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BINDING THE OFFICE OF THE VIRGIN MARY FOR ALL...

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[ BINDING ] THE OFFICE OF THE VIRGIN MARY FOR ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR. Reviewed and ordained again according to the reformation of the Council of Trent. PARIS, SOUBRON, (1656). A volume, in-8, of (19) ff, (229) ff, 104 pp. in full contemporary leather binding. Spine with 4 nerves cloisonné, floral and gilt, large gilt plate covering the plates, gilt edges, decorated and gilt goblets. Binding a little faded with small wears at the corners, at the caps, small lack on a bit. Trace of ink and small lacks on the endpaper, small galleries in the inner margin of folios 22 to 35, some scattered light stains. Beautiful gilt plate binding from the 17th century. Printed in two colors and in very large characters for easy reading. Very many full-page illustrations.