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 [with New Testament (KJV)] by [Church of England] [Bible - King James Version] - n.d. [c. 1872]

Albany, NY: Printed and Published by E. & E. Hosford, 1824. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 3 3/4 x 6 inches. 24mo. 1 ffep + 360 numbered pages. Printed in two column Roman type. Griffiths 1824/24. Bound with: The Whole Book of Psalms in Metre; with Hymns, Suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church, and Other Occasions of Public Worship. Albany, NY: Printed and Published by E. & E. Hosford, 1824. 105 numbered pages + 2 rfep. Separate title page for Psalms. Bound in contemporary full tan polished calf with gilt rules on spine. Corners rubbed and worn at spine ends. Scattered light foxing. A very good early American BCP.

Oxford: At the University Press, 1832. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 5 3/4 x 9 inches. 2 vols. Vol. 1: 363 numbered pages. Vol. 2: 351 numbered pages. Occasional foxing. Bound in publisher's original wraps of half cloth with paper covered boards and original paper labels to spines. Light wear to hinges. A rare copy of this early commentary on the English BCP in its original state.

Londres [London]: Imprimerie de G. Watts, aux frais de la Societe´ Biblique, Brittanique et Etrangere, 1848. Leather Bound. Near Fine. 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Approx. 264 unnumbered leaves. Lacks ffep. Binder's ticket, "Watkins Binder" on front pastedown. Pages bright and clean. All page edges gilt. Bound in original full black leather with elaborate and delicate blind stamping and gilt spine lettering. A French language New Testament printed in London, in an exceptional English binding.

New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1914. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good +/poor. 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches. xii + 144 numbered pages. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with remnants of dust jacket inside front cover. Pages clean. The author's personal copy of the Bohlen lectures that he delivered at Trinity Church, Philadelphia in 1914. From the library of Samuel Hart, which experienced a fire that damaged a number of books. As a result, items from Hart's library are extremely rare. Samuel Hart (1845-1917) was dean of the Berkeley Divinity School, the (un)official "middle way" seminary of the Episcopal Church at Middletown, Connecticut. In 1886, he became the third custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer. In 1892, he became secretary of the House of Bishops. In 1898, he became the fourth historiographer of the Episcopal Church. He served in all three of these offices until his death. (In 1893, he was elected Bishop of Vermont, but he declined the office.) A unique… Read More

New-York: Richard Scott, 1813. Leather Bound. Very Good. 3 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches. xii + 13-283 numbered pages. Expected moderate toning and foxing for an American book of this era. Early American binding of full brown tree calf with a little sooting. Spine with numerous gilt bands and gilt decorations in four compartments and red morocco spine label with gilt title to fifth compartment. Spine leather with some surface cracking. From the library of Samuel Hart with his library sticker (#486) to front pastedown and his inscription to title page. From the library of Samuel Hart, which experienced a fire that damaged a number of books. As a result, items from Hart's library are extremely rare. Samuel Hart (1845-1917) was dean of the Berkeley Divinity School, the (un)official "middle way" seminary of the Episcopal Church at Middletown, Connecticut. In 1886, he became the third custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer. In 1892, he became secretary of the House of Bishops. In 1898, he… Read More

New-York: Caleb Bartlett, 1830. Leather Bound. Very Good. 3 3/4 x 6 inches. 2 ffep + 2 engravings + A - B (6 leaf quires) + 25 - 459 numbered pages. 2 engravings with tissue. Griffiths 1830/23. Bound with: The Whole Book of Psalms, in Metre; with Hymns, Suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church, and Other Occasions of Public Worship. New-York: Caleb Bartlett, 1830. 78 numbered pages. Printed in two column rom,an type. Closed tear to page 33. Bound with: Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. New-York: Caleb Bartlett, 1830. 43 numbered pages + index & tables (Hymns) + 3 rfep. Pages unusually bright and clean. All page edges brightly gilt. Bound in full brown calf with gilt and blind stamped decorative borders to front and rear boards and extensive gilt decoration and red spine label with gilt "Prayer" on spine. Hinges starting, and old tissue repair to front hinge. One blue silk ribbon marker present. A particularly well preserved early American BCP… Read More

Philadelphia: L. Johnson (stereotyped), Philadelphia: M. Fithian (published), 1841. First American edition. Leather Bound. Very Good. 6 x 9 inches. 324 numbered pages. With fold out engraved map and 1 full page engraving. Scattered foxing and library stamp of St. John's Seminary, Little Rock, Ark. Bound in full brown calf which is scuffed and worn. Spine with red spine label "Lingard's Anglo-Saxon Church" and slight loss to head of spine. A nice copy of this first edition history of the Church in Britain from its inception to the Norman Conquest.

London: John Murray, 1825. Third edition. Leather Bound. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 2 vols. Vol. 1: 407 numbered pages. Vol. 2: 511 numbered pages. All edges gilt, bookplate of Edward Wickham. Pages bright and clean. Bound in full black morocco with gilt edging and Georgian style gilt decoration to boards. Spine with five compartments separated by raised bands with gilt decoration, slight loss to heads and tails of spines, and some loss of color to spine leather. Old repair to front hinge of Vol. 2. A nicely bound edition of this popular history.Robert Southey (1774 – 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse enjoys enduring popularity. Perhaps his most enduring contribution to literary history is the immortal children's… Read More

London: Printed for Geo. Strahan and J. Bowyer, 1717. First edition. Cloth. Very Good +. 4 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Title page + 10 leaves (Preface and contents) + 1 leaf (bookseller's catalogue) + 356 numbered pages. Scattered light foxing. Bound in modern brown cloth with renewed endpapers. Red spine label with gilt title and author. ESTCT64634. A nice copy of this defense of apostolic succession and the episcopacy as against dissenters and congregationalists.

London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1789. Leather Bound. Very Good. 4 1/4 x 7 inches. 12mo. 2 ffep + viii + 9-159 numbered pages + 3 rfep. Restenneth Library plate on front pastedown. Pencil ownership inscription of William K. Dickson dated 1898 on ffep. A little scattered foxing. Bound in full brown calf. Hinges worn but firmly holding. Five gilt bands to spine, which is chipped. Edges and corners worn. ESTCT89701. A nice copy of this scarce satire.