BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The 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…

Published by Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791., 1791

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[FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. [EDWARDS OF HALIFAX, binder and artist]. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The 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… Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791. A Superb Early Edwards of Halifax Vellum Binding with an Edwards Fore-Edge Painting Twelvemo (5 5/8 x 3 3/8 inches; 143 x 86 mm.). [ii, title-page, verso blank], [xxii, preface & table), [408] pp. With a fine contemporary fore-edge painting by Edwards of Halifax. The scene is St. Martin's Church, Canterbury and shows the single figure of a cemetery worker seated on the ground and behind him a row of grave stones Full contemporary vellum, covers bordered in dark blue with Greek key pattern enclosing a decorative gilt border. Smooth spine elaborately decorated in gilt with dark blue stained spine labels lettered in gilt. Gilt decorated board edges and turn-ins, pink marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A wonderful example of an Edwards of Halifax ' Fore-Edge' painting on a book originally bound and sold by Edwards of Halifax. Neat ink gift inscription on second front blank "Eliz. Buckle. / April 2, 1818." Provenance: Elizabeth Buckle; Tony Hattersley. Tony Hattersley was a renowned English antiquarian bookseller, who retired to a giant granite mansion hidden up the valley behind Whitby, Dracula's landing place. His books were sold by Bonham's in two parts. Part 1 11/09/07. Seller Inventory # 0510

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Title: BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Book of Common Prayer ...

Publisher: Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791.

Publication Date: 1791

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine