Imitation of Christ c. 1900-20's splendid French leather religious pocket book
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Imitation of Christ c. 1900-20's splendid French leather religious pocket book

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(Old Books, Early 20th Century Books, Leather Books, French Books, Religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Imitation of Christ).L'Imitation de Jesus-Christ.Published c. 1900-1920's, Limoges, France by J. Depelley & Co.432 pages. Text in French. Frontispiece protected by original tissue guard.Antiquarian full grained Morocco leather binding, gilt title lettering, cover edges gilt, decorative end papers. Retains original patterned protective cardboard slip case.Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Binding clean and very well preserved- only gently age worn but still appealing, leather remains supple, remains overall very attractive as an object.Text block paper is gently age toned as typical, internally book remains mostly clean, tight and sound. A book which has been well taken care of.Still attractive on the shelf. Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in rather nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws seem easy to overlook or forgive. Ple

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