[BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER]. 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. [With:] Proper Lessons to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer…[and:] A New Version of the Psalms of David. London: E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, [1850].
12mo., celluloid binding, raised bands to spine, lettered and ornamented in gilt, with celluloid decorative piece to upper board; matching brass clasps; all edges gilt over red; purple silk endpapers; unpaginated; printed in black and red; a few light marks to boards; contemporary gift inscription in ink to front fly-leaf; else a very good copy. Housed in a custom-made drop-front box, with brass clasp, lined with the same textured padded silk as the endpapers; some rubbing to corners and edges; loose at hinge; small tears around clasp.
A charming, and luxurious pocket edition of church service texts, beautifully preserved in the case.
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