20 mm. Original burgundy morocco, with gilt spine titling,  blue oval central onlays within elaborate gilt scrolling borders on the covers. Engraved entirely with the burin (but not signed) by Benjamin Rees Davies on a single steel plate measuring about 223 x 147 mm; Davies engraved all the vertical parallel strokes throughout a line before turning the plate to complete the horizontal and joining curves of the letters. Each steel plate took at least 13 weeks of unremitting labour. 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Contains dedicated laudatory poems, a historical calendar and information on royal and noble families. Matching slipcase. In original velvet covered, hinged octagonal case with brass latch at the front and gilt paper border on top and complete with miniature tortoise shell reading glass. Velvet worn in places, 5 mm. of gilt strip missing. Remains of old paper label on bottom. All edges gilt. Original light green with gilt starred endpapers. 13 x 20 mm. Original cream card covers with green onlay stamped in gilt with Prince of Wales feathers emblem. Front cover overlay minutely chipped and very slightly worn. Slipcase missing bottom section, slightly worn and faded. Bondy, 43. Bromer\/Edison, 94-97. Grolier, 112. Gumuchian, 4050. Joffe, 45. Spielmann, 449. Welsh, 2661. OCLC, 45447132. 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An exceptionally early and very rare London Almanack. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. Title page with tear at top corner leaving small loss. Some leaves slightly worn due to the clasp. Age-toning throughout. Original marbled endpapers. Near contemporary ownerhip inscriptions dated 1757 and 1807. Provenance: Isaac Pendlebury. 30 x 58 mm. Contemporary black morocco, with brass clasp and gilt panelled, mitred and cornered covers. Wonderful patina. Slightly rubbed with areas of wear at the corners. Not in Spielmann, nor Welsh. 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Slipcase slightly rubbed with minuscule areas of wear and some miniscule ink spots. Spielmann, 311A. Welsh, 4570. OCLC, 221358868. WorldCat locates 3 copies worldwide.  85 firsts2024","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482787401941,"sku":"","price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3307691.jpg?v=1711814779"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1782-company-of-stationers-london-1781","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1782 Company of Stationers [London]. 1781.","description":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1782 Company of Stationers [London]. 1781. Red duty stamp, table of King's \u0026amp; Queen's reigns, Lord Mayors \u0026amp; Sheriffs, holidays, gold \u0026amp; silver coins. Engraving of Pantheon. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. Original marbled endpapers. 35 x 61mm Original maroon venetian mosaic binding and slipcase. Slipcase features a female portrait in oval onlays in the centre of the covers; slightly rubbed with minuscule areas of wear. Spielmann, 311A. Welsh, 4572. OCLC, not available. WorldCat locates zero copies worldwide. 86 firsts2024","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46482958483669,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3307703.jpg?v=1711815168"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1795-company-of-stationers-london-1794","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1795. Company of Stationers [London]. 1794.","description":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1795. Company of Stationers [London]. 1794. Red duty stamp. Engraving of Drury Lane. London views became regularly incorporated into these annual almanacs from about 1736. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. This example was and is without endpapers and without the Kings' and Queens', Sheriffs' and coinage information - just the engravings and the monthly calendars. 34 x 57mm. Original maroon leather, venetian mosaic binding and slipcase. Slipcase with oval onlays stylised stars of the garter motifs; slightly rubbed with minuscule areas of wear. Not in Spielmann. Welsh, 4589. 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Original marbled endpapers. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe calendar shows changes of the moon, days of the month, Saints days, time of high water at London Bridge; includes \"A table of Kings \u0026amp; Queens reigns\", list of \"Lord mayors and sheriffs from the year 1775 to the year 1796\", \"List of holidays kept at the Exchequer, Bank, Stamp and Excise Offices ... in 1796\" \u0026amp; \"Of the current coins\". Panoramic \"View of the ... Hall at Carlton House.\" \u003c\/span\u003eA similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. 1.5 x 2.3\" Original maroon leather venetian mosaic binding and slipcase with oval onlay scene of river fishing on one side and a portrait of a high society lady wearing an ostrich plume hat on the other (mildly rubbed). Spielmann, 318. OCLC, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17636962\u003c\/span\u003e. 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A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. 