THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland.

HAYDAY, James (Binding)

Verlag: Oxford University Press for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1859

Beschreibung

8vo, 215x140mm. "Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches; and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons." Fine James Hayday binding of full deep purple / almost black morocco, small stamp "Bound by Hayday" at lower edge of rear pastedown. Spine with five raised bands, and title & decorations in gilt. Boards with decorative gilt-edged panels, gilt double-ruled outer borders, gilt decorated edges, and inner gilt dentelles. Plain white endpapers. Title-page and texts with ruled borders, main text double-column. All edges gilt. Two integral narrow ribbon place markers. Flattened blob of dark tan adhesive residue of diameter up to 7mm adjacent to fore-edge of page 122, effects elsewheres being minor tan-rimmed loss (due to previous sticking) of diameter up to 3mm at corresponding position on following leaf (pages 123/124), and tan spot-stain of diminishing effect & extent at corresponding positions from page 121 back to page 113 and from page 125 up to page 132; these flaws adjacent to fore-edges, well away from print, and with no effect on external appearance of text-block fore-edge. Text content otherwise faintly toned, with just a few very minor isolated spots. Verso of front flyleaf lightly toned & spotted, and with two neat gift inscriptions:- "----? Lovett, from his affectionate & grateful friends Dr. & Mrs. Henry Parnell August 23rd 1862" in five lines / "Mary Ann Lovett from her affectionate father, September 15th 1884" in four lines. Following blank preliminary leaf similarly lightly toned & spotted. Rear endpapers and preceding blank final leaf very sparsely spotted. Binding in near fine condition, contents generally clean and tight. VERY GOOD+ copy. (James Hayday 1796-1872, London bookbinder with premises at Little Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields from 1833 to 1861.). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 27056

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, and ...

Verlag: Oxford University Press for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge

Erscheinungsdatum: 1859

Einband: Hardcover