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[Prayer Book] [Zaehnsdorf Binding] The Priest to the Alter, or Aids to the Devout Celebration of Holy Communion. Chiefly after the ancient use of Sarum. Third Edition, revised and enlarged.: Prayer Book in Ornate Cathedral Binding by Zaehnsdorf
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Sequim, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Description
Size: Octavo (10.25" x 6.75"). Printed title page in red and black (1879). Text in Roman font, occasionally printed in red and black. Text with wide margins on bright paper. Includes a red clamshell box with blue silk interior.
Pagination
lvi, 235, [3] pp.
Binding
Superbly bound in dark brown morocco with all-over cathedral style and expertly rebacked. Top board with vignette of the risen Christ and two angels. Rear board with vignette of Mary. Quadruple gilt-paneled maroon leather endpapers with corner fleurons. "Bound by Zaehnsdorf" and "The Mission Home of St. John the Baptist" in gilt on front pastedown. All edges gilt.
Condition
Pages generally crisp, clean, and bright. Three leaves towards the middle strengthened without loss. Very lightly rubbed, mostly to corners. A nice prayer book in a beautiful binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dungeness Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Q60
- Title
- [Prayer Book] [Zaehnsdorf Binding] The Priest to the Alter, or Aids to the Devout Celebration of Holy Communion. Chiefly after the ancient use of Sarum. Third Edition, revised and enlarged.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rivingtons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- prayer books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dungeness Books
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Sequim, Washington
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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