1.5 x 2.3\" Original cream gilt and red leather oval inlay binding and matching slipcase (bumped corners and age-toned).. Bondy, 164. Not in Spielmann. Welsh, 4607. OCLC, 913420671. WorldCat locates 2 copies worldwide (at the Victoria and Albert Museum and British Library) .  90 firsts2024","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46487121428693,"sku":"","price":695.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3307749.jpg?v=1711829932"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1813-company-of-stationers-london-1812","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1813. Company of Stationers [London]. 1812.","description":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1813. Company of Stationers [London]. 1812. 24 unnumbered leaves. Folding frontispiece view of Drury Lane Theatre. 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Complete with  slipcase. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. 1.5 x 2.3\".  Original maroon leather venetian mosaic binding with stylised polecat motifs in gilt in the central panels and matching slipcase. Slipcase  slightly rubbed with minuscule areas of wear. Spielmann, 325. Welsh, 4590. OCLC, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e869427399\u003c\/span\u003e. WorldCat locates 2 copies worldwide.  92 firsts2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46501732843733,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3317779.jpg?v=1711882076"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1819-company-of-stationers-london-1818","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1819. Company of Stationers [London]. 1818.","description":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1819. Company of Stationers [London]. 1818. 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pink free endpapers. 4-page dismembered engraving of Vauxhall Bridge with a view of the penetentiary at Millbank. Duty stamp; including saints days, calendar, table of Kings and Queens, Lord mayors \u0026amp; sheriffs, holidays and current coins. Complete with original matching slipcase venetian mosaic red morocco, gilt, with cream \u0026amp; black inlays. First produced in 1749 -that first edition survivng in a unique copy at the British Library, London Almanac continued annually until 1889. Vauxhall Bidge had been built in 1809-16 and the Millbank penetentiary had opened in 1816.A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. Spielmann, 328. Welsh, 4620. OCLC, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1100791585\u003c\/span\u003e. 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Company of Stationers [London]. 1820. slipcase, 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pink free endpapers. 4-page dismembered engraving of a view of the Southwark Bridge.  Duty stamp; including saints days, calendar, table of Kings and Queens, Lord mayors \u0026amp; sheriffs, holidays and current coins. 1.5 x 2.3\".  Original maroon leather venetian mosaic binding with stylised hourglass motifs in gilt in the oval red central panels. Unmatching vertical slipcase with stylised star of the garter motif and with 1830 in a contemporary ink hand added. Slipcase  slightly rubbed with minuscule areas of wear. First produced in 1749 -that first edition survivng in a unique copy at the British Library - the London Almanac continued annually until 1889. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. Not in Spielmann. Welsh 4622 OCLC, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e964581356\u003c\/span\u003e. WorldCat locates 4 copies worldwide.  94 firsts2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46502602342613,"sku":"","price":900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3317802.jpg?v=1711883600"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1829-company-of-stationers-london-1828","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1829. Company of Stationers [London]. 1828.","description":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1829. Company of Stationers [London]. 1828.  38 printed pages, duty stamp, including saints days, calendar, table of Kings and Queens, Lord mayors \u0026amp; sheriffs, holidays and current coins. All edges gilt. Watered pale lemon green silk endpapers and expandable front pocket. 35 x 32mm. Wallet black style binding. Contemporary unmarked engraved gold mounted, straight-grained black morocco (some relatively small, minor blemishes); gold escutcheon finely engraved with sunburst motif and dogtooth borders in a shield motif. Lacks the catch for the lock. \"This tiny volume has been produced by folding the sheets of the almanacs in the middle, in a similar way to that resulting in the 'finger' type format, where the centre fold is vertical instead of - as is the case here - horizontal\" (Spielmann). Spielmann, 331. Welsh, 4633. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library).  96 firsts2024\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46502894076117,"sku":"","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3317816.jpg?v=1711884107"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1847-company-of-stationers-london-1846","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1847. Company of Stationers [London]. 