Etrennes d'Euterpe. Marcilly, fils. Rue S. Jacques no. 21. Paris. [1823].

[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.