The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.
by (MERRYMOUNT PRESS)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Printed for the Convention, 1893. One of 525 copies of this masterpiece designed by Daniel Berkeley Updike. Folio (11 x 14 1/2 inches). 556 pp. pp. with printing in red and black, elaborate floriated borders based on designs by Bertram Grovesnor. Publisher's full vellum with gilt lettering and decoration, brass clasps, deckle edges. At one point a pious soul laid a carnation in the book to be flattened; offsetting to the leaves touching. A very appealing copy. Custom acrylic slipcase.The issue of this title with floriated borders indicates it was a subscriber's copy. Copies for clerical distribution had red rules in place of the borders.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75142
- 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 Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.
- Author
- (MERRYMOUNT PRESS)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Convention
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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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...
- 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,...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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. ...
- 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...