BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.
and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David; Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches (of King Edward VII.)
- New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904.
- folio
- Bound in full red leather, black leather gilt cover title label, leather pastedowns and endpapers, in black cloth slipcase.
- (xvi), 386, (2) pages with a laid in supplement of viii pages.
Price: $495.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 105384
First North American edition published with the express permission of the Essex House Press and printed in America by the Plimpton Press. (see Ashbee p.73). In a lovely professional rebinding in full red leather. Minor mildew spotting to the final few leaves not affecting the text. Very minor moisture stain only affecting the first two blanks of the textblock. A lovely copy.
Partially printed in the Endeavour type (as well as in the great primer type) specially designed for this book by Ashbee and also known as the Prayer Book type. Illustrated throughout with designs by Ashbee. A fine production printed in red and black throughout.