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Engravings by Jean Pierre Jubert, limited numbered edition of 400 copies, the one we offer is number 209. It preserves the precious frontispiece and the 12 plates with different girls with different hats of the time. It also preserves the final calendar, although somewhat deteriorated. It is not dated, Wordcat dates it to 1786. A curious calendar that used to be given as gifts for Christmas in Paris at the end of the 18th century. Of great rarity due to the illustrations and because it is a limited edition, there are very few copies in the world 67603795
