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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
Oxford: Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, 1776. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 3 x 5 1/2 inches. 12mo. 264 unnumbered pages. Collates as A - L (in 12s). Printed in two column Roman type. Pages generally clean and unmarked. A12 and E12 with very small marginal losses. Scattered light foxing. Marbled end papers. Ffep with ink ownership inscription of Jonathan Howard dated 1810. All page edges gilt, now dulled. Griffiths 1776/5. Bound with: Sternhold, Thomas and John Hopkins. The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre. Oxford: Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, 1777. 96 unnumbered pages. Collates as A - D (in 12s). Printed in two column Roman type. ESTCT89260. Bound in contemporary full maroon morocco with gilt rolled borders to covers. Front and back covers with black oval leather only bearing gilt cross, divine monogram (JHS) and gilt tooling surrounded by border of gilt tooled flames. Spine with five compartments separated by raised bands. Extensive gilt decoration to each compartment. Corners slightly rounded. A well preserved Georgian BCP in a spectacular 18th Century binding.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 909
- 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 T. Wright and W. Gill
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1776
- Keywords
- Anglican Common Prayer BCP England Sternhold Hopkins psalms psalmes 18th binding
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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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- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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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