19th C. French Leather Decorative Missal with Double Clasp & Floral Gilding

Dimensions: 3.5" W x 5" H x 1.25" D

This elegant French Paroissien Romain prayer book was published in Tours in 1879 by Alfred Mame et Fils, one of the most celebrated religious publishers of nineteenth-century France. Beautifully bound in embossed leather with its original gilt brass clasps, the volume contains prayers and liturgy in both Latin and French and still retains a handwritten prayer of contrition tucked between its pages—a deeply personal reminder of the generations of faith and devotion it quietly witnessed. Rich in history and timeless craftsmanship, it is as meaningful displayed in a collected library as it once was held in prayer.