Bible / Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other

Description: The Book of 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, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches Author: [Bible] 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 Church of England; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches Publication: London: John Baskett, 1716 Edition: Later edition Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Book of Common Prayer unpaginated, Psalter pagination as follows: [3], 4-237, [7] pp. Contemporary fine-grain red morocco, spine in six compartments, gilt tooling on the boards and spine, early marbled endpapers and pastedowns; all edges gilt. Illustrated by a frontispiece of King George I, with fifty-four additional woodcuts, one of which is on a secondary title page, the other fifty-three are plates, fifty-two of which are interspersed through the Book of Common Prayer, with the last one serving as a frontispiece for the Psalter (a portrait of King David). Also contains woodcut initials, head and tailpieces. Wood engravings by John Sturt. Griffiths, Bibliography Book of Common Prayer, 1716-2. Oxford DNB Richard Sharp, "Sturt, John". Sturt was a famous and celebrated engraver, completing illustrations for Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (1728), Gerard Audran's Perspective of the Human Body, Andrea Pozzo's Rules and Examples of Perspective, dedicated to Queen Anne, Charles Perrault's Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture (1708), and John Ayres A Tutor to Penmanship, or The Writing Master (1698). A beautiful example of The Book of Common Prayer, thoroughly illustrated. Very Good. Very Good with minor wear to the extremities, (notably a small concavity to the center of the spine); leaves largely clean with an occasional contemporary ink annotation and some plate margins showing a touch of foxing. Armorial bookplate of F.A. Waite on the front pastedown. Margins of leaves trimmed by the binder, just affecting some catch words, headers, signature marks, and one table's header in the calendar of Christian ceremonies. Seller ID: 00009154 Subject: History, Literature, Religion Evening star books, LLC We are a professional antiquarian bookselling firm with relatively broad interests, but we specialize in literature of all periods, modern first editions, and works of historical significance. Open to the public by chance or by appointment. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company. Guarantee We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA), and we abide by these associations' strict codes of ethics. All items are guaranteed to be received as described and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. SHIPPING TERMS All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Delivery using this shipping method usually occurs in 5 to 10 business days. Expedited and international shipping are also available. Please contact us for a shipping quote if you wish to upgrade to Priority Mail. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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