(MANUSCRIPT) ALMANACH DU DIABLE. Containing very curious and - Lot 65

(MANUSCRIPT) ALMANACH DU DIABLE. Containing very curious and absolutely infallible predictions for the year 1737. Avec approbation & privilege. Aux Enfers, 1737. In-12, paperback, contemporary floral paper cover, brown morocco portfolio, gilt roulette framing on boards, smooth ornate spine, red silk paste-down, red edges. [4 ff.], 83 pp. The approval was given by the "doctors of diableries": Satan, Belzebut, Belial, Leviatan and the privilege in the name of "Lucifer, Par la colère de Dieu, Souverain des Enfers". This almanac, attributed to Pierre Quesnel, appeared in 1737 and 1738 (Grand-Carteret, 136). This manuscript shows variations from the printed text. Key at the beginning of the work.