{"title":"Just In","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur latest antiquarian book arrivals. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fleur-de-lis-clasp","title":"1867 Paroissien romain | Fleur-de-lis Clasp","description":"\u003cp\u003eParoissien romain complet à l'usage du diocèse de Nantes, published by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Printed 1867. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown leather cover, with 4 raised bands on spine, all page edges gold gilt, gold-tone metal frame on front and back cover, gold-tone metal clasp featuring a fleur-de-lis. 804 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlfred Mame was a prominent figure of Catholic liturgical publishing in 19th-century Europe. Based in Tours, his factory combined an ink-making facility, a printing press, and a luxury bookbindery under one roof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e95 mm W x 150 mm H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows signs of preservation work to front hinge and endpapers, tear to front and back endpapers, writing on back page, some loosened pages. Overall condition is good. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58028235063683,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c12d865d-0c72-4d33-9334-7ebd93ed3eea.jpg?v=1778592133"},{"product_id":"1870s-paroissien-romain-communion-cover-and-gold-clasp","title":"1870s Paroissien Romain | Communion Cover and Gold Clasp","description":"\u003cp\u003eParoissien Romain printed by Antoine Maître, Dijon, France.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ec. late 1870s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e(Text carries a movable feast liturgical calendar spanning 1876–1895).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChestnut brown cover with an embossed design of a Communion chalice and Eucharist with leaves, berries, and wheat, gold-tone metal frame around front and back cover boards, gold-tone intricate metal shield-like clasp, all pages gold gilt. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior includes two engravings. The frontispiece depicts Mary holding baby Jesus and has the phrase \"Mère du Sauveur, Vierge puissante, montrez que vous êtes notre mère,\" which translates to \"Mother of the Savior, powerful Virgin, show that you are our mother.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second engraving depicts Jesus in a crown of thorns and includes the phrase \"Il a été blessé pour nos iniquités, il a été brisé pour nos crimes,\" which translates to \"He was wounded for our iniquities, he was bruised for our crimes,\" and comes from the \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eBook of Isaiah (Isaiah 53:5)\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes its original \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ebookseller's retail sticker\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e on the inner flyleaf, which serves as a historical fingerprint of sorts, proving exactly where this book was purchased over a century ago\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e. It was sold by\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eH. Gaillard,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e who ran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5rb255qiVAxX8RkEAHRrRADYQ0fERegYIAAgEEAE\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"\"\u003eLibrairie Classique \u0026amp; Fournitures de Bureaux \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5rb255qiVAxX8RkEAHRrRADYQ0fERegYIAAgEEAE\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi5rb255qiVAxX8RkEAHRrRADYQ0fERegYIAAgEEAE\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTown Hall Square in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eTroyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, a historic city in the Champagne region of northeastern France. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"Fsg96\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eFrench Language, 832 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e85 mm W x 122 mm H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Some wear to top and bottom edges of the spine, light foxing to some pages. Very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58028449988995,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_ba8c3770-9f94-4a16-8b4f-9a99348bcc3e.jpg?v=1778593741"},{"product_id":"paroissien-romain-1890s-faux-tortoise-shell-clasp-book","title":"Paroissien Romain | 1890s Faux Tortoise Shell Clasp Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eParoissien Romain printed by Thellier-Crépin, Merville, France. Publication\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ec. late 1890s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e(Text carries a movable feast liturgical calendar spanning 1898–1907).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eWhile massive publishing houses in Tours (Mame) or Limoges dominated the national market, regional printers like Thellier-Crépin produced high-quality, localized liturgical books for dioceses in northern France and Belgium. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eThis unique gem features a fully intact faux-tortoise-shell celluloid cover with a cross on the front and delicate mother-of-pearl flowers and leaves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eIt features gold-gilt pages, a gold-tone metal clasp closure, and a colorful chromolithograph frontispiece featuring the Latin phrase \"Natus est vobis Salvator,\" which translates to \"For unto you is born a Savior.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eIt is taken directly from the Biblical passage \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eLuke 2:11\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, which details the angelic announcement of the birth of Jesus Christ to the shepherds. Pages feature detailed borders around text. Latin and French Language, 440 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75 mm W x 105 mm H \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Some light scratches to cover, clasp hinge is stiff but functional, endpapers are missing, headbands have some fraying. Good condition.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58028565725571,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_a6ba8caa-d981-4527-8eaa-7995962eb671.jpg?v=1778595444"},{"product_id":"livre-dheures-selon-le-rit-romain-gauffered-edges-fleur-de-lis-cover","title":"1860s Livre D'Heures Selon le Rit Romain: Gauffered Edges, Fleur-de-Lis Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eLivre D'Heures Selon le Rit Romain, printed by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Publication \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ec. 1861–1862 \u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e(Text carries the 1861 ecclesiastical approbation; features a movable feast liturgical calendar spanning 1862–1873).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown leather with gold fleur-de-lis pattern embossed on covers and spine, 4 raised bands on spine, gold gilt page edges, all edges gauffered with floral pattern, chocolate moir\u003cem\u003eé\u003c\/em\u003e silk endpapers, decorative gold dentelle detail along cover board edges, and at interior bordering endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrontspiece and internal black and white engravings by L.J. Hallez, a prominent 19th-century French liturgical artist who regularly collaborated with Mame. Chromolithographs, black and white engravings, and illustrated borders around text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlind-stamp (an indented colorless stamp) indicates this book was sold at the Soubeyran Bookshop and Stationery Store in the historic town of Aubenas, located in Southern France. Instead of traveling all the way to Tours or Paris to buy premium books, local retailers acted as high-end agents and ordered sheets or pre-bound stock directly from the Alfred Mame factory to sell to local aristocracy. The subtle mark on a blank leaf was a business card of sorts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e608 pages. 103 mm W x 148 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some wear to corners and front spine hinge, some leaves are slightly misaligned\/protruding. Very good to good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58038613246339,"sku":null,"price":365.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_55ca4d70-9fe5-4a12-9e6d-9460911b819a.jpg?v=1778703291"},{"product_id":"1888-paroissien-romain-partie-dautomne-hidden-marble-foreedge","title":"1888 Paroissien Romain Partie d'automne| Hidden Marble Foreedge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi_8KyVt6iVAxVXdUEAHaQYDpoQ0fERegYIAAgMEAE\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eParoissien Romain : Partie d'automne (Autumn Volume) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eprinted by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Publication\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e 1888\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePocket-sized prayer book. Because full liturgical books containing all the masses, vespers, and readings for the entire year were too thick to carry comfortably, publishers frequently split the year into individual seasonal volumes. This is the Autumn volume. \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/products\/1888-paroissien-romain-partie-dete-hidden-marble-foreedge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe summer volume is also available for purchase separately.