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
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
New York: Printed for the New-York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society by Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1868]. Leather_bound. Very Good +. 2 7/8 x 4 inches. 480 pages. Pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling and staining. Old ownership inscription to ffep. Title page possibly a cancel, though consistent with Griffiths 1868/14. Bound in full black pebble grained morocco with gilt "IHC" in central lozenge on front cover and gilt "Common Prayer" to spine. Spine with four false raised bands. Gilt dentelles. Yellow metal clasp present and working. Covers lightly bumped at corners. A very nice copy of the Civil War era American Prayer Book with a nicely preserved contemporary leather binding with clasp
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1557
- 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
- Author
- [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for the New-York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society by Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1868]
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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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...