Prayerbook.- Receuil de Prieres, manuscript in French, 301 leaves, including peripheral blanks, title and index at end, single column of 11 lines in a neat scrolling bookhand, a ruled double line border throughout, an initial leaf with with small colour portrait of Madame Elisabeth, corners loosely inserted through slits in leaf, frist two ff. of index with small stain, lacking front marbled endpaper, contemporary calf, some rubbing, gilt dentelles, g.e., 8vo (183 x 121mm.), France, [?c.1800].*** An extensive collection of prayers, covering multiple varied aspects of devotion, complete with numbered index, in an exceptionally attractive, clear and neat hand. Madame Elisabeth (1764-94), sister of Louis XVI, was renowned for her piety, and noted for her moral and spiritual support of fellow prisoners prior to execution by the guillotine.