Lyric New Year's Gifts, Anacreontic Poetry 1782

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Lyric New Year's gifts, anacreontic poetry for the year 1782. Presented to Madame, sister of the King, for the second time, on December 16, 1781. Paris, published by the Author, 1782. 88 x 145 mm, 366 pages, full leather binding (restored), gilt edges. Almanac edited by Cholet de Jetphort between 1781 and 1794 as a collection of poetry published for the first time. This copy, corresponding to the year 1782, notably contains writings by Beaumarchais 'La Gallerie des femmes du siècle passé', by Saint-Ange 'A Mlle de Sophie habillé en hommes', etc. Rare edition.