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is olive-toned leather with decorative LM initials embossed in the top-left corner of the front cover. It has 5 raised bands on the spine, all pages are gold-gilt with a hidden marbled paisley fore-edge painting in shades of red, yellow, and blue\/green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior features gold dentelle border details on the interior front and back cover boards, a frontispiece depicting Saint Luc, and metallic green and gold endpapers. French language, 604 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70 mm W x 104 mm H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Some marks to corners and spine, some spots of discoloration on cover, minimal foxing, some light scratches to page edges. Very good condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58039327457667,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_d2410134-0379-4a1a-8c50-3ddbb1fccedf.jpg?v=1778703752"},{"product_id":"1887-paroissien-de-la-renaissance-latin-script-gauffered-edge","title":"1887 Gruel Paroissien de la Renaissance | Latin Script Gauffered Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eParoissien de la Renaissance, by Léon Gruel (master binder) and Godefroy Engelmann (master lithographer), Paris, France. Published in 1859. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGruel \u0026amp; Englemann was a 19th-century partnership that combined the master bookbinding heritage of Gruel with the pioneering lithographic expertise of the Engelmann family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOperating from the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter, the firm specialized in museum-grade religious missals and art books featuring intricate Renaissance revival aesthetics. Their collaborations won numerous awards at World’s Fairs, cementing their reputation as the pinnacle of luxury French graphic and bookbinding arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThis rare treasure comprises a full red morocco leather cover with intricate border tooling on the cover\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e and spine. The spine features five raised bands and heavy gold tooling with floral motifs, all page edges are gold-gilt and gauffered with the phrase 'GLORIA IN AXAALSIS DAO' repeated twice and separated by a Maltese cross.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThe phrase is an intentionally altered variant of the famous Latin hymn \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\"Gloria in excelsis Deo\"\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, which translates to \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\"Glory to God in the highest.\"\u003c\/em\u003e This text originates from the biblical \"Angelic Hymn\" sung by the angels at the birth of Christ.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eRather than a simple mistake, the spelling variant \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eAXAALSIS DAO\u003c\/span\u003e reflects a stylized choice. Late 19th-century French master binders frequently utilized archaic, phonetic, or pseudo-Gothic variations of liturgical Latin text when creating historic revival bindings. This was done to give a modern, newly printed 1887 book a sense of medieval or Renaissance antiquity.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThe book features a hidden marble fore-edge design on all pages, vibrant red watered moiré silk endpapers with the date 19 Avril 1887 on the first flyleaf, leather turn-ins decorated with detailed gold-gilt dentelle floral work, full-color chromolithographs throughout, and text bordered with black intricate illustrations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eEngelmann's official printer’s mark sits on one of the front flyleaf. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThe interior text is framed by highly complex architectural borders inspired directly by 15th and 16th-century French Book of Hours. These are \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ehistoriated borders\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, meaning they contain detailed vignettes, figures, and biblical scenes hidden within the foliage.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIERAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThe scenes change chronologically through the liturgy, telling visual stories from the Old and New Testaments to complement the prayers. The artistic style leans on classic\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eNorthern Renaissance and Gothic revival themes\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eAs you read, you will spot:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eAcanthus Leaves and Vines:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweeping, stylized foliage that wraps around the columns of the text block.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFRAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eGrotesques and Cherubs:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Playful Renaissance cherubs (putti), mythical beasts, and stylized birds woven into the margins.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFRAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eGeometric Strapwork:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Interlacing, ribbon-like patterns forming sharp, symmetrical frames that give the illusion of carved stone or wood panels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eFrench Language, 631 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e111 mm W x 160 mm H\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSome faint marks to cover, moderate rubbing to corners and cover edges, front board hinge partially cracked at the top (approx 5 cm), minor marks to endpapers. The clasp closure pieces are no longer present. The interior is very clean. Good condition.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58343117521283,"sku":null,"price":575.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_0d88f1ab-cf62-421d-8853-93dd784ef64c.jpg?v=1782644670"},{"product_id":"1862-paroissien-romain-floral-clasp-dotted-gauffered-edge","title":"1862 Paroissien Romain | Floral Clasp \u0026 Dotted Gauffered Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eParoissien Romain, printed by H. Curnier, Lyon, France.\u003cspan\u003e Published 1862. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eDark brown leather cover with gold-toned metal floral clasp closure, all page edges gold-gilt and gauffered with a repeating dot motif. Remnants of hand-painted red and black details are visible in some of the gauffered spots. Dried dandelion on page 535. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eFrench Language, 736 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e85 mm W x 125 mm H \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMarks and discoloration to cover and spine, rubbing to edges of spine, paint on page edges and gilding faded in some spots, front endpaper corner is torn, foxing throughout. Good to fair condition. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62154250191235,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_840ca89a-31b0-4145-aaf0-b77044901ebc.jpg?v=1785027340"},{"product_id":"1880s-missel-romain-ornate-double-foral-clasp","title":"1880s Missel Romain | Ornate Double Floral Clasp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"gevl-nBhmasX-MO2-hbIP4OyhWA_3\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjFvLroxfCVAxVtX0EAHWB2CAsQ3egRegYIAAgGEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' tabindex=\"0\"\u003eMissel Romain\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0},\u0026quot;\\u0026G9GxKc_1j:aPo2Hd\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,null,null,null,0,\u0026quot;vollständige sammlung ausgewählter gebete\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;vollständige sammlung ausgewählter gebete\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1],null,null,[{\u0026quot;205\u0026quot;:[null,\u0026quot;FAILED_OR_SKIPPED\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;1219\u0026quot;:[null,null,\u0026quot;BOOK\u0026quot;,null,null,\u0026quot;FAILED_OR_SKIPPED\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;3524\u0026quot;:[76]}]],null,0],\u0026quot;nBhmasX-MO2-hbIP4OyhWA_0\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, printed by Pellion and Marchet, Dijon, France.\u003cspan\u003e Published c. 1880s (liturgical calendar starts 1882 and runs through 1902).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrnate fine binding Roman Missal prayer book. Deep red leather cover with 5 raised bands, a gold-stamped P.B. initial on the front cover, double silver-tone floral-shaped, intricately gothic clasps, all page edges gold gilt, metallic gold and red floral endpapers, turn-ins feature gold dentelle work, all content brodered with detailed illustrations. Comes with original protective clasped box. Inscription from 1899 marking the recipient's first communion. \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eFrench Language, 890 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e115 mm W x 152 mm H \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSome light marks to the cover and spine, faint discoloration on the back cover, bottom clasp slightly bent but functional.