1846.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Almanac for the year of Christ 1847. Company of Stationers [London]. 1846. 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pink free endpapers. With a engraving of Infant Orphan Asylum, Wanstead; no duty stamp; including saints days, calendar, table of Kings and Queens, Lord mayors \u0026amp; sheriffs, holidays and current coins. 6 x 3.5\". Original emerald leather venetian mosaic binding with stylised diamond and flower motifs in gilt in the central panels. Matching vertical slipcase. Slipcase very  slightly rubbed. First produced in 1749 -that first edition survivng in a unique copy at the British Library - the London Almanac continued annually until 1889. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. Bondy, 164. Spielmann, 340. Welsh, 4656 OCLC, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1141259729\u003c\/span\u003e. 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This is a good example of the even smaller edition, half the size of the normal edition. Bondy calls this the \"curious finger format resulting from the leaf being folded vertically... with no frontispiece illustrations\". 18 x 60mm. Original emerald morocco with plain matching slipcase (slightly darker with patina). Bondy, 39-41 \u0026amp; 164. Spielmann, 340 and Welsh, 4656 for larger sized version. WorldCat locates no copies worldwide of this edition in this format. #5592\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523173175509,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3317846.jpg?v=1711964546"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1850-company-of-stationers-london-1849","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1850 Company of Stationers [London]. 1849.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Almanac for the Year of Christ 1850 Company of Stationers [London]. 1849. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pale yellow free endpapers. With a engraving of the Fishmongerers and Poulterers Institution, Wood Green, Tottenham, by J. Brown after W.Webbe. 6 x 3.5\". Original grey green morocco binding with matching vertical slipcase (very slightly rubbed at edges) . Spielmann, 342. Welsh, 4661. OCLC, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e950614680.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e WorldCat locates a single copy worldwide (Pierpont Morgan Library).  99 firsts2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523498299605,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3317858.jpg?v=1711965163"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1861-company-of-stationers-london-1860","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1861. Company of Stationers [London]. 1860.","description":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1861 Company of Stationers [London]. 1860. 22 unnumbered pages with transfer days at the bank, calendar, table of Kings and Queens,the Cabinet and the Court.  Original pale yellow endpapers. his is a fine example of the even smaller edition, half the size of the normal edition. Bondy calls this the \"curious finger format resulting from the leaf being folded vertically... with no frontispiece illustrations\". 18 x 60mm. Original matching ribbed dark blue calf slipcase. Original dark blue ribbed calf (slight abrasion at corners). Not in Spielmann. Welsh, 4676. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library). 100 firsts2024","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523678261461,"sku":"","price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3317871.jpg?v=1711965585"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1862-company-of-stationers-london-1861","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1862. Company of Stationers [London]. 1861.","description":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1862. Company of Stationers [London]. 1861. 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pale yellow free endpapers . With a engraving of the Temperate House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (some splitting in the gutter around the engraving, but still holding firm). 17 x 58 mm.Original diced brown calf and matching vertical slipcase, both with single gilt borders (very slight rubbing).  See Spielmann, 346  and Welsh, 4677 for the smaller square edition only.  WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library). 101 firsts2024","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46524987048149,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P4017883.jpg?v=1711968004"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1863-company-of-stationers-london-1862","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1863. Company of Stationers [London]. 1862.","description":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1863. Company of Stationers [London]. 1862. 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pale yellow free endpapers . With an engraving of Royal Humane Society's Receiving House, Hyde Park. Original matching diced brown calf slipcase. 17 x 58 mm. Original diced brown calf and matching vertical slipcase, (minuscule damage at top of spine, very slight rubbing and slight abrasion at gripping points). Not in Spielmann. Welsh, 4678. