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Brevarium Romanum, Venice, 1782, Howard Pease Copy

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Brevarium Romanum, Venice, 1782, Howard Pease Copy
BREVARIUM ROMANUM Ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, S. PII V. Pontificus Maximi Jessu Editum Clementis VIII. Urbani VIII. Auctoritate recognitum, Cum Officiss Sanctorum Novissime per Summos Pontifices ufque ad hanc diem concessis; In Quartuor Anni Tempora divisum. Pars Aestiva. A dominica trinitatis usque ad Dominicam primam Septembris. Venetiss: Franciscum ex Nicolao Pessana, 1782. 12mo (7 5/8€ x 4 ½€). Red morocco with elaborate gilt-stamped decoration, raised bands and black leather label on spine, all edges gilt. Marbled papers on pastedowns. Text in two columns in black and red. Armorial bookplate for Howard Pease (English author/editor, 1863-1928), Otterburn Tower, Northumberland, front pastedown. Very Good; slight wear to gilt in areas, but overall bright; previous owner€™s bookplate on back of free endpaper; an engraved armorial illustration has been cut out (from another work?) and glued onto the front free endpaper.