LIVRE D'EGLISE A L'USAGE DES LAIQUES DU DIOCESE DE POITIERS

Poitiers: Jean-Felix Faulcon, 1768. Hardcover. 12mo, xxxii, 480, cxcv, [3] pages. In very good condition. Bound in period full red calf with elaborate gilt tooling to boards, spine, board edges, and turn ins. Light plus rubbing and bumping to board edges and corners, head and tail of spine, and joints; light general rubbing to boards overall. Small split starting at top of front joint. All text block edges gilt. Text block lightly age toned. Evidence of a bookplate removed from front pastedown, resulting in damage to paper. Modern ink ownership inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Lower margin of title page trimmed approx. 0.25 in. Several full-page engraved plates throughout text. Text in Latin and French. EH Consignment. Shelved in Room G. 1381000. Special Collections.