\u003c\/span\u003e Excellent to very good condition. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAAIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62156793905539,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_fe04b861-99cd-47d6-a7fa-15cb90a5f11e.jpg?v=1785029578"},{"product_id":"1854-oxford-press-church-services-english-gauffered-edges","title":"1854 Oxford Press Church Services | English Gauffered Edges","description":"\u003cp\u003eChurch Services, printed by the Oxford University Press, Oxford, England.\u003cspan\u003e Sold by E. Gardner and Son at the Oxford Bible Warehouse, Paternoster Row, London. Published 1854.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is bound in br\u003c\/span\u003eown Morocco leather with blind-tooled line work on the front and back covers, five raised bands on the spine, brass rims around the cover board edges, a brass metal clasp closure with vines and linework details; all page edges are gold-gilt and feature an intricate motif comprised of linework and flourishes; the back endpaper is marbled. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metal rims and clasp serve a functional purpose in addition to a decorative one. Victorian houses were heated by coal and wood, which created fluctuations in humidity that often caused thick vellum or paper pages to warp and swell. The heavy clasp kept this book tightly compressed to protect it from moisture and dust. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe page edges feature a geometric pattern called a gauffered edge. After the book block was tightly clamped and the page edges were gilded, a master binder used heated brass finishing tools to hand-stamp the delicate flourishes and linework into the gold. It was a premium feature reserved for luxury devotional or presentation books in the mid-19th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e103 mm W x 150 mm H, 65 mm thickness at spine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Some wear to the cover and spine; rims and clasp are tarnished; the front endpaper was replaced; a signature is missing from the front of the book block that contained flyleaf pages, the frontispiece, and the cover page; the book block is partially detached from the front cover because of the missing signature, but the mull remains intact, as does the back endpaper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Some foxing throughout. When the clasp is closed, the binding is very solid. Good condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62469740233091,"sku":null,"price":470.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_d0a3618c-b8da-4be0-a93d-00a6ae4ab07c.jpg?v=1787878270"},{"product_id":"1908-missel-de-la-vie-de-n-s-jesus-christ-illustrations-by-james-tissot","title":"1908 Missel de la Vie de N.-S. Jésus-Christ | Illustrations by James Tissot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMissel de la Vie de N.-S. Jésus-Christ (Missal of the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Printed by Maison A. Mame et Fils, Tours, France. Published 1908, based on the Mame Catalog and printing matrix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e French Language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike a traditional Roman Missal, which would feature dense Latin sections or side-by-side bilingual translations, this edition was designed primarily as a high-art devotional guide. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in full brown Morocco leather, with five raised bands at the spine and golden flowers in the compartments, a densely packed fanfare pastiche gold filigree pattern covering the front and back covers in scroll borders, delicate blooming rosettes, and trailing vines to capture the aesthetic of the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. Angels and a crown are at the center, gold dentelle work on the board edges and interior turn-ins, green moiré silk endpapers, 20 color illustrations under labeled guards, and borderwork around the page content. \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTissot was one of the most successful secular artists of the Victorian era, famous for painting society in Paris and London. He had a vision in a church, which led him to reaffirm his faith and dedicate his time to illustrating the life of Christ. 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Front)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eScala Sancta\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e(The Holy Stairs \/ Sacred Steps)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eLe pardon du bon larron\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e(The Forgiveness of the Good Thief)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe 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Printed by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Published 1874. French Language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe perfect treasure for a book collector who loves nature. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in brown leather with five raised bands, all page edges are gold-gilt with an intricate, unique decorative leaf pattern, a hidden marbled fore-edge painting, chocolate-brown moire silk endpapers, and ornate gold dentelle work around the turn-ins on the front and back covers and along the edges of the cover boards. All content pages have border designs, and there are illustrations throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe page edges feature an embossed design called a gauffered edge. After the book block was tightly clamped and the page edges were gilded, a master binder used heated brass finishing tools to hand-stamp the whimsical leaf design into the gold. It was a premium feature reserved for luxury devotional or presentation books in the mid-19th century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e115 mm W x 146 mm H. 535 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Marks to covers and spine, discoloration on front cover, some discoloration spots on back cover, corners are rubbed, some wear to spine bands and hinge corners, some foxing throughout. Good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62475421483395,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_346b89d9-0754-4727-b750-5e1476dedd6d.jpg?v=1787878271"},{"product_id":"1864-limitation-de-jesus-christ-ermine-cover-w-double-clasp","title":"1864 L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ | Ermine Cover w\/Double Clasp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eL'Imitation de Jésus-Christ (The Imitation of Christ)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, printed by Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours, France. Published 1864.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eFrench language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brown leather binding with a repeating tooled ermine pattern across the covers and spine, four raised bands along the spine, all page edges are gold gilt, two brass cross-shaped metal clasp closures, gold dentelle tooling along the front and back turn-ins, chromolithograph cover page, and several engravings throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ermine symbol (representing a small weasel\/stoat) was adopted as a heraldic emblem by the Dukes of Brittany in the 14th century to signify moral virtue. 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Published by Chez Geofroy Regnault, Lyon, France. \u003cspan\u003ePublished \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e1748\u003c\/span\u003e. French Language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work was anonymously written in 1748 by François Vernet, a converted Swiss Protestant. It systematically disputed the arguments of \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBénédict Pictet\u003c\/span\u003e, an influential Calvinist theology professor in Geneva. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volumes are bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the spines, red contrasting panels for improved legibility, decorative gilt tooling featuring flower sprigs flanked by corner flourishes in the spine panel spaces and roulette roll borders along the spine bands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey were printed on cotton rag paper, a high-grade paper made from pulverized textile scraps. Worn cotton garments and even sails were collected, sorted, washed, cut into scraps, and then left in vats to break down the textile fibers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater-powered wooden mallets pounded the fermented cloth into a fibrous pulp. The paper-maker then dipped a flat, wire-mesh sieve into the mixture to capture a thin layer of the fibers. The excess water was removed, and the pages were left to dry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you hold the paper up to the light, you can still see a faint grid called laid lines. These are physical impressions left behind by the wire mesh sieve used to make the paper 270+ years ago. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e102 mm W x 165 mm H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume II - The bottom right corner of the front cover board has been cut (missing approximately 2 - 3 mm), and the first 24 pages have the bottom corner slightly cut as well, with some minor wear to the corners and spine. Interior pages have a small hole going from the front endpaper to page 205, likely from a bookworm. This is very old damage, quite common in 18th-century French books. The book was treated as an extra precaution. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume III - Some wear to the corners, some wear to the top of the spine, marks to the front and back covers; hinges have some wear but are intact. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume IV - Wear to the corners and top of the spine, marks and some discoloration to the front and back covers, and some light wear to the hinges but intact. Interior pages have a small hole going from the back endpaper to page 430, likely from a bookworm. This is very old damage, and the book was treated as an extra precaution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62475504845187,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_acbf3f2d-ab2c-4667-bd98-9e1bd1f5a68c.jpg?v=1785030565"},{"product_id":"1870-paroissien-romain-red-leather-mini-metal-clasp","title":"1870 Paroissien Romain | Red Leather Mini Metal Clasp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParoissien Romain. Printed by Antoine Maître. Dijon, France. Published 1870. French and Latin Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a pocket-sized red leather liturgical manual that was typically carried by a lay Catholic to church services. This copy reflects the traditional Roman Rite liturgy used throughout France in the late 19th century and contains parallel text (usually Latin on one side and French on the other) so the parishioner could actively follow the priest's actions and prayers during weekly and seasonal services.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in red leather with gold decorative borderwork on the covers and spine, gold-tone metal clasp closure with intricate attachment plates, illustrated frontispiece. It will come with its original protective cardboard case. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75 mm W x 109 mm H. 336 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some faint discoloration to covers and spine, corners slightly bent, back endpaper is stuck to back board, some fading to gilded page edges. 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Published by Chez les Libraires Associés in Switzerland. Published \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e1780\u003c\/span\u003e. French Language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese books are a collection of innovative moral plays written specifically to reform children's education in the 18th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1780s, children were expected to memorize essays on virtue and theology. Madame de Genlis disrupted this system by creating the genre of \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"closet drama\" (theatre of education). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCloset drama consists of short, engaging plays intended to be actively performed aloud by children at home or in private boarding schools, forcing them to physically step into the shoes of moral behavior.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese three stunning volumes are bound in leather featuring a hand-inked trellis design on the cover boards; the spines feature gold tooling in a motif of flower buds, stars, and flourishes; there are contrasting panels to improve text legibility; endpapers are marbled, and all page edges are red. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey were printed on cotton rag paper, a high-grade paper made from pulverized textile scraps. Worn cotton garments and even sails were collected, sorted, washed, cut into scraps, and then left in vats to break down the textile fibers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater-powered wooden mallets pounded the fermented cloth into a fibrous pulp. The paper-maker then dipped a flat, wire-mesh sieve into the mixture to capture a thin layer of the fibers. The excess water was removed, and the pages were left to dry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you hold the paper up to the light, you can still see a faint grid called laid lines. 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French and Latin languages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA brown leather binding, double brass metal clasp closures featuring linework and decorative flourishes, five raised bands on the spine, all page edges are painted red and gauffered with a golden Maltese cross, marbled endpapers, engravings throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo create the iconic finish on the page edges, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003ehe bookbinder clamped the book block in a vise, scraped the raw edges smooth, then painted them with a rich, crimson-red liquid dye.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eOnce dry, gold leaf was laid over the red paint. A master craftsman heated hand-held brass stamps and branded the gold into the paper. Because the stamp compresses the paper fibers, the gold sits in the recessed grooves, while the original red paint peeks through the flat, un-stamped areas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFleury held the official title of bookseller to the Archbishop and the local Faculty of Theology. \u003c\/span\u003eCarrying this title meant that Fleury was the designated commercial retailer in the city, authorized to print, bind, and distribute the official liturgical texts approved for use throughout the regional Diocese of Rouen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone else trying to sell these specific prayer books without that Archbishopric seal could be legally prosecuted for printing piracy.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e147 mm W x 100 mm H. 198 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eFront and back hinges are partially cracked, though not a structural issue when the clasps are closed; marks to covers and spine; some rubbing to corners and board edges; some fading to painted page edges; some wear to endpapers and page corners; foxing throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis would be a perfect addition to a bookshelf as decoration but would not be recommended as a reading copy. 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Published 1867.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eFrench language. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-volume set bound in half brown leather, with four raised bands along each spine, gold gilt lettering and floral details on the spines, charming light blue and burgundy marbled boards, blue marbled endpapers, two illustrated frontispieces, fifty hand-colored plates (overview photo for each volume included in photos), and two black-and-white botanical index plates. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLes Fleurs Animées is widely regarded as Grandville's crowning achievement; he's a legendary French caricaturist and illustrator known for his fantastical, surreal mashups of humans, animals, and objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis specific Garnier pressing is sought after because the original 1847 steel plates were retouched by the natural history painter Maxime Maubert. The coloring is sharper and deeper than earlier printings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrations in these volumes were carefully retouched for engraving and coloring by Maubert, a respected natural history painter from the famous Jardin des Plantes botanical garden in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe literary framework was written by a trio of French writers,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAlphonse Karr\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eTaxile Delord\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eComte Félix\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've included photos of some illustrations from both volumes; please let me know if there are any you would like to see that aren't posted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e185 mm W x 275 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1: Some marks to leather, some wear to hinges, rubbing to spine bands, edges of spine, and corners; some foxing throughout with heavier foxing from pages 289-303; colored plates are vibrant and mostly clean. Small 13 mm tear on the edge of page 4 (not a colored plate). Good to very good condition for its age. 339 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 - Some marks to leather, some wear to hinges, rubbing to spine bands, edges of spine, and corners; some foxing throughout with heavier foxing from pages 161-176 and pages 193-208; colored plates are vibrant and mostly clean. Small tear on the lower edge of pages 126, 148, and the upper corner of page 158 (not colored plates). Good to very good condition for its age. 324 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions or to request additional photographs. \u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62585759465859,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3c078065-9711-43db-81a8-03a30c3bf268.jpg?v=1788976100"},{"product_id":"1860s-imitation-de-jesus-christ-noble-provenance-clasps-gauffered-edges","title":"1860s Imitation de Jésus-Christ | Noble Provenance, Clasps, \u0026 Gauffered Edges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImitation de Jésus-Christ (The Imitation of Christ). Printed by Belin-Leprieur et Morizot, Paris, France. Published 1860s. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA stunning Gothic-Revival binding with diamond-lattice embossing across full brown leather cover, detailed double metal clasps with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e openwork scroll designs that carry an architectural look, mimicking the stone tracery window frames found in Gothic cathedrals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll page edges are a vibrant red with gold-gilt gauffered Maltese crosses, endpapers marbled, gold dentelle work around interior turn-ins, colorful floral chromolithograph frontispiece, several engraved plates throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomantic cartonnage binding in navy blue, gold, and grey. An elaborate design on the front and back covers comprised of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003edense floral garlands, symmetrical scrolls, and architectural volutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eBookseller's ticket is still inside the front cover. It marks where the book was originally purhcased: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eA. Poirier-Legros (a\u003c\/span\u003e prominent 19th-century Catholic Bookstore and specialist religious bookbinder) in at Rue d'Orleans, 8, Nantes, France. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThere is a handwritten inscription that reads: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e15 Juin 1862. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eSouvenir de 1ère Communion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003edonné a notre fille Marie. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003ePrie avec tout ton cœur pour \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eton père et ta mère \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eAlphe. de Monti de Rezé \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eE. de Monti de Rezé. Which translated, means: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"lQkWXb\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 4px 40px 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eJune 15th, 1862. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSouvenir of First Communion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003egiven to our daughter Marie. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePray with all your heart for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eyour father and your mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAlphonse de Monti de Rezé \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eE. de Monti de Rezé\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe De Monti de Reze family is an ancient, prominent house of the French nobility rooted in the history of the Brittany region. By \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e1669\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, they acquired the Lordship of Rezé and built \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eChâteau de Rezé\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (a Louis XIII-style castle that still stands today as a historic monument). The family served as high-ranking financial advisors and even as Mayors of Nantes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAlphonse was the brother of \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eIsidore Marie Édouard de Monti de Rezé (the 7th Comte de Rezé), and they later became personal wartime aides for the exiled French crown prince (the Comte de Chambord) in Austria. When they finally returned to their estates near Nantes, they were celebrated as local symbols of unbending traditional Catholic nobility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIDBAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e87 mm W x 130 mm H. 504 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some marks to the cover and spine, light rubbing to the corners, some discoloration to the cover, some foxing throughout. Excellent condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697259204995,"sku":null,"price":545.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_76388cb1-5c90-42df-84a0-6446a26ead7d.jpg?v=1790283749"},{"product_id":"1858-imitation-de-jesus-christ-red-pages-ermine-gauffering","title":"1858 Imitation de Jésus-Christ | Red Pages \u0026 Ermine Gauffering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eImitation de Jésus-Christ\u003c\/span\u003e. Published by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Published 1858. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark brown leather binding with four raised bands; subtle ermine motif in the cover corners and along the spine; linework along the spine; marbled endpapers; gold dentelle work around the interior boards; chromolithograph; and all page edges painted red with a vibrant gold-gilt gauffered ermine pattern.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75 mm W x 113 mm H. 476 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some marks and light discoloration to the covers, light rubbing to the corners and spine, some foxing throughout. Very good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697387819395,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_11e18e0d-b141-49eb-8bfa-9f96b33f4e76.jpg?v=1790284002"},{"product_id":"1863-the-book-of-common-prayers-custom-engraving","title":"1863 The Book of Common Prayers | Custom Engraving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Common Prayers. Published by William Collins,  London, England. Published 1863. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull leather in a Gothic Revival-style binding with ornate gilt-stamped paneling, a central monogram of interlocking IHS letters (the IHS Christogram), a frame containing gilded leaves, intricate flourishes, and vines on the spine, a gold-tone metal frame protecting the cover boards, and a metal clasp closure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn terms of provenance, personal details indicate a custom binding. The metal clasp closure is engraved with the name 'Rosa Mayo' in swirling cursive script, and the interior endpaper features a custom-printed presentation label \u003c\/span\u003ein a stylized Gothic\/Old English calligraphic typeface that reads: \"Miss R. Mayo from her Affectionate Sister April 26th 1865.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e73 mm W x 103 mm H. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Light rubbing on the bottom hinge edges; faint marks on the cover; the metal frame is tarnished in spots; scratches on the clasp and gold-gilded pages; the lower corner of the cover is torn; and the signature is slightly longer than the other pages. Good to very good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697429369219,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_6591b01a-a85e-4525-ac9e-c910d5445bb6.jpg?v=1790284001"},{"product_id":"blue-velvet","title":"1846 Recueil de Prières | Blue Velvet Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecueil de Prières de Madame de Fenouil (Collection of Prayers by Madame de Fenouil). Published by Barbou Frères, Limoges, France. Published 1858. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful blue velvet binding with gold-tone metal framing around the front and back covers, floral-shaped clasp closure, and a title label on spine. All page edges are gold-gilt. A sticker on the inner cover identifies the previous owner as Eugenie Coste. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90 mm W x 123 mm H. 768 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some marks to the velvet across the covers and spine, some discoloration on the back cover, tarnishing on the metal frame and clasp, some scratches to the gold page gilding, and some wear to the endpapers. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697432416643,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_44d72b29-3bcf-4dd5-8d84-9c22ccda8c67.jpg?v=1790284001"},{"product_id":"1864-manuel-du-chretien-red-gauffered-edge-w-gold-motif","title":"1864 Manuel du Chrétien | Red Gauffered Edge w\/Gold Motif","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eManuel du Chrétien (The Christian's Manual)\u003c\/span\u003e. Printed by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Published 1859. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dark brown full leather binding with four raised bands on the spine, marbled endpapers, gold dentelle detailing around interior boards, all page edges colored red with gold-gilt decorative gauffered pattern, chromolithograph, several engravings throughout. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlyleaf inscription: \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"Souvenir de Mme B. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAnnée 2001\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e(Souvenir \/ Remembrance from Mrs. B. Year 2001)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume acted as an all-in-one devotional book for a 19th-century French Catholic. Rather than carrying separate volumes, a practicing Christian could use this single manual for Sunday Mass, evening prayers (Vespers), and personal daily spiritual reflection using the included text of \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe Imitation of Christ\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e85 mm W x 124 mm H. 158 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Marks to covers and spine, rubbing to corners, some wear to hinges and hinge corners, page edges are faded in some spots, some foxing. