ANDACHTSÜBUNGEN EINES WAHREN CHRISTEN [German Missal]

Munich Johan Bapt. Dettl. bürgerl. Buchbinder nacht St. Peter, 1783. 8vo., black cross-grained calf with a single gilt fillet border surrounding a narrow floral roll border with corner floral ornaments; smooth spine without title, horizontal bands and elaborate mosaic tooling within the compartments; a.e.g. Stamped on the upper cover are the initials R. S. and the date 1824. Slight wear. Pink coated endleaves.The text is set in blackletter. The 25 full-page engravings are of two distinct styles. The first ten are borderless and loosely drawn; they depict the life of Jesus and the saints. The final set of fifteen portray the stations of the cross; they are all set within the same style architectural cartouche and each has a descriptive text beneath. It is interesting to note that THE PUBLISHER OF THIS MISSAL REFERS TO HIMSELF ON THE TITLE-PAGE AND LATER ON AS BOOKBINDER. The style binding is uncommon hereabouts and quite attractive. 25 BAROQUE COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS