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, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches: and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. [Bound With]: THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS, Collected into English Metre, By Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and Others; Conferred with the Hebrew, Set forth and allowed to be Sung in all Churches.

Cranmer, Thomas; Collins, Susanna; and Baskett, John.

Published by London: Printed by John Baskett, printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of Henry Hills, deceas' [1724]., 1724

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London: Printed by John Baskett, printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of Henry Hills, deceas'd / London: Printed by Susanna Collins, for the Company of Stationers, MDCCXXIV [1724]., [1724]. Very good. - Folio, 14-3/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in later blind tooled full calf, with a central gilt morocco label of "Widford Church" on the upper board, titled in gilt on the blind ruled spine. Modern cream endpapers. The covers are slightly rubbed. The title is printed in red & black. Unpaginated, the collation of "The Book of Common Prayer" is as follows: (ii), a-c4, A-I4, K-Q4, R2-U4, X-Z4, Aa-Ii4, Kk-Uu4, Xx-Zz4, Aaa-Bbb2. (202, of 203, leaves, ie 404 of 406 pages). The collation of "The Whole Book of Psalms" is as follows: [A]-I2, K-O2. (28 leaves, ie 56 pages. Printed in double columns, The Book of Common Prayer is illustrated throughout with very attractive floriated and historiated woodcut initials and head and tail pieces. There are a few ink notations updating the names of the Royal family to "Adelaide the Queen Dowager" and "Albert Prince of Wales". The volume has recent paper restoration to several leaves, a few of which have been remounted. The title page has been remounted. Signature R1 is lacking. It would have contained the conclusion of "The Collect for Saint John Baptists Day". The pages are lightly wrinkled with a few corner creases. There is a large tear to the outer corner of signature B2 with the loss of approximately 6 lines of text on each side of the leaf. There is also a large tear to the lower corner of signature S2 with the loss of approximately 15 lines of text on each side of the leaf. The final leaf of The Whole Book of Psalms has been remounted without loss of text. A very attractive book. The contents of the volume conforms with most versions of the Book of Common Prayer. However, it also contains a Form of Prayer for the restoration of the King, Charles II, a thanksgiving for the outcome of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, details of the 39 Articles of faith adopted in 1562, and a copy of the 1603 Constitution and Canons Ecclesiastical of the Church of England. Due to its size, this volume was most probably on the celebrant's lectern. Susanna Collins, the printer of the second work included here, "The Whole Book of Psalms", was the widow of the important printer Freeman Collins (c.1657-1713). Together with his wife Susanna, Freeman played a large role in the spread of provincial printing in England. At least 12 printers whose names appear on imprints of provincial books and newspapers were apprentices or journeymen of Freeman or Susanna Collins in their London printing office. Susanna was the daughter of the printer James Cottrell. She died on June 2, 1724, the year of this publication.

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• Title: 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, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches: and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. [Bound With]: THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS, Collected into English Metre, By Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and Others; Conferred with the Hebrew, ...
• Publisher: London: Printed by John Baskett, printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of Henry Hills, deceas' [1724].
• Publication Date: 1724
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very good