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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 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]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
New-York: Printed for Peter A. Mesier, 1806. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 6 3/4 x 10 inches. 2 ffep + A - D (4 leaf quires) + E (2 leaf quire) + A - 3R (4 leaf quires) + 3S. First four quires with dampstaining and small puncture, ETS library stamp to title page, remaining pages exceptionally bright and clean with minimal toning or foxing and no marking. Bound with: The Whole Book of Psalms in Metre; with Hymns, Suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church, and Other Occasions of Public Worship. New-York: Printed by William A. Davis, for P.A. Mesier. 1805. 3S (3 leaves) + 3T-4Z (4 leaf quires) + 5A1 + 3 rfep. Psalms with separate title page (dated 1805) and separate pagination but register is continuous with BCP. 4Y1 and 2 are unopened. Bound (cased) in modern mottled (brown/black) full calf, with four false raised bands to spine with double gilt rules and black spine label with gilt "Common Prayer. An excellent copy of one of the earliest printings of the American Prayer Book. A scarce edition.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 469
- 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
- Printed for Peter A. Mesier
- Place of Publication
- New-York
- Date Published
- 1806
- Keywords
- Common Prayer BCP Protestant Episcopal United States America hymns 19th
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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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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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