L'Office de la Semaine Saincte, selon le Missel & le Breviaire Romain
by (BINDING, Maria Theresa)
- Used
- Condition
- Contemporary maroon morocco, covers stamped in gilt with repeating crowned monogram and arms of MARIA THERESA OF SPAIN AS QUEEN
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: par la Compagnie de Libraires, 1661. 5 engraved plates, 3 full-page illustrations to text. [iv], 832 (of ?) pp, incomplete at end. Text in French and Latin, ruled in red throughout. 12mo. Contemporary maroon morocco, covers stamped in gilt with repeating crowned monogram and arms of MARIA THERESA OF SPAIN AS QUEEN OF FRANCE, spine stamped in gilt with monogram in 6 compartments, a.e.g. Front joint just starting, small tear to title-page, scattered staining to text. Bookplate. 5 engraved plates, 3 full-page illustrations to text. [iv], 832 (of ?) pp, incomplete at end. Text in French and Latin, ruled in red throughout. 12mo. This 17th-century printing of the Office of the Holy Week, following the Roman Missal and Breviary is striking because of its royal French binding for Maria Theresa of Spain as Queen of France. Olivier 2506, stamps 1 & 4 (for binding)
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 260590
- Title
- L'Office de la Semaine Saincte, selon le Missel & le Breviaire Romain
- Author
- (BINDING, Maria Theresa)
- Format/Binding
- 5 engraved plates, 3 full-page illustrations to text. [iv], 832 (of ?) pp, incomplete at end. Text in French and Latin, ruled in
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary maroon morocco, covers stamped in gilt with repeating crowned monogram and arms of MARIA THERESA OF SPAIN AS QUEEN
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- par la Compagnie de Libraires
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1661
- Keywords
- French
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sets & Fine Bindings;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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