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Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of The Book of Common Prayer Signed by the Convocation December 20th, 1661, and attached to the Act of Uniformity, 1662 (13 & 14 Charles 2. Cap. 4) Dedicated by Special Permission to Her Majesty the Queen
by [Church of England]
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1891. First printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. Folio. 1 ffep + [8] + 544 + [16] + 1 rfep. Each page reproduced within double red rules. Announcement and price list pasted inside front cover. Bookseller's stamp of London Bible Warehouse inside front and rear covers. Pages very lightly and uniformly toned. End papers foxed and edges lightly soiled. Otherwise, pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling and staining. Bound in publisher's embossed brown cloth. Spine lacking, and covers holding loosely by cords. Covers worn and scuffed, especially along edges. Internally very clean. Griffiths 1891/1. A very good copy of the original handwritten draft of the 1661 English BCP reproduced by letterpress and printed in black with printed red rules. Despite the worn binding, a nice unsophisticated copy of this scarce work.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1552
- Title
- Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of The Book of Common Prayer Signed by the Convocation December 20th, 1661, and attached to the Act of Uniformity, 1662 (13 & 14 Charles 2. Cap. 4) Dedicated by Special Permission to Her Majesty the Queen
- Author
- [Church of England]
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
Terms of Sale
St. Wulfstans Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
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