Miniatuur almanak voor het jaar 1840. Bosch, L.E. Zoon. Utrecht . [1839].

[38], 143 printed pages + 5 page publisher's adverts at the back. Engraved title page. Frontispiece and three full-page engravings after Jacques de l'Ange; two fold-out musical notations by J. G. A. Bosch. Prose contributors include Jan Pieter Heye (1809-1876) Dutch physician poet, Auguste Clavareau (1787-1864) Luxembourg-born Dutch writer and translator, Frederik Hendrik Greb (1813-68), Antoine Adolphe Thierry (1818-81), and Schiller.

This almanac was one issued annually from 1836 until 1850. All edges gilt. 58 x 90 mm. Original green cartonnage binding with black printer's devices in arched shape within decorative borders on back and front covers; titling in black on the spine. Some mild handling marks; corners very slightly bumped.  OCLC,  72793407. WorldCat locates 11 copies worldwide.     Utrecht in 1840 had a population of only about 50,000 people, was three years before gaining its first railway line, and had not yet begun to enjoy the growth that would come with its Industrial Revolution.