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library). 102 firsts2024\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46525328064725,"sku":"","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P4017896.jpg?v=1711968602"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1864-company-of-stationers-london-1863","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1864. Company of Stationers [London]. 1863.","description":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1864. Company of Stationers [London]. 1863. 22 unnumbered pages with transfer days at the bank, calendar, table of Kings and Queens,the Cabinet and the Court.  Original pale yellow endpapers. This is a fine example of the even smaller edition, half the size of the normal edition. Bondy calls this the \"curious finger format resulting from the leaf being folded vertically... with no frontispiece illustrations\". 17 x 58 mm. Original matching ribbed dark blue calf slipcase. Original brown diced calf (slight rubbing at edges).  Original matching diced brown calf slipcase.  Original brown diced calf (slight abrasion at gripping points). Not in Spielmann nor Welsh. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library). 95 firsts2024","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46543154151637,"sku":"","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P4017909.jpg?v=1712048915"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1867-company-of-stationers-london-1866","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1867. Company of Stationers [London]. 1866.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Almanac for the Year of Christ 1867. Company of Stationers [London]. 1866. 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pale yellow free endpapers (inner hinge split in the gutter but still holding firm) . With an engraving of the Royal masonic Institution for Boys, Wood Green, Tottenham. 17 x 58 mm. Original brown diced calf with matching vertical slipcase. Bondy, 164. Not in Spielmann nor Welsh. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library). 103 firsts2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46543296626901,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P4017921.jpg?v=1712049306"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1872-company-of-stationers-london-1871","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1872. Company of Stationers [London]. 1871.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Almanac for the Year of Christ 1872. Company of Stationers [London]. 1871. 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pale yellow free endpapers. With an engraving of the Albert hall and International Exibition [sic] . 17 x 58 mm. Original black morocco (slightly rubbed at edges) with matching vertical slipcase. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe London International Exhibition of 1871 attracted 1,142,154 visitors with 35 nations and British colonies exhibiting. The 1871 exhibition was divided into four divisions: Fine Arts, Manufactures, Scientific Inventions and New Discoveries of All Kinds, and Horticulture. The manufacturing division focused itself mainly upon the manufacture of pottery and terracotta and woollen and worsted goods. There were no prizes but each exhibitor was given a certificate for their display at the exhibition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing this exhibition the idea was that an exhibition should be given annually with different classes of goods being displayed each year until the 11th year when the order began again. However, these annual exhibitions only ran from 1871-1874. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe event was held in the South Kensington Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) gardens (to the south of the Royal Albert Hall), the Royal Albert Hall and permanent exhibition buildings paid for by the 1851 Commissioners and designed by Colonel Henry Young Darracott Scott RE.The exhibition site took up 100 acres of land to the south of the Royal Albert Hall. Some sources indicate that the acreage used, likely for the structures themselves, was between six and twelve acres. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeason tickets for the 22 week-long exhibition were available. Daily tickets cost 2 shilling 6d (Wednesday) and 1 shilling (other days). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Exhibition was open every day except Sundays from 8am (Season ticket holders) or 10am (Regular ticket holders).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBondy, 164. Not in Spielmann nor Welsh. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library). 104 firsts2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46543849423061,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P4027934.jpg?v=1712051578"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1881-company-of-stationers-london-1880","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1881. Company of Stationers [London]. 1880.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Almanac for the Year of Christ 1881. Company of Stationers [London]. 1880. 