Nov 08, 2007 - Sale 2127

Sale 2127 - Lot 57

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. [200] leaves. Ruled in red throughout. 8vo, contemporary calf, spine somewhat worn, chipped at top, front joint cracked, cords intact; text browned and soiled, with scattered minor clean tears, plates (see below) generally quite clean. Oxford: Printed by the University-Printers, 1712

Additional Details

Griffiths 1712/4. extra-illustrated with The Liturgy of the Church of England Adorn''d with 55 Historical Cuts, London: John Sturt, nd, comprising engraved frontispiece portrait of Queen Anne (torn in lower outer corner with slight image loss), pictorial title, 50 plates of biblical scenes, and 3 of English historical subjects. Vertical clean tear in plate 50 (King David). bound with: The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and Others. [64] leaves. London: William Pearson for the Company of Stationers, 1712.