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[BINDING SAMPLER.] A collection of 10 books, comprising: CAMPEGIUS, Thomas. De coelibatu sacerdotum non abrogando. Venice, 1554. 8o. 18th-century calf, with later gilt-dotted decorations of women in a Pre-Raphaelite style on sides. -- MACROBIUS, Aurelius. Inlustris quae exstant omnia. Padua, 1736. Contemporary gilt-decorated calf. -- Konigliche Hallss-Zierde. Vienna, 18th century. 8o. Blue morocco, richly gilt, front cover with a colored engraved portrait of St. Catherine mounted within a metal frame, clasps. -- SPENGLER, Joseph. Geometrie und Trigonometrie. Dillingen, 1776. 8o. Contemporary German gilt-decorated calf. -- Psalter. English, ca 1820. 8o. Illuminated title, 20 manuscript pages of music after the text. Early 19th-century black morocco, large brass cornerpieces and clasps. -- The Order of the Daily Service, the Litany, and Order of the Administration of the Holy Communion. London, 1843. 8o. Contemporary black morocco gilt, large metal corner- and center-pieces. -- The Book of Common Prayer. New York, 1844. Large 8o. 19th-century calf, an elaborate etched and carved silver decoration on the front cover. --Worte des Lebens. Regensburg, 1852. 8o. 19th-century velvet, each side with a beaded panel of a religious design. -- Heures du moyen age. Paris, 1862. 8o. Chromolithographically printed. Blue velvet, sides with elaborate carved bone plaques, the front an applied and pierced plaque incorporating an angel, edges gilt and painted with a rosary. -- Grotzer goldener Himmel-Schlüstel. Budapest, late 19th century. 8o. Ivoroid binding, the front cover with large plaque of two angels ringing a bell and with three devotional medals dangling from chains. (10)