
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Church of England; Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches
by [Church of England]
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- Very Good +
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Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, 1781. Leather Bound. Very Good +. G.L. Smith. 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. 12mo. Collates as A-L (in 12s). Printed in two column Roman type. Complete. 49 engravings bound in (plate facing leaf E1 lacking). Frontispiece states: "Printed for William Dawson, Paternoster Row, London. The whole set engraved by G. L. Smith.... Published according to Act of Parliament January the 1st 1773." Engravings illustrate selected days from the church year, Holy Communion, Psalms of David, Gun-powder treason, Martyrdom of King Charles I and King Charles's Restoration. Headings, captions, scriptural citations and quotations are engraved. They were originally issued in 1773 as The Liturgy of the Church of England: Adorn'd with 52 Historical Cuts. Early owner's names, Ann Reynolds and Ann Cutbush, along with note bearing same name. Marbled end papers. A few pages torn at edges. Griffiths 1781/7. Bound with: Brady, N[icholas] and N[ahum] Tate, A New Version of the Psalms of David, with Hymns. London: T. Harrison for the Company of Stationers, 1782. 216 numbered pages + [4] unnumbered pages. A-I (in 12s) + [blank] (2 leaves). Complete. Printed in single column Roman type. ESTCT91891. Followed by 4 pages of hymns and one page with a different contemporary hymn pasted on. Hymns closely cropped. Bound in contemporary full red leather with central design stamped in gilt and gilt rolled borders on covers. Edges rubbed and gilt faded. A very good engraved illustrated Georgian BCP.
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- St. Wulfstans Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 616
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Church of England; Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches
- Author
- [Church of England]
- Illustrator
- G.L. Smith
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed at the Clarendon Press by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
- Anglican Illustrated Common Prayer BCP England binding
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About St. Wulfstans Books
St. Wulfstan's specializes in antiquarian religious books, especially Bibles, Prayer Books, and other texts in the Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal or Presbyterian traditions. We are known for our extensive inventory of liturgical texts (such as the Book of Common Prayer) and related books.The inventory ranges from historically significant and very rare texts to affordable copies of prayer books from the U.S. and Great Britain.
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- Rolled
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- 12mo
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