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The Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England. Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David
by Church of England
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Printed by C. Whittingham, for T. Heptinstall, 1797. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. 12mo. ix, [15], 347, [1], 91, [5] pp. 19 cm. Issued with a separate title page for *A New Version of the Psalms of David by N. Brady and N. Tate* (H.D. Symonds, 1796). In contemporary straight grained black morocco, double fillet gilt borders on both boards, gilt turn-ins, gilt spine title, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Owner's name and address in neat ink on the front paste down. With an attractive contemporary dark red morocco bookplate: "Charlotte Godwin 1798," in gilt, with double fillet gilt borders and decorative motif, on the front pastedown. Corners bumped, with moderate scattered foxing to the text pages, else a beautiful, fine copy, with an interesting early American bookplate. The Godwin family was one of the first to settle in the Eastern Shore region of Virginia. Scarce. *OCLC* locates only one holding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 341884
- Title
- The Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England. Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David
- Author
- Church of England
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by C. Whittingham, for T. Heptinstall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1797
- Keywords
- Bindings, EnglishLiterature, Religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book of Common Prayer;
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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