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The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Holy Communion 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 but without the Preface; Portions of the Calendar Some of the Occasional Services and Articles of Religion [with] Hymns Ancient and Modern
by [Church of England]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Printed at the University Press, [1905]. First edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. 1 7/8 x 2 3/16 inches. 2 matching volumes. 688 pages with black endpapers. BCP begins at page 5. Accompanied by Hymns Ancient and Modern for Use in the Services of the Church, [c. 1905]. London: Printed for the Proprietors of William Clowes & Sons, Ltd. 861 pages. All pages edges rouged and gilt. A few leaves slightly extended. Black endpapers. Pages clean and free from marking, soiling or staining. Old ownership inscriptions to ffep. Gilt lightly worn in places. Bound in matching full flexible black morocco with gilt "Common Prayer" and "Hymns A & M" to front covers and gilt titles to spine. Very light shelf wear to edges. The first printing of this miniature edition. Griffiths 1905/5. A very good matching pair of this Edwardian first miniature printing of the Book of Common Prayer which replaced the "Finger Prayer Book."
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1954
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Holy Communion 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 but without the Preface; Portions of the Calendar Some of the Occasional Services and Articles of Religion [with] Hymns Ancient and Modern
- Author
- [Church of England]
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed at the University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- [1905]
- Keywords
- Anglican common prayer BCP England 20th miniature illustrated
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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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