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697433039235,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_8715563c-75ce-44de-96e2-7041e7be0068.jpg?v=1790289021"},{"product_id":"1877-petit-paroissien-romain-cross-clasp","title":"1877 Petit Paroissien Romain | Cross Clasp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePetit Paroissien Romain. Published by Alfred Mame,  Tours, France. Published 1877. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis charming pocket-sized parishioner is a 19th-century Catholic liturgical prayer book and missal designed for laypersons to follow along with Sunday services and major feast days. This is the first cross-clasp I've seen in this petite size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in full brown leather with gold-tone metal framing around the cover boards, a gold-tone cross-shaped metal clasp closure with intricate floral detailing, subtle linework on cover boards and spines, four raised bands on the spine; and all page edges are gold gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70 mm W x 110 mm H. 384 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some marks and discoloration to the covers and spine; the metal frame has spots of tarnish, as does the clasp; the gold gilt on the pages is faded or discolored in some spots; foxing throughout; half of the back endpaper is missing, and some pages are loose but still attached. Good to Fair condition. Very sturdy when the clasp is closed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697477898627,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_14a8bd75-88a9-497b-a518-3b1f93499ad3.jpg?v=1790290353"},{"product_id":"1895-the-heroes-greek-fairy-tales-prize-binding-ex-libris","title":"1895 The Heroes: Greek Fairy Tales | Prize Binding \u0026 Ex Libris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children, by Charles Kingsley. Printed by Macmillan, London, England. Published 1856. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of adapted stories brought to life with poetic prose while emphasizing Victorian virtues, the book covers the stories of Perseus, the Argonauts, and Theseus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tree-calf leather prize binding from St. Christopher's School in Eastbourne, England. Front cover features the school's institutional crest in gold with the Latin phrase Honoris Causa (For the sake of honor, or To honor merit), five raised bands on the spine, gold tooled border work on the front and back covers, floral decorations on the spine, all page edges marbled, vibrant blue marbled endpapers, Ex Libris, inscription dated 1896, several illustrations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ex Libris (bookplate) was a custom design for Fulke Knachbull Prideaux-Brune, who was the eldest son and heir of Colonel Charles Robert Prideaux-Brune. His family owned \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePrideaux Place\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in Padstow, Cornwall, a famously grand Elizabethan manor house in England. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe custom artwork on his bookplate shows a sailboat charting coastal waters near rocky cliffs, likely an homage to his family's ancestral seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handwritten inscription reads: \"F. Prideaux Brune. Prize Form I. July, 1896. G. Townsend Oldham. Warden.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\"Form I\" indicates the school's youngest class. In \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eJuly 1896\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiT7NSpt42XAxUZWEEAHZ76OWkQ3egRegYIAAgUEAM\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' tabindex=\"0\"\u003eFulke Prideaux-Brune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e would have just completed his first academic year after turning 9. This book was his reward for topping his class.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThe signature at the bottom belongs to \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiT7NSpt42XAxUZWEEAHZ76OWkQ0fERegYIAAgUEAc\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eG. Townsend Oldham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiT7NSpt42XAxUZWEEAHZ76OWkQ0fERegYIAAgUEAg\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eGeorge Townsend Oldham\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), the founding Headmaster and \"Warden\" of \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSt. Christopher’s School in Eastbourne\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e130 mm W x 190 mm H. 218 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some faint marks on the front cover, wear to the hinges, wear to the bottom edge of the spine, and a small tear on page 30. Excellent to very good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697479831939,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_542817ee-85e2-457c-8477-adb58d774402.jpg?v=1790290601"},{"product_id":"1873-history-of-england-eton-leaving-present-2-volumes","title":"1873 History of England | Eton Leaving Present, 2 Volumes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe History of England by Lord Macaulay. Two volumes. Printed by Longmans, Green, Reader, \u0026amp; Dyer, London, England. Published 1873. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA two-volume set bound in full leather; spines include dual-color leather labels (red and green), intricate gilt tooling on spines featuring a stylized cross-shaped starburst surrounded by vines and flourishes, gold linework borders on spines and covers, five raised bands on each spine, all page edges marbled, vibrant marbled endpapers, gold dentelle work on all interior borders and along board edges. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlyleaf inscription: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"To Alfred Bayley Ridley on his leaving Eton from his Housemaster. T. Dalton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eEton: Dec 1877\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eEton is England's most prestigious public boarding school; it was a tradition for a boy's House Master or the Headmaster to gift a book known as a final token of academic merit, known as an Eton Leaving Book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eReverend Thomas Dalton, a mathematics master and housemaster, made this inscription. Dalton gifted the book to Alfred Bayley Ridley, who w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eas a young English aristocrat who attended Eton in the 1870s. After leaving the school, he went on to have a prominent military career, serving as a Captain in the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment and fighting on the North-West Frontier of India and in the Sudan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eHis father was Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Baronet.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e130 mm W x 185 mm H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1: 776 pages. Some marks and discoloration to the front and back covers, some wear to the hinges, slight marks on the spine, some rubbing to the corners, some fading to the page edges, foxing throughout. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2: 820 pages. Some marks and discoloration on the front and back covers, some wear to the hinges, slight marks on the spine, some corner rubbing, some fading to the page edges, and foxing throughout. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697487565187,"sku":null,"price":315.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_80782e9e-c95d-4d38-b38f-4d260d8f0462.jpg?v=1790291252"},{"product_id":"1882-visits-to-remarkable-places-victorian-prize-binding","title":"1882 Visits to Remarkable Places | Victorian Prize Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisits to Remarkable Places by William Howitt. Illustrations by Samuel Williams. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, England. Published 1882. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowitt traveled Great Britain to explore the physical settings of passages in English history and poetry. It contains historical sketches, architectural descriptions, and local lore about legendary sites like \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eStratford-upon-Avon\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Shakespeare's birthplace), \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eFlodden Field\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBolsover Castle\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eHampton Court Palace\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"yADgie\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eFull tree calf leather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"yADgie\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e with fine gold-tooled borders on front and back covers, five raised bands at the spine with elaborate gold-tooled floral and vine motifs, contrasting green title label and gilded title on spine, all page edges marbled, endpapers vibrant blue marbled, gold dentelle borders around turn-ins and board edges, prize plate on interior front cover, and illustrations throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"yADgie\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThe printed bookplate inside the front cover offers a glimpse of the original owner. It reads: \"Presented to Seth Long by R. Jarvis Esquire for special proficiency in Drawing.