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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]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by C. Whittingham, for H.D. Symonds, 1797. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches. 12mo. 347 + 92 + [4] pages. All page edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Printed in single column Roman type. Scattered light foxing and toning. Griffiths 1797/8. Small binder's ticket on inside front cover: McKinlay, Book Binder, No. 8 Bow Street, Covent Garden. Bound in full contemporary straight grained morocco with gilt rules and rolls along borders. Spine has imitation raised bands with gilt decorations. Front hinge professionally repaired with Japanese tissue. Head and tail of spine lightly worn. Corners and edges worn with small losses to corners. A very good Georgian BCP in a fine binding with bookbinder's ticket.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 618
- 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]
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by C. Whittingham, for H.D. Symonds
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1797
- Keywords
- Anglican Common Prayer BCP England 18th
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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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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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