Collectible - Acceptable

"The Gospels of Sundays and Feasts of the Year Followed by Prayers to the Blessed Virgin and to the Saints, Part Three." Paris: L. Curmer, 1864. Volume 3. 4to hardcover in dark red leather with two phoenix-patterned blind-tooled borders to boards. Five raised bands to spine and six compartments, with gilt titling to second compartment and blind devices to others. Red, yellow, and green silk headbands and ribbon bookmark. AEG, and deep gilt striped border to inside board edges. Burgundy moire silk first endsheets, and beautifully marbled second endsheets. Bound by Emile Rousselle, with his mark to inside front board. Inconsistent pagination. French. Generously illustrated, with decorative title, page and chapter headers and footers, small plates pasted to decorative borders, elaborate drop caps, page borders, etc. Near good book. Light edgewear. Spine head bumped, with about half of spine head edge and headband chipped off but laid in. Ribbon bookmark faded at head and detached, but laid in. Front board detached, along with both front endsheets. Moire silk wrinkled, and minor adhesion damage, likely from a previous bookplate, to front marbled endsheet. Previous owner's initials to top corner of 5th front endpage and title page, and purple stamp to title page. Minor dampstains to the fore-edge of a few pages, and mild intermittent foxing and toning, else inside very near fine - bright, clean, and firmly bound. A beautiful copy of this beautiful book. (religion, theology, christian, christianity, books in french) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.