BOOK OF HOURS from manuscripts in the Royal Library. Paris, - Lot 220

BOOK OF HOURS from manuscripts in the Royal Library. Paris, Engelmann et Graf, 1846. In-12 (15.5 x 12 cm. incl. binding), CLXXXIV p., havana morocco with very rich neo-gothic decoration, 5-rib spine, gilt title, ornate caissons, boards decorated with a cold plate framed with gilt fleur-de-lis semé and initials at the corners, interior roulette, blue moiré satin endpapers, blue edges decorated with gilt fleur-de-lis semé, silver-plated metal clasps [Gruel]. A delightful copy of this book of hours printed entirely in chromolithography. Provenance: de Mailly family (handwritten note). Attached: LIVRE D'HEURES selon le rit romain. Tours, Mame, 19th c. In-12 (15 x 10.5 cm. incl. binding), café morocco, smooth ornate spine, compartmentalized boards with gilded elements, crowned initials gilded in the center, interior lace, pink moiré satin endpapers, red edges decorated with a semé of gilded crosses, extended clasps on the boards (one clasp incomplete; qq. russ.). Enclosed: HEURES au Duc de Bordeaux dédiées à Son Altesse Royale Madame la Duchesse de Berry. A Paris, chez Lefuel, 1822. In-18 (14 x 9 cm. incl. binding), period black long-grained morocco, richly decorated, gilt edges (rubbed corners). Printed on wove paper, illustrated with 12 engraved and colored plates, and an engraved title partly colored. Provenance: de Mailly family, with old signature on the title, and painted coat of arms on the v° of the title, with coins on the corners. 3 volumes in all.