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Calligraphy.- Senault (Louis) Heures Nouvelles dediées a Madame la Dauphine, first issue with dedication and with head-piece of sirens on p.210 revealing their breasts (covered in later issue), finely engraved throughout with ornamental borders, vignettes, head- & tail-pieces and pictorial initials, no p.47 as correct but lacking g2 & 3 (pp.223-226, p.223 is apparently numbered twice, first present), very occasional light marginal soiling, book-label of James Stevens-Cox, handsome late nineteenth century dark blue morocco, ruled in gilt with simple strapwork design forming a diamond panel, spine with compartments of gilt-ruled diamonds and five raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., very slight rubbing to corners but a lovely copy, [Bonacini p.308; cf. Cohen-de Ricci 487, later variant printed by Hansy], 8vo, Paris & Versailles, chez l'Autheur..., [before 1690]. ⁂ Exquisite calligraphic prayer book beautifully illustrated with charming decorations of flowers, birds etc.