Antique French missal or Catholic prayer book bound in brown leather.
'Missel de la France aux pieds du Sacré-Coeur' .
French texts and some psalms in Latin.
Undated. Early 20th.
Published by Marc Barbou in Limoges.
 
The leather cover has some scratches and is worn in small places. 
Gold paperblock edges with small imperfections and wear.
The missal has been used. The pages are in fairly good condition with only the occasional mark, crease or folded corner. The first and last pages have light marks and discolouration though. 
Paper torn at the hinge on first and last pages (after the fabric covered page).
Some cards were placed inside by a previous owner.
 
The case has marks and many scratches. It is worn and the paper is missing in small places.
The clasps are broken.
Silk inside has small imperfections and marks. Slightly dicoloured.
 
Size of case: 22 x 17.9 x 4.6 cm / 8.66 x 6.69 x 1.57 inches
Size of missal: 16.7 x 12.9 x 2.7 cm / 6.29 x 4.72 x 0.78 inches
 
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