24 unnumbered leaves ; engraved throughout, printed on one side only on a single sheet, cut into bifolia, pasted back to back with first recto and last verso pasted to original pale yellow free endpapers. With an engraving of the New Barracks, Knightsbridge. 17 x 58 mm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith original matching red morocco slipcase (with feing contemporary ownership initials and date. 1.3 x 2.3\" Original red morocco Bondy, 164. Not in Spielmann nor Welsh. OCLC, . WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library). 105 firsts2024\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46543924232405,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P4027947.jpg?v=1712051929"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1882-company-of-stationers-london-1881","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1882. Company of Stationers [London]. 1881.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Almanac for the year of Christ 1882. Company of Stationers [London]. 1881. 38 printed pages, duty stamp, including saints days, calendar, table of Kings and Queens, Lord mayors \u0026amp; sheriffs, holidays and current coins. All edges gilt. Watered fuschia silk endpapers and expandable front pocket. All edges gilt. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e38 x 35 mm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBound in folding pocket style in full dark green straight grain morocco wallet style binding. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eContemporary unmarked engraved gold mounts; gold escutcheon finely engraved with decorations and borders. \"This tiny volume has been produced by folding the sheets of the almanacs in the middle, in a similar way to that resulting in the 'finger' type format, where the centre fold is vertical instead of - as is the case here - horizontal\" (Spielmann). See Welsh, 4688 for larger 1882 edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (British Library).  106 firsts2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544108257493,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P4027960.jpg?v=1712052661"},{"product_id":"tilts-miniature-almanack-various-publishers-london-1848-1870-amazing-run-of-scarce-collectable-almanacs","title":"Tilt's Miniature Almanack. Various publishers. London. [1848-1870] \u003e\u003eRUN OF SCARCE COLLECTABLE ALMANACS\u003c\u003c","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA substantial collection of 17 complete almanacs by various publishers, all in the same format and the same series. Editions for the years 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857,1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1864, 1865, and 1871. Of these 17 items, 10 are not listed in WorldCat, and of the 7 editions that have been listed, there are only 9 copies known. 13 of these almanacs are not listed in Doris Welsh's standard Bibliography of Miniature Books. Bondy says \"Many collectors also value highly another series issued under the title Tilt's Miniature Almanac or Tilt's Useful Almanac by one or the other of the following publishers: Tilt, Tilt and Bogue, D.Bogue, late Tilt and Bogue, W.Kent, Piper and Carter, and Kent \u0026amp; Co. over a period ranging from 1836 to at least 1886\". Some endpapers and pages with contemporary inscriptions. Some leaves loose due to the simple glue binding techniques. 37 x 61 mm. Original green flexible buckram covers with gilt titling. Overall in very good condition. Together with an antique Tunbridgeware box with a hinged decorative lid and original knob. Bondy, 44. Welsh, 6733 (1850 edition), 6734 (1851 edition), 6735 (1855 edition), 6736 (1856 edition), 6738 (1871 edition). OCLC,  299608210 (1849 edition, WorldCat locates one copy worldwide - Virginia). 763202461 (1850 edition, one copy - Indiana). 244110592 (1851 edition, one copy - Grolier Club). 2441072297 (1855 edition, three copies - Grolier, Virginia and Strong Rochester). 1043419777 (1858 edition, one copy - Oxford Uni.). 62114132 (1861 edition, one copy - Williams College, Williamstown). 1117775086 (1864 edition, one copy - Washington Uni. St. Louis).  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven that the cloth is this period and colour, there is a possibility that it may have been treated with chemicals that include arsenic. \u003cspan\u003e Current findings suggest that the publication date range for volumes containing arsenic is 1830 to 1880 and that such books are bound in green cloth, green paper, or green leather.  