[Neo-gothic book production and medievalism]. Nouvelles Heures et Prières, Composées...

[Neo-gothic book production and medievalism]. Nouvelles Heures et Prières, Composées dans le style des Manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Paris, Gruel et Engelmann, n.d. (±1880), (2),176,(6)p., entirely printed in CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY AND GOLD, w. 4 full-p. miniatures, all pages set within richly decorated borders in the style of Mediaeval manuscripts w. flowers, fruits, birds, angels, animals, dragons etc., the text w. ornamented initials and line-fillers, with a lithogr. dedic. leaf at the beginning, bound by LÉON GRUEL in contemp. black morocco w. silver metal intertwined initials "MV" in centre of frontcover, plain ribbed spine, gilt boardedges, broad gilt inside dentelles w. silk moiré doublures, all edges gilt and richly gauffered, signed "Gruel" at foot of spine, sm. 8vo, in modern slipcase.