{"product_id":"1874-paroissien-romain-whimsical-leafy-gauffered-edge","title":"1874 Paroissien Romain | Whimsical Leafy Gauffered Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParoissien Romain. 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","url":"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/products\/1874-paroissien-romain-whimsical-leafy-gauffered-edge","provider":"Stinky Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}