The chemical process used between 1830-90 for creating attractive emerald green pigment was not then known to be toxic - it was even used for selling chocolates from an arsenic chocolate box! But, if treated with respect, and if hands and touching surfaces are washed afterwards, there need not be personal exposure to any hazardous content. \u003c\/span\u003eMost green book covers from this period do not contain arsenic\u003cspan\u003e (while books containing arsenic are green, not all green books contain arsenic). Colour and date alone are not conclusive as to poisonous elements. My personal precautionary suggestions include: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse nitrile gloves when handling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not eat, smoke, or touch your face until you have completed handling the album and thoroughly washed your hands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep the album away from children and pets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreat all nineteenth century books, including those that may be arsenical, with due respect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54997009662331,"sku":"f25.105","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P1280719.jpg?v=1738074285"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1856-company-of-stationers-london-1855-rare-finger-edition","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1856. 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No slipcase. \u003c\/span\u003eWelsh just notes a single copy, #118, listed in Duschnes Catalogue 163, November 1963. There is a 1733 copy of the London Almanac in the larger format in Her Majesty Queen Mary's Dolls' House. Bondy, 41. Not in Spielmann. Welsh, 4672. WorldCat locates no copies worldwide of this edition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55009646674299,"sku":"f25.11","price":600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P1310836.jpg?v=1738341516"},{"product_id":"les-delices-de-paphos-almanach-chantant-1803-1804-rochette-chez-imprimeur-rue-denfet-772-paris-1803-unrecorded-french-lovers-almanac","title":"Delices de Paphos, Almanach Chantant, 1803-1804. Rochette, chez, Imprimeur, rue d'Enfet, 772. Paris. 1803. \u003e\u003eUnrecorded French Lovers' Almanac\u003c\u003c","description":"\u003cp\u003e16, [16], 16 printed pages. Hand coloured engraved frontispiece. Two sections of poetry - including one called 'Vin' (Wine) -  with almanac\/ calendar in the middle section. An extremely scarce early 19th century edition of the Delights of Paphos, an Almanac of verse and 'song'. Scattered foxing throughout, and page edges slightly worn. 61 x 97 mm.   Contemporary full straight-grained red morocco; spine densely decorated with scrolling hour-glass motifs in gilt; covers with gilt scrolling fantail and pointillée borders. Minor rubbing and wear to the binding. Not in Grand-Carteret, Nnor ot in Bondy, nor Spielmann, nor Welsh. Worldcat records no existing copies of this edition in libraries. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55037845471611,"sku":"f25.204","price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P2071236.jpg?v=1738961880"},{"product_id":"miniatuur-almanak-voor-het-jaar-1837-nbsp-bosch-l-e-amp-zoon-nbsp-utrecht-1836","title":"Miniatuur almanak voor het jaar 1840. Bosch, L.E.  Zoon. Utrecht . [1839].","description":"\u003cp\u003e[38], 143 printed pages + 5 page publisher's adverts at the back. Engraved title page. Frontispiece and three full-page engravings after Jacques de l'Ange; two fold-out musical notations by J. G. A. Bosch. Prose contributors include \u003cspan\u003eJan Pieter Heye (1809-1876) Dutch physician poet, Auguste Clavareau (1787-1864) Luxembourg-born Dutch writer and translator, Frederik Hendrik Greb (1813-68), Antoine Adolphe Thierry (1818-81), and Schiller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis almanac was one issued annually from 1836 until 1850. All edges gilt. 58 x 90 mm. Original green cartonnage binding with black printer's devices in arched shape within decorative borders on back and front covers; titling in black on the spine. Some mild handling marks; corners very slightly bumped.  OCLC,  72793407. WorldCat locates 11 copies worldwide.     Utrecht in 1840 had a population of only about 50,000 people, was three years before gaining its first railway line, and had not yet begun to enjoy the growth that would come with its Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55037881221499,"sku":"5603","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P2071254.jpg?v=1738963770"},{"product_id":"souvenir-french-almanac-diary-1853-chez-lediteur-not-known-paris-1852","title":"Souvenir, [French Almanac\/Diary] 1853. Chez l'Editeur [Not known]. Paris. [1852].","description":"\u003cp\u003e40 pages, blank for notes apart from engraved title-page that has beautiful vignette of three women in 'Eastern' dress in front of palm trees and flowers. Blank folded card in the centre engraved with the seven days of the week. Folding engraved calendar for 1853 tipped in at the end. All parts loosely inserted within watered fuschia silk moiré folded cover. Watered fuschia silk moiré endpapers and expandable front pocket. All edges gilt. 62 x 93 mm.  Original Mother-of-Pearl binding with pink velvet spine and with relief carved mother-of-pearl oblong plaque on front cover - depicting a young man in breeches on his knee in front of a young woman, offering up the contents of a shallow bowl, in a rural setting with a turreted house, mountains, trees, bushes, and a fence in the background. The binding is kept closed with the original carved ivory topped, slim, leaded pencil that slides down into loops alternating between the covers. It is a flamboyantly elaborate binding and was almost certainly retailed in Paris at the Palais-Royal, beautifully crafted in Mother-of-Pearl front panel. A similar item had a retailer's stamp for no. 92, rue de Richelieu, près le Boulevart, ci-dev. Palais Royal, Dépôt de G. Palmer, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLined with fuschia watered silk moire endpapers and dated 1835. I recently sold a similar miniature book that was originally bought by a Lady-in-waiting to Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales – expensive and luxurious gems of books even two hundred years ago. Not in Bondy, nor Grand-Carteret, nor, Spielmann, nor Welsh. WorldCat locates zero copies worldwide.