The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David
by [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
Hartford, CT: S. Andrus & Son, 1845. Leather Bound. Very Good. 6 x 9 ¼ inches. 309 pages. Title page in red and black and rubrics printed in red. 4 engravings with tissues intact. Griffiths 1845/31. Bound with: Psalms in Metre, Selected from the Psalms of David: with Hymns, Suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church, and Other Occasions of Public Worship. Hartford: S. Andrus & Son, 1845. 208 pages. With separate engraved title page and printed title in red and black. Old ownership inscriptions of W.M.[?] West Concord, NH, and Gregory H. Laing [?] on ffeps. Scattered light foxing. All page edges gilt. Bound in full brown calf with extensive gilt decoration to both covers which are lightly worn and soiled. Gilt board edges and dentelles. Spine with five compartments, four with gilt decoration and fifth with gilt "Common Prayer." Front hinge weak. Griffiths 1845/31. A very good illustrated engraved American BCP in a fine American binding.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 838
- 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 Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David
- Author
- [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- S. Andrus & Son
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1845
- Keywords
- Common Prayer BCP Protestant Episcopal United States America illustrated engravings hymns19th
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About the Seller
St. Wulfstans Books
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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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