BOOKBINDING. A SO-CALLED FIANCÉE BINDING IN PARCHMENT, RICHLY DECORATED AND HAND-PAINTED - CONTAINS THE SWEDISH HYMNAL 1848.

Bookbinding. A so-called fiancée binding of parchment in 12mo format with rich hand-painted decoration on the spine (flowers) and both covers with contemporary coloring in red, green, and gold. Cover frames à la grecque. With fully chased gilt edges. With metal clasps. Text on the covers: "Med Gud och Dig Trolofwar jag mig" (With God and You I betroth myself) and at the bottom "Allena Gud i Äran" (To God alone the glory). Contains the Swedish Hymnal printed by Joh. Beckman in Stockholm 1848 with upright type, as well as Gospels and Epistles. 360 pp., (VI), + 238 pp.
With a note in ballpoint pen on the inside of the front cover: "Grandmother's hymnal that she received on her wedding day. Åke.".