Office of the Holy Week. [London]: T. Meighan, 1766. 12° (171 x 96mm). 8 engraved plates by Sartor (spotting, a little offsetting). Contemporary English red morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt to an overall pattern with birds, fleurons, leaves, stars, dots, spine gilt in 6 compartments decorated with similar tools and angels, gilt edges gauffered and painted with roses, in a dark-blue pull-off box by Rivière (slightly rubbed at extremities). Provenance: Mortimer L. Schiff (bookplate; his sale, 8 December 1938, no.2064). ESTC T198182
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Office of the Holy Week. [London]: T. Meighan, 1766. 12° (171 x 96mm). 8 engraved plates by Sartor (spotting, a little offsetting). Contemporary English red morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt to an overall pattern with birds, fleurons, leaves, stars, dots, spine gilt in 6 compartments decorated with similar tools and angels, gilt edges gauffered and painted with roses, in a dark-blue pull-off box by Rivière (slightly rubbed at extremities). Provenance: Mortimer L. Schiff (bookplate; his sale, 8 December 1938, no.2064). ESTC T198182

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Office of the Holy Week. [London]: T. Meighan, 1766. 12° (171 x 96mm). 8 engraved plates by Sartor (spotting, a little offsetting). Contemporary English red morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt to an overall pattern with birds, fleurons, leaves, stars, dots, spine gilt in 6 compartments decorated with similar tools and angels, gilt edges gauffered and painted with roses, in a dark-blue pull-off box by Rivière (slightly rubbed at extremities). Provenance: Mortimer L. Schiff (bookplate; his sale, 8 December 1938, no.2064). ESTC T198182

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