Office de La Quinzaine de Pasque, Latin-Francois, Extrait du Breviaire & du Miffel de Paris

Description

12mo. Hardcover. Contemporary full calf, gilt decorations, all edges gilt. Red endpapers with gilt pattern on the inside of the free endpapers. Tightback. Red endbands. 17.2x10x3.8 cm. Chez Les Libraires Associes a L’Usage Diocese. Paris. 1768. 728 pp. Good condition. Lacks spine label, gilt is faded on covers and gilt edges are soiled, faded, and lightly bumped. Corners are bumped, and the front is board scratched. Bottom outer hinge is beginning to split. There is a significant chip to leading edge of the back board, and the back board is scuffed, chipped, and scratched. Endpapers are fading and soiled. There is pencil scribbling to verso of half title and second endpaper, and some damp damage to rear endpapers. Pages are heavily age-tanned, some pages are lightly soiled and some pages are foxed. Tight and complete copy. French and Latin text in parallel columns. Contains devotions for the two weeks after Easter. This copy will make a nice gift for any devout Catholic, especially one who speaks (or is learning) either French or Latin. weight: 1.1 lb.