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The Book of Common Prayer
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Cambridge: J Baskerville, 1762. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The beautiful Baskerville printing of this mid-eighteenth century 'Book of Common Prayer'. Baskerville was an innovative type designer and printer. His typefaces were greatly admired by Benjamin Franklin. The Baskerville type is regarded as a transitional serif typeface intended as a refinement of the old-style typefaces of the period such as Calson. With 'Price Five Shillings, unbound' to the title page. ESTC citation number T87220. Collated, complete.A mid-eighteenth century edition of the common prayer and psalms, published after a long period of taunt religious turmoil in England.'The Whole Book of Psalms' collected into English metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Sternhold was an English courtier, and was the principal author of this first English metrical rendition of the Psalms.With a table of a calendar containing table of lessons throughout the year, guiding the reading on which prayers to read at morning and evening.Bookplate of R. H. S. Truell to the front pastedown. In a full straight grained morocco binding. Externally, sound. Rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. Loss to the head of spine. Former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, Sir Charles E Kent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 778L26
- Título
- The Book of Common Prayer
- Autor
- Anon
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- J Baskerville
- Lugar de publicación
- Cambridge
- Fecha de publicación
- 1762
- Tamaño
- 7" by 4.5"
- Palabras clave
- Common Prayer Sacraments Baskerville Sacraments
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...