222 - Collected Works

Collected Works A beautiful set of 5 19th-century missals and books of hours in 12mo format, bound in morocco leather, with gilt edges on all sides. New Hours and Prayers. Paris, Gruel and Engelmann, undated (circa 1880). A very fine copy in full cherry morocco, fully illustrated with color chromolithographs. Roman parish missal. Paris, Gruel and Engelmann, 1885. A very fine black missal bound in full red morocco, with a gold garland on the covers and burgundy moiré on the endpapers. (Bound by Gruel) Roman parish edition. Paris, Gruel and Engelmann, 1858. A very fine black missal bound in full midnight blue morocco, with silver-plated clasps, a crowned monogram on the front cover in silver-plated metal, and royal blue moiré with fleurs-de-lis on the endpapers. Blind-stamped signature at the bottom, illegible. Medieval Hours. Paris, Gruel and Engelmann, n.d. (circa 1860). A very fine copy, bound in full havana morocco, with silver-plated metal inlay decoration on the covers, silver-plated metal clasps, and gilt and chiseled edges. (Bound by Gruel) New Gothic Book of Hours based on manuscripts from the national libraries. Paris, published by Leroy Sécail, n.d. (circa 1880). A fine copy bound in full red morocco, with a Duseuil-style border and gilt initials on the covers. Some minor scuffing from use. Gilt clasps. The volume is fully illustrated with color chromolithographs.