Title vignette. Imprint date from "Gazette françoise": advertisement for publishing the almanac in January, 1781 appeared in the "Gazette françoise" Dec. 30, 1780, no. 7. Title & text within ruled border. The first French almanac published in Rhode Island, and probably the first in the United States, as well as possibly the first Roman Catholic almanac printed on the American continent. Press of Rochambeau's fleet printed after their arrival in Newport in July, 1780. Untrimmed; bound in plain wrappers. In blue morocco box. Photocopy in case file. Disc of digitized images in case file.