Etrennes d'Euterpe.

Language: French

Published by Marcilly, fils., Rue S. Jacques no. 21. Paris., 1823

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[1], 2-136 pages, 1-8 of musical notation for ten individual songs, second engraved title-page for 'Souvenir Des Dames A Paris', [12] months with engraved headpieces and elaborately decorative borders. Six full-page copper engravings, three of them signed in the plate by LeJeune. 1824 calendar at the front. In Greek mythology, Euterpe, along with her sister Muses, lived on Mount Helicon near Olympus and was considered a patron of the arts. Foxing throughout. All edges gilt. Original cream endpapers. No inscriptions. 79 x 119 mm. Original light green paper covered boards, or cartonnage binding. Covers with engraved image of a man and a woman in idealised pastoral dress, sharing a cup - a motif for romantic allegory. Probably after Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726-1801) a German artist of almanacs. Spine with matching decoration and blocked titling. Complete with matching slipcase depicting a woman playing her harp. Slipcase is rubbed and slightly faded, with occasional marks. Not in Grand-Carteret. WorldCat records no copies worldwide of this title.…

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Title
Etrennes d'Euterpe.
Publisher
Marcilly, fils., Rue S. Jacques no. 21. Paris.
Publication year
1823
Condition
Very good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
French
Dimensions
79 millimeters width by 119 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
Seller catalogs
French, Miniature

Jason Burley, Camden Lock Books, ABA, ILAB .

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Jason Burley, an accredited full member of the ABA and of ILAB, has owned his own bookshop continuously since 1984, been a past Chair of the PBFA (London) for over four years and exhibited at the PBFA monthly Russell Hotel antiquarian bookfairs & other specialist bookfairs for over a decade. At Firsts London 2024, the Rare Book Fair Committee selected Jason of Camden Lock books for the Award of Best Display of the four-day event. Jason is also co-founder and co-owner of Burley and Fisher Books LLP. - located between Haggerston and Dalston Kingsland Stations, the bookshop has an events space with a bar where we hold over 100 literary events each year, a basement of second-hand books, and a Risograph Printing department. Our stock of new books includes independent publishers and local authors, with general, collectable second-hand books, as well. Our older, rare books include collectable miniature books, our specialism.…

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JASON BURLEY
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