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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 United Church of England and Ireland; Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches
by [Church of England and Ireland]
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Bickers and Son, printed at the Chiswick Press by Whittingham and Wilkins, [1863]. Leather Bound. Near Fine. 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches. 8vo. Unpaginated. Collates as: a - d + B - KK + a - z + aa - bb (all in 6s). Title page within border representing the Tree of Jesse. Woodcut of Queen Elizabeth I at prayer on verso of title page. Each page printed within intricately detailed decorated border after Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein, and contemporaries. Ink ownership inscription on ffep. Else fine. A variant imprint of Griffiths 1863/22. Bound in full black morocco by Larkins with marbled endpapers and triple gilt ruled covers. All page edges gilt. Gilt dentelles. Spine with six compartments separated by gilt ruled raised bands. One compartment with gilt title "Queen Elizabeth's Book of Common Prayer" and the remaining compartments decorated with gilt floral motifs. A truly spectacular example of Victorian book production, reportedly imitating Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1300
- 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 United Church of England and Ireland; Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches
- Author
- [Church of England and Ireland]
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bickers and Son, printed at the Chiswick Press by Whittingham and Wilkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1863]
- Keywords
- Anglican Common Prayer BCP United England Ireland durer holbein dance of death
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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.
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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
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