"Godtvrugtige almanach of Lof-gedachtenis der heyligen, op ijder dag van 't jaar. Gevolgt na den beruchten Sebastian le Clerc [...]".

Amsterdam, s.n., 1730

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4to: 3 engr. titles, 368 circular pl. (121, 125, 122) (some occ. light spotting).

19th-c. half leather, marbled paper over covers, gilt spine with raised bands (rubbed, loosening from bookblock).

Very nice suite of Saint's portraits (for each day of the year) by the Dutch engraver and publisher Jan Goeree (1670-1731), after the French ed. by Gautrel (Paris 1689) with plates by Le Clerc, Lepautre and Dolivar.
Ref. STCN.
Prov. Gregory Page-Turner (1748-1805), English MP; Emma Du Bois 1827; Rosa Du Bois Baber 1879 (ms. entries). - Bookseller's label.