The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England
by [Church of England]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
"Thumb Prayer Book" in gilt on front cover. One of the smallest BCP ever printed and a true rarity. Griffiths' bibliography notes a single Bryce printing of the Scottish BCP in a slightly larger format and with slightly different pagination. Text block measures 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 inches. Covers extend over text block and measure 1.75 x 2.5". Unpaginated (approx. 770 pages). Pages bright and clean and free from marking or staining. All page edges rouged. Bound in later flexible maroon suede with a single blind ruled border to both covers. New endpapers. Not in Griffiths.
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Details
- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2197
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England
- Author
- [Church of England]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David Bryce and Son
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- thumb prayer book; book of common prayer
- Size
- 1.75" x 2.5"
Terms of Sale
St. Wulfstans Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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...
- 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"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....