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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