L’ange Conducteur – Jacques Coret – 1791 | Brass Clasps, Red Morocco

L’ange conducteur dans la dévotion chrétienne by Jacques Coret was printed in Liege around 1791. It, like many French devotionals, contains spiritual instruction, prayers, liturgies and litanies, and direction on the benefits of confraternal organizations.

This edition is beautifully bound in red Moroccan leather with ornate, functioning brass clasps. Spine is tooled with gilt, each page is framed with a decorative border, and chapter headings feature small vignettes. Truly a beautiful, French personal devotional.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: L’ange conducteur dans la dévotion chrétienne, réduite en pratique, avec l’instruction des riches avantages dont jouissent les personnes associées dans la confrérie de l’ange-gardien
• Author(s): Jacques Coret
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: A Liège: chez la veuve S. Bourguignon, et C. Bourguignon
• Edition: ca. 1791
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Binding: Red Moroccan leather with gilt spine and edges, brass clasps and corners
• Size: 5.5 in × 3.5 in (14 cm × 9 cm)
• Collation: Red Moroccan leather with gilt spine and edges, brass clasps and corners
• Illustrations: Decorative borders on all pages; vignettes at chapter headings
• Contents Include:
  • Devotional prayers, spiritual instructions, confraternal benefits

Condition:

Near Fine. The binding remains tight. Brass hardware is intact and functional. Minor rubbing to boards. Gilt spine and edges remain intact with minimal fading. Pages clean, with light toning. Borders and vignettes remain sharp.

Why Collect This?

• Beautiful, luxury edition of an 18^th-century French devotional
• Original brass clasps, functioning
• Each page printed with border

Item Number: #28970