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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, and Administration of the Holy Communion, according to the Use of the Church of England, Together with THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID.
by MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK IN SILVER CASE.:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford, printed at the University Press; London, Henry Frowde, (1900).. Edition unknown circa 1900, miniature book, 55 x 45 mm (cover size), 2¼ x 1¾ inches, FRONTISPIECE portrait of Christ with crown of thorns, 688 pages, bound in dark brown full calf with rounded corners, "Common Prayer" gilt on upper cover and spine, all edges red and gilded, dark brown endpapers. A few minute marks and scrapes to covers, one damaging 2 letters of the title on the upper cover (see image), endpapers show slight marks due to the removal of sticky tape (see image), contents otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good plus copy in its own decorative sterling silver carrying case complete with chain. Case in excellent condition. Bondy, Miniature Books, page 131; Welsh, Bibliography of Miniature Books, No.1856 and 1857; Griffiths, Bibliography of Common Prayer, page 421, No.4 (no mention of a frontispiece or Henry Frowde). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46945
- Title
- THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, and Administration of the Holy Communion, according to the Use of the Church of England, Together with THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID.
- Author
- MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK IN SILVER CASE.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, printed at the University Press; London, Henry Frowde, (1900).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Christianity religion common prayer book miniature book sterling silver case
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
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