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, with Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre; with Hymns..., with Additional Hymns
by [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: New York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society, 1868. Leather_bound. Very Good. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling and staining. BCP unpaginated, collates as A - S (in 16s) + T (8 leaves). O signature (in the Psalter) lacking. Psalms and Hymns: 271 pages, collates as T9 - Dd16 (in 16s). Separate title page present. Additional Hymns: 52 pages with independent signatures and separate title page. A variant of Griffiths 1868/18. Bound in contemporary full maroon pebble grained morocco with blindrolled borders on front and back. Spine with five (false) raised bands and "Common Prayer" in gilt. Two original ribbon markers present. One attached. Covers lightly rubbed and bumped. A nicely bound Civil War era American Book of Common Prayer.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1558
- 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, with Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre; with Hymns..., with Additional Hymns
- Author
- [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York Bible and Common Prayer Book Society
- 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.
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...