BOOK BINDING

ECKARTSHAUSEN, HOFRATH VON.

Gott ist die reinste Liebe Mein Gebeth und meine Betrachtung. Mit Kupfern.

Prag, Joh. Stiassny, 1798. 8vo. Bound in an exquisite light brown full calf binding with richly gilt spine and boards. Boards with wide ornamental gilt borders and gilt centre-pieces with a lamb and a cross. Gilt initials "F. F." to front board. All edges gilt. Housed in a lovely contemporary marbled paper vertical case with a gilt red lacquered heart to the front of the upper part. the lower part of the case has been renewed. Ownership signature to verso of title page (josef Hemmerle). Printed on good paper. Leter handwritten notes to last page and back free end-paper. Engraved frontispiece and title-page.

A later edition of Karl (later Hofrath) von Eckartshausen's "God is the purest love" in a lovely binding, presumably given as a wedding gift.

Order-nr.: 58240