LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Grand Format Book & Manuscript #682  / 

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Four Religious Mini-Books.

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
Four Religious Mini-Books.
<B>Four Religious Mini-Books</B></I>, including: <B><I>The Flower of Peace: A Collection of the Devotional Poetry of Katharine Tynan</B></I></B></I>. London: Burns and Oates, 1914. Sixteenmo. 102 pages. Gilt edges. Blue leather with gilt titles and decorations on spine and covers. Gilt inner dentelles and illustrated endpapers. Includes the book plate of a former owner. Overall fine with minor wear on binding. [and:] <B><I>La Vie en Images de la Sainte Therese de l' Enfant Jesus</B></I></B></I>. Lisieux, France: Office Central de la B. Therese, 1922. In French. Twentyfourmo. Unpaginated. Gilt edges. Sixty-eight full-page plates. Tan leather with gilt titles and decorations on spine and covers. Gilt inner dentelles and illustrated endpapers. Includes the book plate of a former owner, several annotated inserts, and an inscription on front endpaper. Housed in vellum-bound slipcase. Some wear and fading on the binding and slipcase. Overall very good to near fine. [and:] <B><I>Treasury of the Sacred Heart</B></I></B></I>. London: Burns, Oates and Washbourne [1941]. Thirtytwomo. 128 pages. Gilt edges. Red leather with gilt titles and decorations on spine, and decorations on covers. Gilt inner dentelles and illustrated endpapers. Includes the book plate of a former owner and an insert announcing that the book was bound during the Battle of Britain in 1941. Overall fine. [and:] <B><I>The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assasi</B></I></B></I>. London: Burns, Oates and Washbourne [n.d.]. Twelvemo. 277 pages. Gilt edges. Red leather with gilt titles and decorations on spine, and decorations on covers. Gilt inner dentelles and illustrated endpapers. Includes the book plate of a former owner. Minor wear on the binding and toning in the paper. Overall near fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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