10 Catholic devotional books in decorative ivorine bindings.

18mo, in French (5) and Dutch (5) (occ. foxing).

Contemp. bindings with clasp (except 2), a.e.g. (1 joint split, sl. traces of use). Good copies.

Nice set of bindings decorated with various techniques: carved or moulded relief, chiselled, fine silver- or gold-plated metal inlays, some with small nacre elements, colour aquatint. Prayer books such as "Paroissien romain", "Trésor du chrétien", "Ange gardien", "Hemelsch Palmhof", "Liefde tot Jezus", "Liefdebloem", etc. printed in Paris, Brussels, Antwerp, Turnhout, between c. 1888 and 1910. Some pl. and/or chromolithogr. front.
Prov. Simons (ms. entry with year of birth or communion of two daughters, Julie, 1883, Hubertina, 1890). - Lambertine and Suzanne Glorie (ms. mention). - "Livre de prières de Line", "De eerste communie van Gabrielle Vanhorenbeeck" (ms. entries). - "Ancienne papeterie Goblet, J. Verbrugghen-Billen succ." (Brussels bookseller's label); C. De Backer, Jan Boucherij, "Maison Van Uffelen, Bauwens Soeurs succ." (Antwerp booksellers' labels).