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 [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Stanford and Swords, 1855. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 3 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. 3 feps + 710 numbered pages. With three full page engravings, each with original protective tissue. Bound with: Selections from the Psalms of David in Metre; with Hymns, suited for the Feasts and fasts of the Church and Other Occasions of Public Worship. New York: Stanford and Swords, 1855. 298 numbered pages + 3 rfeps. Black pastedowns and first feps. Two title pages in red and black. All page edges gilt. Bound in full black morocco with gilt border to boards. Edges lightly worn and corners rounded. Spine with five false raised bands and gilt banding, decoration and "Common Prayer." Griffiths 1855/38. An unusually finely bound and well preserved early American BCP.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 392
- 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
- [Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America]
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Stanford and Swords
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- Common Prayer BCP Protestant Episcopal United States America hymns 19th
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About the Seller
St. Wulfstans Books
Biblio member since 2009
Fayetteville, Arkansas
About St. Wulfstans Books
St. Wulfstan's specializes in antiquarian religious books, especially Bibles, Prayer Books, and other texts in the Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal or Presbyterian traditions. We are known for our extensive inventory of liturgical texts (such as the Book of Common Prayer) and related books.The inventory ranges from historically significant and very rare texts to affordable copies of prayer books from the U.S. and Great Britain.
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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...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...