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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 Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together with The Psalter, or Psalms of David
by [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Printed by Hall and Sellers, 1791. Second printing. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 4 x 6 inches. Collates as a - c (6 leaf quires) + A - Uu (6 leaf quires) + 2 rfep. Bb2 and title page supplied in facsimile. Loss to outer margin of Uu6 affecting text. Closed tears to B1, B2, B3, Bb3, and Bb4 with no loss of text. Scattered light soiling and age toning. Griffiths 1791/18. Bound in contemporary full brown calf with four raised bands to spine and remnants of gilt rules. Cover lightly worn and corners rounded. Chipping to tail of spine. Front hinge professionally repaired with Japanese tissue. A very good copy of this scarce printing of the American BCP. It is the second printing of the BCP in America, and one of only two editions before the addition of the Ordinal in 1792.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503
- 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 Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together with The Psalter, or Psalms of David
- Author
- [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- Publisher
- Printed by Hall and Sellers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1791
- Keywords
- Common Prayer BCP Protestant Episcopal United States America 18th
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About the Seller
St. Wulfstans Books
Biblio member since 2009
Fayetteville, Arkansas
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.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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.
- 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....
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