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The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church WITH The Psalter or the Psalms of David WITH Directions for a Devout and Decent Behaviour in the Public Worship of God
by [Common Prayer]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: J. Archdeacon, 1789. Common Prayer WITH Psalms WITH Directions for a Devout and Decent Behaviour in the Public Worship of God - a-b8, c2 A8-Aa8; A-G8, H4; 16pp. Full later morocco, smooth back divided into five panels by blind chevrons and gilt rules, title to second panel, remaining panels with table and 'all seeing eye' device with fleuron corner pieces, covers with blind roll border, gilt quadruple fillet and volute frame and an inner quadruple blind rule and leaf roll, gilt roll to edges, a.e.g. with 'spanish' marbled endpapers. Rubbed to extremities. Inner joints strengthened with cloth tape, some light browning and minor wear, gathering b very slightly proud, previous owners book plate to front pastedown. Griffith 1789 (1) for the CP, the Psalms are by Sternhold and Hopkins, printed in Oxford, 1788, and the 'Directions', printed in London, 1792. Reprint. Full Morocco. Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000820
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church WITH The Psalter or the Psalms of David WITH Directions for a Devout and Decent Behaviour in the Public Worship of God
- Author
- [Common Prayer]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- J. Archdeacon
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1789
- Keywords
- Noisbn. Noisbn, Cp, Common Prayer, Noisbn, Binding, Religion, Theology, Christianity, Church of England
- Size
- 8vo
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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