Les fredaines de l'Amour, ou, Le miroir de la vérité
Subtitle: etrennes en vaudeville
Publisher: Chez l'auteur, rue St. Jacques vis-à-vis les Mathurins no. 37
Published: 1784
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Love in art
Other titles: Miroir de la vérité
Notes: "D'un papier nouveau, sur lequel on peut, à l'aide d'un stylet de minéral sans fin, adapté au livre, écrire..."--P. [4].

Apparently produced by Jean Pierre Jubert, bookbinder and publisher of almanacs, whose explanation on p. [4] and advertisement on p. 40 have addresses close to the author's as given in the imprint.

Etched t.p. and 12 etched plates, all hand colored. Two of the etchings include depictions of a magic lantern. P. 6-48 ruled for notes and income/expenses, the following 24 p. blank. Final 12 p. printed with a monthly calender for 1785.

Blue paper, except for title leaf, plates, and calender which are printed on white.

10th blank leaf torn out of Getty copy.

Binding: red goatskin, tooled in gilt, page edges gilt, blue ribbon place marker. The vol. is secured by inserting the "stylet" through 3 leather loops mounted at foredge.