- Missel Romain Dit Des Fetes Solennelles

Limoges , G. Droguet; R. Ardant , c1926. Leather. An exceptional copy of a Roman Missal, richly decorated in colour and housed in a charming clam-shell box. A very attractive copy of the Roman Missal, liturgical book of the Roman Rite containing the text and rubrics for the celebration of the Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. A copy dated from the inscription of its previous owner, c1926. Containing prayers, chants, important dated, psalms, hymns and more. Charmingly illustrated with decorative borders in colour and engravings in black and white in text throughout, complete with a frontispiece. A gift to a first communion by 'ma cousine Marie Roux.' In a lovely full embossed calf binding homed in a charming cloth clamshell box. With numerous first communion plates loosely inserted, a sheet with chants for mass, as well three small bookmarks in colour with religious quotes in French and Latin. In a lovely full calf binding with embossed decorations to the boards and spine, gilt to the edges and marbled endpapers. With decorative gilt to the extremities. Externally lovely. Inscribed by a previous owner to the recto of a front blank page, 'Souvenir de ma Premiere Communion de ma cousine Marie Roux,' dated 1926. With numerous first communion plates loosely inserted, a sheet with chants for mass, as well three small bookmarks in colour with religious quotes in French and Latin. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with coloured decorations to the borders and charming engravings in black and white in text throughout. Complete with a frontispiece. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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