2 very rare Leuven almanacs.

1. Lovenschen spook-almanach voor het jaer 1787. Leuven, Vander Haert, (1786). 12mo: [42] ff. (some minor soiling or thumbing). Contemp. decorative wrappers (loose, def.). Good copy, partially interleaved. Very rare and amusing Leuven almanac with at the end a number of poems and songs, as well as a mock catalogue with 40 satirical titles. Title printed within type ornaments. Ref. Warzée 13. - Not in KBR (has other years). Prov. A number of contemp. notes (accounts etc.) on interleaved ff. - 2. Lovenschen plak-almanak voor het jaer Ons Heere Jesu-Christi 1810. Leuven, M.J. Franckx, (1809). Lge broadsheet (ca. 51,5 x 44 cm). Crammed in 8 col. with border of type ornaments. I.a. lists of "Vertrek van het trekschuyt", "Kermissen rontom Loven", and a saints calendar. Woodcut coin ill., 1 larger and numerous sm. ill. Ref. Not in Warzée.