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55080244806011,"sku":"f25.212","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P2181826.jpg?v=1739894067"},{"product_id":"finger-prayer-book-common-prayer-university-press-london-henry-frowde-oxford-warehouse-amen-corner-london-1892","title":"Finger Prayer Book. Common Prayer. University Press London : Henry Frowde, Oxford Warehouse, Amen Corner, London. 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The Psalter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome page edges creased. All edges gilt. Original black endpapers. Ink ownership inscription on verso of front free endpaper, dated 1892. 28 x 92mm. Original maroon morocco binding. Gilt titling and 'Oxford' on spine. Front cover embossed with IHS and 'Common Prayer' in gilt. Slightly rubbed and patinated. Bondy, 131. Spielmann, 154A. Welsh, 1855. OCLC \u003cspan\u003e1434159435\u003c\/span\u003e.           \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55092604174715,"sku":"5610","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P2212026.jpg?v=1740165999"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1748-company-of-stationers-london-1747","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1748. Company of Stationers. [London]. [1747].","description":"\u003cp\u003e20 unnumbered leaves. Table of King's \u0026amp; Queen's reigns, Lord Mayors \u0026amp; Sheriffs, interest tables.  Folding copper engraving of Christ's Hospital (London views were not incorporated until about 1736).  An exceptionally early and very uncommon London Almanack. Doris Welsh only mentions Ruth Adomeit's copy and no others. The calendar shows changes of the moon, days of the month, saints days; includes an engraving on a folded leaf of a panoramic view of \"Christ's Hospital,\" \"Table of Kings \u0026amp; Queens reigns,\" list of \"Lord mayors and sheriffs from the year 1723 to the year 1748,\" and \"A Table exhibiting at one View the Value of Portugal Pieces in English Pounds, Shillings, and Pence\". Engraved throughout; printed on one side only.  A similar edition from a different year is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. Title page with tear at top corner leaving small loss. Some leaves slightly worn due to the clasp. Age-toning throughout. Original marbled endpapers. Near contemporary ownerhip inscriptions dated 1757 and 1807. Provenance: Isaac Pendlebury. 32 x 57 mm. Contemporary brown calf with blind embossed floral and pointillé decorative covers. Wonderful patina. Slightly rubbed with areas of wear particularly at the corners , missing  brass clasp, and defective lower hinge - still holding.  Not in Spielmann. Welsh, 4548. OCLC, 767599075. WorldCat locates one copy worldwide (Indiana University Library).         \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55106706702715,"sku":"f25.186","price":825.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P2262160.jpg?v=1740591854"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1861-company-of-stationers-london-1861","title":"London Almanac for the Year of Christ 1861. Company of Stationers. [London]. 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WorldCat locates no copies worldwide (only the square and finger editions located).  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55108810899835,"sku":"f25.45","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P2262171.jpg?v=1740571998"},{"product_id":"london-almanac-for-the-year-of-christ-1828-company-of-stationers-london-1827","title":"London Almanac for the year of Christ 1828. Company of Stationers. [London]. [1827].","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon Almanac for the year of Christ 1828. 38 printed pages, duty stamp, including saints days, calendar, table of Kings and Queens, Lord mayors \u0026amp; sheriffs, holidays and current coins. The Grand Entrance of Hyde Park and the Lodge of the King. All edges gilt. Original rose endpapers. 35 x 32mm. Wallet style binding.  Original maroon leather with original silver clasp, internal pocket, and button operated catch. Very slight edge wear. A similar example of this book can be found in Her Majesty Queen Mary's Dolls' House at Windsor Castle. Not in Spielmann. Welsh, 4631. OCLC, \u003cspan\u003e1100791584\u003c\/span\u003e. WorldCat locates 2 copies worldwide (British Library and Vassar College).       \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55108865229179,"sku":"f25.93","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P2262186.jpg?v=1740571948"}],"url":"https:\/\/camdenlockbooks.com\/collections\/almanac.oembed?page=8","provider":"Camden Lock Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}