Null BOOK OF HOURS WITH BEAUTIFUL ENLUMINATIONS 19th century
Book of hours by An…

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BOOK OF HOURS WITH BEAUTIFUL ENLUMINATIONS 19th century Book of hours by Angelique de Coatgoureden for her first cousin Raoul Casimir comte Harscouët. With slipcase, beautifully bound in brown morocco, 5-ribbed spine, floral border, large initials in red and blue 194 x 155 mm, 272 pages approx. Used condition, a few pages missing, restorations to slipcase

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BOOK OF HOURS WITH BEAUTIFUL ENLUMINATIONS 19th century Book of hours by Angelique de Coatgoureden for her first cousin Raoul Casimir comte Harscouët. With slipcase, beautifully bound in brown morocco, 5-ribbed spine, floral border, large initials in red and blue 194 x 155 mm, 272 pages approx. Used condition, a few pages missing, restorations to slipcase

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