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Virtue’s Gifts: 1787 Charity and Courage Chronicle
Original title : Etrennes de la vertu, pour l'année 1787
Category / section : Miniature and unusual books
- 1787
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[ESTIENNE (Robert)] A collection of charitable acts, courageous deeds, and humanitarian anecdotes from 1786, compiled as a moral almanac for 1787. Published in Paris by Savoye in 1787. Octavo format, 85 x 142 mm. Full leather binding with worn corners and minor headcap defects. Includes 8 unnumbered leaves and 172 numbered pages.
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- Full leather binding with worn corners and minor headcap defects
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[ESTIENNE (Robert)] A collection of charitable acts, courageous deeds, and humanitarian anecdotes from 1786, compiled as a moral almanac for 1787. Published in Paris by Savoye in 1787. Octavo format, 85 x 142 mm. Full leather binding with worn corners and minor headcap defects. Includes 8 unnumbered leaves and 172 numbered pages.
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[ESTIENNE (Robert)]
Etrennes de la vertu, pour l'année 1787 contenant les actions de bienfaisance, de courage, d'humanité, &c. qui se sont faites dans le courant de l'année 1786 ; auxquelles on a joint quelques autres anecdotes intéressantes
Paris, Savoye, 1787, 85 x 142 mm;, reliure plein cuir, coins émoussés, manques en coiffes, 8 ff. & 172 pp.
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