Decorative Bindings: Three Examples, 1633, 1802, & 1843.
Including: 1) Paulus Zehentner's Vermis Malae Conscientiae, Munich: Cornelius Leysserius, 1633, large octavo, bound in ornately tooled contemporary calfskin, with a dense design on both boards and spine made up of small tools craftily arranged to form an ornate overall pattern, lacking cloth ties, some damage to lower endcap, aeg., 7 x 4 1/2 in.; 2) La Journee du Chretien Sanctifiee par la Priere et la Meditation, Torino: [no printer], 1802, 12mo, bound in full contemporary tan sheepskin ornately tooled in gilt on both boards and spine, incorporating garlands, drawer handle tools, stars, scallop shapes, and feature a small emblem of a flaming heart pierced by a dagger and arrow at the center of the panel, nicely preserved, sewing structure failing, with pages becoming detached, 5 x 2 3/4 in.; and 3) The Book of Common Prayer, Oxford: University Press, 1843, bound in full dark blue morocco, tooled in gilt on both boards and spine, the case almost completely detached from the leaves, which are coming loose, 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.; these volumes not collated, sold as decorative bindings and not subject to return. (3)