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"yADgie\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eAccording to my research, Seth was a young student living in Middlesex, England, and the heraldic crest on the bookplate belonged to the Jarvis family and includes three split demi-griffins. Jarvis was likely a wealthy patron who endowed the drawing class or an aristocratic schoolmaster at the academy and custom-ordered the book. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e140 mm W x 198 mm H. 468 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some light marks to cover, with spots of discoloration; wear to the lower front hinge; fading to the marbled edges; some marks to the spine bands; and some foxing throughout. Very good condition.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697489236355,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_2f996088-991d-490f-9537-692ff6439e27.jpg?v=1790291506"},{"product_id":"1927-derecho-consular-rare-spanish-master-binding","title":"1927 Derecho Consular | Rare Spanish Master Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eDerecho Consular: Guía Práctica de los Consulados de España\u003c\/span\u003e (Consular Law: Practical Guide for the Consulates of Spain) by José Torroba. Published by Sucesores de Rivadeneyra, Madrid, Spain, and bound by Encuadernaciones Nicolás in Ávila, Spain. Published 1927. Spanish Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eJosé Torroba was a\u003c\/span\u003e distinguished Spanish diplomat who served as the \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eCónsul General de España\u003c\/span\u003e (Consul General of Spain). When this book was published, standard copies were bound in basic cloth or paper covers for office use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eHowever, because high-ranking ambassadors and international state ministers used this book, premium copies were custom-bound. Master Spanish bookbinder Encuadernaciones Nicolás bound this edition in the medieval walled city of Ávila, Spain (binder's ticket on the inner back cover).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBound in full brown leather, this Baroque Revival binding was created \u003c\/span\u003eusing historical roll-tools to mimic the gold-leaf frames of 17th-century Spanish royal libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front and back covers feature intricate gilded motifs with armorial shield symbols representing the ancient kingdoms that formed Spain, as well as Spain's diplomatic and terrestrial influence. Ships, castle towers, eagles, and lions appear in the cover corners. The spine has five raised bands with additional gilded detail work; all page edges are gauffered with a repeating golden floral-style design; gold dentelle work frames the interior borders; and the endpapers are marbled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e165 mm W x 225 mm H. 776 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Marks to the front and back covers, wear to the front and back hinges, marks to the spine, rubbing to the corners. Some wear to inner endpaper. Some fading to gold-gilt gauffered pattern on pages. Fair to good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697493627267,"sku":null,"price":615.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c284e24d-deda-4260-8adf-5bb996438885.jpg?v=1790291850"},{"product_id":"1870s-the-book-of-common-prayer-oxford-university-cased-in-box-binding","title":"1870s The Book of Common Prayer | Unique Mini Cased-In Box Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, England. Published 1872. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack leather cased-in box-style binding; the book block is secured directly to the outer case in a uniquely protective style rather than to a separate cover; a collectible binding type for those interested in miniature books or Victorian bookbinding techniques. The book features a metal adornment with an IHS Christogram and decorative surrounding flourishes, plus a metal clasp closure and gold-gilt page edges. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming palm-sized treasure for collectors looking for something unique. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e58 mm W x 95 mm H. 176 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some wear to the spine; rubbing to the corners; page-edge paint is faded in some spots; some foxing throughout. Very Good to Good condition.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697499066755,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_8d0d4ea2-de3a-4e47-976c-19d9bf81202f.jpg?v=1790292326"},{"product_id":"1872-the-book-of-common-prayer-gothic-style-metal-details","title":"1872 The Book of Common Prayer | Gothic-Style Metal Details","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer. Printed as a collaboration between the Oxford University Press and Peacock, Mansfield, and Britton, London, England. Published 1872. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA premium Gothic-Revival novelty binding in ivory celluloid with pierced silver-tone filigree borders; the openwork layout of the silvered filigree mimicks arched stone tracery windows, and the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003etrefoil tips. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe front cover is adorned with a large stylized cross, four raised spine bands, beige leather beneath the celluloid covers, gold-gilt tooling on the spine, and a double silver-tone metal clasp closure with an engraved swirling flourish design; all page edges are gold-gilt, with a hidden red painted fore-edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80 mm W x 122 mm H. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some discoloration to the celluloid, metal is tarnished in spots, some scratches to the page edges, and some light foxing throughout. Excellent to Very Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697502835075,"sku":null,"price":345.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_ef939d3a-4ccc-4e9d-929c-501818bfba8c.jpg?v=1790515051"},{"product_id":"1899-book-of-common-prayer-sterling-silver-chatelaine-binding","title":"1899 Book of Common Prayer | Sterling Silver Chatelaine Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer. Printed by Henry Fowde at the Oxford University Press, Oxford, England. Sterling silver stamped with J.C. Vickery's master smith mark. Published 1899. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA unique Victorian Chatelaine binding, also known as a devotional purse or carriage prayer book; there is a sterling silver chain and loop designed so a Victorian lady could hang the prayer book from her chatelaine, a decorative belt hook worn at the waist that held useful items, or loop it securely while traveling to church. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe silver is punched with J.C. Vickery's master smith stamp. Vickery \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eran a multi-front store on\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eRegent Street and held a large collection of Royal Warrants from almost every major royal house in Europe, including King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain; the Kings of Portugal, Spain, and Sweden; the King and Queen of Denmark;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Queen of Norway.\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's bound in full leather that appears to have previously been a light green but that has shifted into a light brown, with gold-gilt tooled details on the cover and spine with a cross and initials in addition to the titles and an Oxford stamp; the metal is marked with a J.C.V. punch, which is J.C. Vickery's master smith punch, confirming that the metal is sterling silver. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe interior features four small leather pockets within the interior front cover that was likely designed to hold items like train tickets, stamps and calling cards; marbled endpapers, all page edges gold-gilt, a hidden red fore-edge, intricate gold dentelle work around interior turn-ins, and a silver slider bead to adjust the metal chain's tension. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rare treasure can safely be displayed hanging (all metal is securely attached) or standing upright on a bookself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90 mm W x 143 mm H. 585 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Marks and spots of dicoloration to covers and spine, some wear to front hinge, leather has faded from green to brown on front cover and spine, metal has spots of tarnish, some discoloration to interior leather cover pockets, foxing throughout. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697508438403,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_cd96d109-6c53-496c-ae3e-43de8cf43c6c.jpg?v=1790507962"},{"product_id":"1856-les-naufrages-les-plus-celebres-shipwreck-cartonnage","title":"1856 Les Naufrages les plus célèbres | Shipwreck Cartonnage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLes Naufrages les plus célèbres (The Most Famous Shipwrecks). Printed by L. Lefort, Lilles, France. Published 1856. