AMSTERDAM: H. MOOLENYZER, 1817-18. A very scarce illustrated Dutch almanach for 1818 in an attractive block-printed paper covered étui. Published by the enterprising H. Moolenyzer, this almanach is an excellent example of the trend for almanachs morphing into vehicles for all sorts of entertainment, illustration and minor literary works - in fact, they became valuable for advancing the sales of the publisher/booksellers. Here the story, most likely intended for children, unsurprisingly plays up very positive sides of Peter the Great and Alexander 1 - Peter the Great learned much shipbuilding in Amsterdam and Alexander 1 eventually helped put an end to Napoleon. We have so far located only two copies in Dutch libraries. Children’s History of Peter the Great and Alexander I in a charming papier dominoté slipcase. Small 8vo (10 x 8.2 cm); portrait frontispiece of Alexander I; engraved title; (xii) +(ii) + 112 pp. text + 4 engraved plates in addition to frontispiece.