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The Book of Common Prayer Ornamented with Wood Cuts from Designes of Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein and Others. In Imitation of Queen Elizabeth's Book of Christian Prayers
by [Church of England]
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 2007. 5th printing. 1/2 leather. Fine. 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. 718 numbered pages. Pages clean. Bound in publisher’s half green leather with gilt decorations to spine. Green marbled boards and green page edges. Green ribbon marker and green slip case. A fine modern reprinting of William Pickering's famous Book of Common Prayer first printed in 1853 as part of the Caslon Revival.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 866
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer Ornamented with Wood Cuts from Designes of Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein and Others. In Imitation of Queen Elizabeth's Book of Christian Prayers
- Author
- [Church of England]
- Format/Binding
- 1/2 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th printing
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Anglican Common Prayer BCP England 20th
Terms of Sale
St. Wulfstans Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
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