Leather bindings beautiful pair 2 old books 1864-72 hand color plates gilt patterns Tartary early 20th century

early 20th century

201/8" x 14 1/4"

Grazing Mules)

normal uniform light age toning to sheet as typical

so that when held to the light it becomes transparent and you see glowing colors

Leather bindings beautiful pair 2 old books 1864-72 hand color plates gilt patterns Tartary early 20th centuryTwo beautiful 19th century French leather bindings. Both are lovely antiquarian books, light wear but clean, pleasing and well preserved. Paroissien Romain. 1872, Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils. pp. 576. Full leather, gilt decorated covers and spine, all edges gilt, four beautiful hand colored plates. Grandeurs de Saint Joseph. 1864, Clermont Ferrand, Librairie Catholique. pp. 424. Unusual and fine embossed and diced leather binding. Spine richly gilt