A Companion for the Altar; or Week's Preparation for the Holy Communion: Consisting of a Short Explanation of the Lord's Supper and Meditations and Prayers proper to be used before and during the receiving of the Holy Communion; According to the Form Prescribed by the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
by Hobart, John Henry
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- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New-York: Swords, Stanford, and Co., 1837. Leather Bound. Very Good. 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. 244 numbered pages. Inscription of "Samuel S. Dutton" in pencil and in 19th century ink to front endpapers. Pencil inscription dated 1870 appearing to be "Alvie Mansfield" to ffep. Lightly foxed but otherwise clean. Bound in brown calf. Professionally rebacked to style with original black morocco spine label relaid. Hobart (1775-1830) was Bishop of New York. He studied theology under Bishop White of Pennsylvania, one of the founders of the American Church. He was a leader of the early high church party and a founder of General Seminary in New York. Armentrout. A very nice copy of this high church devotional.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 862
- Title
- A Companion for the Altar; or Week's Preparation for the Holy Communion: Consisting of a Short Explanation of the Lord's Supper and Meditations and Prayers proper to be used before and during the receiving of the Holy Communion; According to the Form Prescribed by the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- Author
- Hobart, John Henry
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Swords, Stanford, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New-York
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- Episcopal devotional American 19th
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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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- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...