(1880) Christian Roman Missal with 200 Chromolithographs - Personalised Copy

We are offering here an exquisite Christian "Roman Missal" from 1880's, with 200 richly illustrated and illuminated pages (including 4 full-page engraved plates) individually mounted on guards and chromolithographed in Color & Gilt. This scarce devotional book contains: Morning Prayers, Litanies of the Holy Name of Jesus, Angelus, Evening Prayers, Litanies of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Prayers for the Deceased, Preparation for Confession, Mass for Communion, Acts before Communion, Acts after Communion, Ordinary of the Mass, Prayers after Mass, Sunday Vespers, Antiphons to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Services for the Principal Feasts of the Year, Psalms, Hymns, Processes, Antiphons, Hymn and Chant.

Personalised copy bound in a tobacco brown Morocco leather binding, with stylised Metal Monogram Initials "SJG" at the top left corner of the front cover. With richly decorated front and rear paste-down with gilt fleurons and beige Moirée silk. Free endpapers also accompanied by beige Moirée silk.

"Missel Romain."; Paris-Limoges, Dalpayrat & Depelley, no dated (but 1880's by references); Tobacco brown Morocco leather binding with metal monogram initials "SJG" at the top left corner of the front cover. Spine with five rised bands, gilt title to the spine. All page edges gilt; Size of the book: 15,3 x 12,5 cm (6" x 4.9"); Text in French and Latin; Collation complete - Free endpaper, (3) blank leaves, Chromolithograph false title, (1) "Propriete" page, (1) blank page, Chromolithograph frontispiece, Chromolithograph title page, (1) "Approuve" page, (4) pages of "Souvenirs de Famille", 200 chromolithograph pages including 4 chromolithograph plates), (3) blank leaves, free endpaper; Full leather binding is strong, tight and firm, overall in excellent condition, with minor rubbing and discoloration, minor bumping to the extremities. Pages/Text block in immaculate condition, clean and very bright, no any marks or foxing throughout, only a slight yellowing. Overall the condition of the book is NEAR FINE.