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eA black cartonnage binding with gold detailing; the front cover features a laurel wreath and crown, with intricate corner roulettes and stylized fleur-de-lis accents. The back features similar framing linework and a repeating floral pattern. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eAn anthology of maritime shipwreck disasters. The chapters compile dramatic retellings of historical voyages that met tragic ends, with a focus on the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries, including stories like the Loss of the Grosvenor and the Wreck of La Meduse. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjwlteigY2XAxVSWEEAHQ86GVsQ-7AUegYIAAgXEAA\" data-hveid=\"CAAIFxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e115 mm W x 185 mm H. 198 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some fading\/light marks to the cover boards, some marks to the edges of the cover board and spine edge, some foxing throughout. Very good to good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62706832834947,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_6c50538d-3303-4304-8e33-9a22ff4c82f5.jpg?v=1790432693"},{"product_id":"1845-pierre-saintive-vine-motif-cartonnage","title":"1845 Pierre Saintive | Vine Motif Cartonnage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePierre Saintive. Printed by Alfred Mame, Tours, France. Published 1845. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA romantic cartonnage binding in black with gold (note: some of the linework looks like a very deep purple in some light); the front and back covers feature stylized vine flourishes and tendrils accompanied by linework; the spine has five raised bands; all page edges are gold-gilt; gold-gilt dentelle work around interior cover boards. Several plates throughout the text.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre Saintive is a moralizing French spiritual novel written in the form of an epistolary narrative (a \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003estory told entirely through letters\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e). It was written by Louis Veuillot, who was one of the most influential and controversial figures in 19th-century French Catholicism.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eAs the fiery editor-in-chief of the newspaper \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eL'Univers\u003c\/span\u003e, he championed \"Ultramontanism\" (absolute devotion to the authority of the Pope). \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003ePierre Saintive\u003c\/span\u003e is one of his major early spiritual novels, focusing on themes of personal redemption, faith, and traditional Catholic values.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e140 mm W x 220 mm H. 376 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Marks to spine, wear to lower front hinge and bottom of spine, marks to board edges, rubbing to corners,  some foxing throughout. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62706920817027,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_523d8ff7-4bd3-45e5-8452-c801c891223f.jpg?v=1790432955"},{"product_id":"1845-histoire-dangleterre-navy-gold-cartonnage-binding","title":"1845 Histoire d'Angleterre | Navy \u0026 Gold Cartonnage Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistoire d'Angleterre, \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003edepuis la conquête de la Bretagne par les Romains jusqu'à nos jours, à l'usage de la jeunesse\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (History of England, from the conquest of Britain by the Romans to our days, for the use of youth). Printed by L. Lefort, Lille, France. Published 1845. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomantic cartonnage binding in navy blue, gold, and grey. An elaborate design on the front and back covers comprised of \u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003edense floral garlands, symmetrical scrolls, and architectural volutes.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110 mm W x 179 mm H. 286 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some marks to the cover and spine, some superficial wear to the spine hinges, light rubbing to the corners, some discoloration to the cover, some foxing throughout. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62707006177667,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_dc116a65-ae0d-4a72-94b1-ad36656a1017.jpg?v=1790433267"},{"product_id":"1776-sermons-de-m-massillon-2-volume-set-w-monastic-labels","title":"1776 Sermons de M. Massillon | 2-Volume Set w\/Monastic Labels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSermons de M. Massillon, Évêque de Clermont (Sermons of Mr. Massillon, Bishop of Clermont) by Jean-Baptiste Massillon. Printed by La Veuve Estienne \u0026amp; Fils, Paris, France. Published 1776. Two volumes. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eTwo-volume set of celebrated French sermons covering both the mystical events of Christ's life (\u003cem\u003eMystères\u003c\/em\u003e) and practical lessons on Christian morality and humility (\u003cem\u003ePetit Carême\u003c\/em\u003e), originally created to teach a young King Louis XV the spiritual duties of virtue, charity, and leadership. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo-volume set of leather-bound 18th-century religious books. Five raised bands at spine, a gilded title and linework, gold-gilt floral tooling on spines, page edges feature a pinkish splattered design across all edges, original handwritten convent library labels included on interior cover pages for both volumes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth Volumes include an 18th-century handwritten library label pasted inside the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne reads: \"De la Bibliothèque des Religieuses filles de N.D. A Carcassonne. 209 Vol\" and translates to \" From the library of the Religious Daughters of Our Lady (Notre-Dame) at Carcassonne. Volume 209.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other reads: \"De la Bibliothèque des Religieuses filles de N.D. A Carcassonne. 208 Vol\" and translates to \" From the library of the Religious Daughters of Our Lady (Notre-Dame) at Carcassonne. Volume 208.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Religieuses filles de Notre-Dame\"\u003c\/span\u003e refers to the Order of the Daughters of Our Lady, a teaching and contemplative order of nuns. During the 1700s, their convent was \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003ein\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eCarcassonne\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e a famous fortified citadel in southern\u003c\/span\u003e France.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eDuring the French Revolution (just 13 years after these books were printed), the revolutionary government dissolved all convents, seized monastic libraries, and either burned religious books or scattered them across Europe. These surviving volumes would have been secretly saved or hidden away during the purges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e104 mm W x 170 mm H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 208: 359 pages. Marks to covers and spine, some spots of discoloration\/texture, corners rubbed, wear to hinges, marking to spine, front board slightly warped, but it sits well when stacked on a shelf, some wear to endpapers. Fair to good condition for its age. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 209: 278 pages. Marks to covers and spine, some spots of discoloration\/texture, corners rubbed, wear to hinges, marking to spine, some wear to endpapers. Fair to good condition for its age. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62709696463235,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_77d1fcfd-fa9a-4561-a940-dc01894c3186.jpg?v=1790520264"},{"product_id":"1879-paroissien-romain-miniature-clasped-binding","title":"1879 Paroissien Romain | Miniature Clasped Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParoissien Romain. Published by Antoine Maitre, Dijon, France. Published 1879. French Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis charming pocket-sized parishioner is a 19th-century Catholic liturgical prayer book and missal designed for laypersons to follow along with Sunday services and major feast days. This is the first cross-clasp I've seen in this petite size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull black leather binding with cross and line work on the front and back covers; a gold-toned metal frame on the front and back covers; a shield-like metal clasp with intricate etched designs; and all page edges gold-gilt. Handwritten inscription reads Marie Henriette Brisson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70 mm W x 102mm H. 592 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some marks to cover and spine, wear to spine, metal clasp and frame are slightly bent but still functional, missing frontispiece, foxing throughout. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62709705965955,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_59969e86-3e18-4f12-9ed0-cf8261643878.jpg?v=1790520442"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/collections\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_97a1f157-e807-4274-b1e9-fef2cbf15005.jpg?v=1778674856","url":"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/collections\/just-in.oembed?page=2","provider":"Stinky Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}