Anthems, Composed for the Choir Service of the Church of England by John Stafford Smith by John Stafford Smith - 1793

Printed for the Author and sold at at his House, London, 1793. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Printing information on the title page is partially obscured by a pasted in cut out engraving "Sold by F. Roome. Derby". Dedication page to "The Most Reverend John Moore, D. D. Lord Archbishop of Canterbury". List of subscribers and an Index are present after the dedication. Plate printed score is legible and clean with some smudges around the bottom edges of the pages. Each Anthem title has a neat hand written note giving the relevant Bible verse reference. Pages are a little darkened. Brown leather spine is well rubbed and has surface cracks. Black leather spine label (Smith's Anthems) has loss at edges. Parchment corners are well worn and bumped with some loss. Very rubbed marbled paper covered boards with some loss of paper. Binding is sound, end-papers are a little darkened and lightly marked. No dust jacket, as published. Undated by publisher. Dated by reference to COPAC. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 13118111079.. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations..