The Making of the Book of Common Prayer of 1928; Accompanied by an Original Leaf Printed on Vellum at the Merrymount Press
by Hunter, Martin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
n.p.: Chiswick Book Shop, 1990. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. 75pp plus 24 full page illustrations not included in the pagination. Beige cloth boards, red leather lettering label, gilt, gray endpapers. A fine copy.
One of 285 copies. The leaf printed on vellum is from pp. 167-168, the Gospel for Easter Monday and the beginning of Easter Tuesday.
With the top portion of the prospectus laid in (the order form having been removed). And in the publisher's cloth slipcase.
Disbound and Dispersed, #192.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21133
- Title
- The Making of the Book of Common Prayer of 1928; Accompanied by an Original Leaf Printed on Vellum at the Merrymount Press
- Author
- Hunter, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Chiswick Book Shop
- Place of Publication
- n.p.
- Date Published
- 1990
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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,...
- 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...