Octavo. Finely bound by Leon Gruel in a medieval revival style in embossed olive green morocco, signed by Gruel to the base of the spine in gilt. Metal claps. All edges gilt. Olive green silk endpapers. Red silk ribbon lettered “Gruel et Engelmann Relieurs A. Paris.” Housed in a black chemise and slipcase.
 
A fine and bright copy, occasional spots to endpapers and souvenirs de famille, very slight fraying to silk ribbon, very slight mark to page 68. Ownership inscription to front endpaper. Housed in a very good chemise and slipcase.
 
An exceptionally attractive Engelmann book of hours, finely bound by Leon Gruel.
 
The German printer Godefroy Engelmann was awarded the "Société d'Encouragement" prize in 1838 for bringing chromolithography to France. He died in 1839, but three years later his son, also Godefroy, set up the firm of Engelmann and Graf.
 
They became the leading French company producing facsimiles of medieval illuminated manuscripts.
 
They commissioned the bookbinding firm of Léon Gruel to provide a range of bindings for this book, in different styles and at varying price levels.