[OFFICE]. The Prayers of the Holy Scripture with the Office of the Church. Paris, Pralard, 1688. In-12 bound in full garnet morocco, spine decorated with fleuron and small irons and a roulette with a dolphin and a crowned fleur-de-lys at the tail, all gilt, gilt framing of the boards in the DuSeuil style, gilt roulette at the edges and inside, gilt edges, endpapers of dominoté paper with glue (period binding). [30] ff, 684 pp, [6] ff. copy ruled in red. Wear to the binding, including the missing head-cap and some light soiling to the inner pages. Charming copy Fairly good condition Binding : Stain on boards, Missing head cover Necks on tail cover but not missing Corners slightly dented Inner pages : Some light soiling Minor brown spots Some ff. slightly browned

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