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Author: Unknown.Title: Réglement de la Confrerie de l'Adoration Perpétuelle du S. Sacrement et de la Bonne Mort. Erigée dans l'Eglise Paroissiale de Ville-Marie, en l'Isle de Montréal, en Canada. Nouvelle Edition...Language: Text in French.Publisher: Montréal, F. Mesplet & C. Berger, 1776. Casey, Catalogue of Pamphlets 1536; Dionne 18; Lande, Rare Canadiana 153 ("considered the first Canadian imprint in Montreal"); Tremaine 231. An earlier edition of this work is believed to have been prepared by Mesplet in Philadelphia. He had emigrated to America on the advice of Franklin, and had moved from Philadelphia to Montreal in 1776 when commissioned by the Continental Congress to accompany Franklin, Chase and Carroll for the purpose of establishing a French press.Size: 5.5 "X 4 ".Pages: 40 pages.Binding: Attractive and good original boards, covered in figured wallpaper (spine worn but hinges still tight, overall worn and scuffed - as shown) in a quarter morocco leather cover with a nice ex-libris of… Read More

Author: Unknown.Title: The Language and Poetry of Flowers With Floral Illuminations printed in colors and gold.Publisher: London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1877.Sixteenth Thousand.Language: Text in English.Size: small 5 " X 3.5 ".Pages: 192 pages + publisher's catalog.Binding: Attractive and very good original gilt decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, toning of endpapers - as shown, small bookseller stamp on the first endpaper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the 4 beautiful full-page (chromolithographic) color illustrations.
The book: Scarce and very attractive early edition of this beautiful Victorian floriography book.