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The Book of Common Prayer, Administration of the Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together w/ Psalter or Psalms of David. Plus Psalms in Metre, Hymns, et.
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: New York Protestant Episcopal Press, 1836. Finely bound original 1836 New York Protestant Episcopal Press issue. Only 2 copies in OCLC. 4to., 9" x 11" x 2." 478, 132, 125 [6] pp. Full brown leather with embossed covers and lightly raised bands, gilt decorative spine and cover rules, marbled edges. Trinity Church, Wolcottville, gilt stamped on cover. Mostly clean and bright, binding straight and tight. Front inner hinge split, mild foxing/creasing to endpapers, some mothing into the edges, moisture stain along top margin of the Hymns, few page corners chipped - not affecting text, some scuffing/rubbing to the leather. Good plus overall, with textblock very good. Very scarce.. 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003669
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer, Administration of the Sacraments, Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together w/ Psalter or Psalms of David. Plus Psalms in Metre, Hymns, et.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- New York Protestant Episcopal Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1836
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- EPISCOPAL COMMON PRAYER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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