Missel de N.-Dame du Rosaire. No. 28. Missel de Notre-Dame Du Rosaire. Paris; Sanchez, Editeur; 18, Rue Seguier, 18. Archevêché de Paris. Concordat cum Missali et Breviario Romano: Imprimatur. Parissis [i.e. Paris], die 12 Februarii 1888. Franciscus, Arch. Parisiensis. Souvenirs de Famille.
Acheve d'Imprimer Par la Maison Quantin en Décembre 1887.
Missal of Our Lady of the Rosary. Paris; Sanchez, Publisher; 18, Rue Segue, 18. Archdiocese of Paris. Agreement with the Roman Missal and Breviary: Printed at Paris, February 12th, 1888. Francis, Archbishop of Paris. Finished Printing by Maison Quantin in December 1887.
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Very finely bound in full red morocco with gilt details by the renowned and famous fine binder, Emile Rousselle. Similar in quality to the fine binding held at the British Library Database of Bookbinding IB52818 of a 1493 Prexano incunable edition. Rousselle bindings are scarce and rather difficult to come by.
Size: 115 x 150 x 30 mm (approx.)
Condition:
A highly attractive book. Spine with very minor rubbing. Prominent wear to the bottom of the spine (small fragment lacking) and mostly detached tailcap. Both boards attached with wear to joints and hinges. Boards with superficial scratches and rubbing to extremities. Shelf and edge wear. Endpapers prominently toned. Small fragment lacking from preliminary and mostly detached. Small tear to the top page edge on endpaper. Text block extremely clean with light toning to edges. Uncollated.
