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[Almanacs]. d'Erven Stichters Comptoir Almanach, Op 't Schrikkel-Jaar onses Heeren Jesu Christi, 1796. Voorzien met alle de Jaar-, Paarden-, Beesten- en Leer-markten, als mede de Vacantien, het Varen der Trekschuyten en Beurtschepen, het Ryden der Posten, etc. Ed. M. van Dam.
Amst., heirs Widow C. Stichter, (1795), 2 parts in 1 vol., (32)p., woodcut title ill., 12 ills. to the months, contemp. green vellum binding w. stamped in black on frontcover a lounging Mercurius w. the coat of arms of Amsterdam and on backcover a drummer, a cavalryman and a gunner, "Voor recht en vryheid" below, both surrounded by richly decorated rococo-style border showing the "Hollandsche Tuin", a view of Amsterdam and the coat of arms of Dutch cities.
- Hinges weak. Binding trifle warped; black sl. fading from both covers.
= An unused interleaved copy with an interesting binding showing symbols of the 1 year-old Batavian Republic. Second part titled: "Nationaale burger-wacht Almanach (..)." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.