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Missal
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
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Missel de Notre-Dame du Rosaire. Paris: [Quantan for] Sanchez, [December 1887]
12mo (6 x 4 1/2 in.; 152 x 115 mm). Hand-illuminated half-title "Livre d'Heures" [sic], printed half-title and title in red and black, every page with a different printed pictorial half border in brown and black, chapter headings printed in red. Elaborate red morocco fanfare binding, double-fillet borders enclosing a dense field of dotted and stamped leafy stamps and stars, edges gilt, gilt-tooled turn-ins, cream watered-silk doublures and endleaves, by Gruel, in a gray cloth slipcase; tiny signs of wear at extremities.
12mo (6 x 4 1/2 in.; 152 x 115 mm). Hand-illuminated half-title "Livre d'Heures" [sic], printed half-title and title in red and black, every page with a different printed pictorial half border in brown and black, chapter headings printed in red. Elaborate red morocco fanfare binding, double-fillet borders enclosing a dense field of dotted and stamped leafy stamps and stars, edges gilt, gilt-tooled turn-ins, cream watered-silk doublures and endleaves, by Gruel, in a gray cloth slipcase; tiny signs of wear at extremities.
Condition
tiny signs of wear at extremities.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Exemplaire unique" (as printed on the title verso), with an illuminated title and a splendid binding.