Antique Prayer Book from 1907 in Fraktur Script, Gilt Edges, Confirmation Dedication 1914 – Devotional Book

A special find: an antique prayer book from 1907, given to a young girl for her confirmation in 1914 with a personal handwritten dedication – just months before the outbreak of the First World War.

Features

Printed in Fraktur (Gothic) script, 432 pages plus appendix, with gilded page edges and a ribbon bookmark. The cover is probably artificial leather, with brass fittings.

Details & Condition

• Material: paper, (artificial) leather, brass
• Length: 10 cm (3.9 in)
• Width: 7.5 cm (3 in)
• Thickness: 2.5 cm (1 in)
• Origin: Germany
• Date: printed 1907, dedication 1914 (antique)
• Condition: very good for its age. Pages complete and flawless; the coat of arms on the cover is incomplete and the clasp is missing.

Who It's For

For collectors of devotional literature and religious keepsakes, for a display cabinet – or for personal devotion during Advent.

Care

Store dry and away from light.

At the Scouts' flea market in Zwettl the little book lay among rosaries – the dedication on its first page told of a spring day more than a hundred years ago.

A prayer from another time — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop