{"product_id":"4-recreational-readings-circa-1860s-8","title":"4. Recreational Readings, circa 1860s, 8”","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful 19th century French cartonnage book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLectures Récréatives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Régis Hellmès. The soft blush pink binding is richly decorated in gilt, with a hand colored landscape inset into the front cover featuring a dramatic castle perched high above a village and river.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside is an engraved frontispiece illustrating one of the stories in the collection. A particularly lovely example for the castle scene alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn good antique condition overall with age appropriate wear, including more noticeable wear to the spine, especially toward the bottom edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Union Birch Home ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68136895185200,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/1626\/1936\/files\/08FF74E3-6625-4567-838E-30D0AC03A0E9.jpg?v=1792516036","url":"https:\/\/www.unionbirchhome.com\/products\/4-recreational-readings-circa-1860s-8","provider":"Union Birch Home ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}