1910s – 540 Pages Almanach Hachette – Vintage Hachette Almanach – Early 1900s French Illustrated Yearbook

An original Hachette Almanach, published in Paris in 1911 — a beautifully illustrated and richly documented annual encyclopedia of daily life in France. This edition was both a practical guide and a window into the world of its time, filled with articles, charts, engravings, maps, and scientific discoveries that reflected the spirit of the Belle Époque and the years leading to the First World War.

The Almanach Hachette was subtitled “Petite Encyclopédie Populaire de la Vie Pratique” (“Small Popular Encyclopedia of Everyday Life”), and it truly was: a complete reference for the modern household, offering advice on health, home, cooking, astronomy, history, agriculture, and technology. It also included a full yearly calendar, weather predictions, moral sayings, and detailed reports on the great events of the time.

Illustrated with hundreds of engravings and diagrams, each page captures the optimism and ingenuity of an era fascinated by invention and progress. The meticulous design and typography, typical of Hachette’s early 20th-century editions, make it as much a work of art as a document of knowledge.

Printed on thin, slightly yellowed paper, this volume bears the authentic signs of age: soft wear on the spine, occasional edge tears, and the warm patina of over a century of history.

A rare and fascinating piece for collectors of antique books, French ephemera, or those passionate about science and society in the early 1900s. Each edition tells its own story — a time capsule of France at the dawn of modernity.