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The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England, Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David…: Book of Common Prayer with Triple Fore-Edge Painting
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Sequim, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Description: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1843. 32mo (4.75 x 3 x 1.25 in). A beautiful little prayer book with all edges gilt featuring a triple fore-edge painting. The paintings include the words "read" to the top edge, "digest" to the bottom edge, and "mark and learn" to the fore-edge. The covers feature an embossed cross, the spine with four raised blind-ruled bands and blind-tooling to compartments with the word "prayer" lettered in gilt. A fully functioning clasp with the monogram "IHS". The interior boasts marbled endpapers and inner dentelles. The text is printed in both red and black and the Book of Common Prayer is supplemented by the Psalms of David.
Condition: Covers very slightly rubbed. Pages are crisp and clean. The word "learn" is more faded. Lacks front marbled endpaper, else a fine copy of a unique little prayer book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dungeness Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- P68
- 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 Church of England, Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David…
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1843
- Size
- 32mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Prayer book, book of common prayer, fore-edge painting, fore edge painting, book art, bible, holy bible, bible in english, psalms
- Bookseller catalogs
- prayer books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dungeness Books
Biblio member since 2021
Sequim, Washington
About Dungeness Books
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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