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The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David
by General Assembly
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Claremont, NH: Episcopal Church of America, 1840. very good leatherbound hard cover, 1840 slight wear on edges . Leather Binding. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.
Synopsis
This exquisite Deluxe Edition of the Anglican prayer book and literary masterpiece commemorates the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition intimately familiar to our most enduring writers (Austen, Swift, the Brontës). It features a new introduction by The New Yorker ’s book critic, James Wood, discussing how it has influenced the English language and literature. As essential to the canon as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, The Book of Common Prayer has been in daily use for centuries. Originally produced for the Church of England in the sixteenth century by Thomas Cranmer, who was burned at the stake upon the accession to the throne of the ardently Catholic Queen Mary, it contains the entire liturgy as first presented in English—as well as some of the oldest phrases to be used by modern English speakers. Here are the daily prayers, scripture readings, psalm recitals, and the services marking such religious milestones as baptism, confirmation, and marriage (“to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, to till death do us part”), all from the 1662 edition, whose words live on to this day sin figures of speech, ceremonial vows and benedictions, and in the work of some of the greatest writers in English literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060810-B686
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David
- Author
- General Assembly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Episcopal Church of America
- Place of Publication
- Claremont, NH
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Prayer Religion Common Prayer Episcopal Anglican Church
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About the Seller
The Book House - St. Louis
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Maplewood, Missouri
About The Book House - St. Louis
Booksellers since 1986. We have over 350,000 books in our open shop located in the St. Louis, Missouri area about 45,000 listed online. A portion of all proceeds support Second Chapter Life Center for young adults with special needs.
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