BOOK THE PEARL OF THE CHRISTIAN. THE DIVINE OFFICE. MODERNIST.

Description:
- Sewn binding of very good execution.
- Good quality medium-thickness paper.
- Very good quality hard covers. Made of bone, with decorative reliefs and initials in gilt.
Condition: Very good.
Description of contents:
- Religious book containing ten chromolithographs exempt from the text.
- The chromolithographs are signed by Delarue.
- The book is called the Pearl of the Christian, containing the divine office for Sundays and the main feasts of the year, in Latin and Spanish. Illustrated edition with miniatures and prayers in gold and colours.
- The date of publication does not appear, but it probably dates from the end of the 19th century.
- The front cover is highly crafted, with great attention to detail, carved in bone with floral motifs. In the centre are the initials ‘MA’.
Parts of the contents:
- Single volume. Copy in Spanish and Latin, with the complete text.
- Brown editorial cloth endpapers. Respect leaf. Title page. Legal page. Two chromolithographs. Title page. Contents. Table of contents. Respect leaf. Brown flyleaf.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of good execution, with guillotined and gilt cuts, Second Half of the 19th Century. Probably.
- Text and illustrations in single-colour black printing with decorative border in red. The chromolithographs are in colour, very well inked, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on white paper of medium thickness and good quality.

Conservation and Damage:
- General condition: Good.
- Both bindings are in perfect condition.
- The spine is a little loose and has a crack in the central part.
- The tips are slightly deteriorated with light creases and folds.
- The book shows wear typical of it's age.

Comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not exactly the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The Book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.