Ave Marie Prières 1899 Prayer Book France Ivory Covers Inlaid Silver Alloy & Mother of Pearl Shell

Ave Marie Prières 1899 Prayer Book France Ivory Covers Inlaid Silver Alloy & Mother of Pearl Shell

• AVE MARIA. Livre de prières
• Containing the offices of all the Sundays and holidays, and pious exercises.
• PUBLISHER: Brepols & Dierckk Zoon, Turnhout.
• PAGES: 355 pages.
• BINDING: Hardcover. Ivory front, ivory back, ivory spine, ivory clasp.
• Inlaid front and back with decorative pieces of a silver alloy, and mother of pearl, a few pieces of which are missing.
• Complete and in good condition.
• Gold foredges.
• Closes with a working, complete ivory clasp.
• This measures overall approximately 4.75 inches x 2.75 inches // 12 cm x 7 cm.
• The text is in French. This is not printed in the English language.
• COUNTRY of Origin: France.
• AGE: 1899
• Exactly as shown in the detailed photos below.
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• All the information you need to decide about a purchase is in front of you at the time of purchase.

SIZE:

• This measures overall approximately 12 cm x 7 cm // 4.75 inches x 2.75 inches.

CONDITION:

• By " antique " we mean over 100 years of age.
• By " vintage " we mean between 50 and 100 years of age.
• This item is made of matter and it is OLD; this means it is NOT NEW.
• This is not a recent reproduction. It is not a recent copy. It is not a fake.
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There are signs of age or usage including but not limited to:

• A few pieces of the decorative silver and mother of pearl shell inlay on the covers are missing.
• There is overall surface wear.
• There is overall oxidation.
• There are minor overall surface scratches.
• There are overall surface scratches.
• There may be minor bending of the metal.
• There is oxidation of the paper.
• There is browning, toning, foxing, and freckling of the paper.
• The onionskin transparent paper covering the frontispiece engraving is somewhat wrinkled.
• The clasp and hinges are in good working order.
• There is perimeter wear and some wear around all edges.
• CLEANED: No.
• RESTORATION: No restoration.
• MEASUREMENT VERIFIED: Yes.
• This is COMPLETE.
• There may also be something that we missed because we aren't specifically trained to see it.
• We've not examined this microscopically.
• We've not taken this apart or put this back together.
• We've not subtracted anything nor added anything that was not already there.
• We've not cleaned this.
• The condition is good.
• There's nothing functionally wrong with this.
• The condition is exactly as shown in the gallery photos.
• Look at all the gallery photos carefully and read this description carefully.
• It is impossible to divine exactly what information a buyer might want.
• It is the buyer's responsibility to carefully scrutinize a purchase before buying.
• Please consider your purchase carefully.
• We are happy to help in any way we can by answering your questions to the best of our ability and furnishing additional specifics upon request.
• This is not sold on approval.
• Ask your questions before you buy.

AVE MARIA. Livre de prières. 1899. Belle couverture.

• Années 1899.
• Contenant de pieux exercices.
• Brepols & Dierckk Zoon, Turnhout.
• Dimensions: 12 x 7 cm.
• 355 pages.
• Orné d'une gravure en frontispice.
• Couverture avec incrustations d'argent et de nacre.
• Petits morceaux de nacre est manquants.
• Très bon état.
• Frais de port en sus.
• Merci de votre visite.

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