Antique French Leather-Bound Imitation de Jésus-Christ Devotional Book (1889) Vintage

Antique French Leather-Bound Imitation de Jésus-Christ Devotional Book (1889) VintageA late 19th century French Catholic devotional book titled Imitation de Jsus Christ, published in Dijon in 1889 by Pellion & Marchet. The volume includes prayers for Mass and Sunday Vespers and reflections associated with F. de Lamennais. The book is bound in brown leather with gilt spine lettering reading Imitation de Jsus Christ. The interior retains blue moir silk endpapers framed by gilt dentelle decoration, a feature typical of higher quality

The use of moiré silk—visible particularly inside the lid and lower compartment—adds a distinctly high-end Parisian finish

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A multi-page handwritten French legal document executed on stamped paper

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this book is a two part work that explores themes of industry

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