28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Miniature almanacs. London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1783 [and:] London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1796. 2 works, each 64mo (57 x 33 mm), original morocco elaborately gilt and with decorative morocco onlays, all edges gilt, 24 pp., engraved throughout, 4-page view to each ('The Ordnance Office, Old Palace Yard' and 'View of the Inside of the Hall at Carlton House' respectively), custom stamps to title-pages, 1783 edition with pencil annotations to calendar and small abrasion to the page for October, each housed in matching morocco slipcase (qty: 2) ESTC T127697 (one copy traced: British Library), T127704 (five copies). For each work ESTC records a collation of 26 leaves printed on one side only, but our copies appear to be complete and may represent a variant.
Sold for £400
Estimated at £300 - £400
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Jul, 2021
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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