{"product_id":"antique-french-leather-bound-imitation-de-jesus-christ-devotional-book-1889","title":"Antique French Leather-Bound Imitation de Jésus-Christ Devotional Book (1889)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eA late-19th-century French Catholic devotional book titled Imitation de Jésus-Christ, published in Dijon in 1889 by Pellion \u0026amp; Marchet. The volume includes prayers for Mass and Sunday Vespers and reflections associated with F. de Lamennais.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is bound in brown leather with gilt spine lettering reading Imitation de Jésus-Christ. The interior retains blue moiré silk endpapers framed by gilt dentelle decoration, a feature typical of higher-quality devotional bindings of the period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior pages include decorative typographic borders, devotional illustrations, and ornamental title pages. The book shows an ownership inscription reading “Antoinette Darfeuille” and a bookseller stamp from C. Ruban, Place Bellecour, Lyon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe text block edges appear gilt, but no hidden fore-edge decoration is present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall, this is a well-preserved example of a personal French devotional volume from the late 19th century, combining religious printing with decorative bookbinding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145655791871,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/1dde072a-2470-4e48-b09b-c33915f78d7f.png?v=1770419309","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/products\/antique-french-leather-bound-imitation-de-jesus-christ-devotional-book-1889","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}