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(Common Prayer 1745) Cambridge: Printed by Joseph Bentham, Printer to the University. Sold by Charles Bathurst, in Fleet Street, London. (Psalms 1744) London: Printed by James Roberts. Later Edition. DISBOUND, with the boards almost detached, all the leather brittle, flaky and dry, text block intact except for loose end papers, cracking to the gutter in places, final page stuck to the rear board, repaired to the bottom margin to many pages, page E1 bound in after E2, final page bound in back to front, final 20 pages of the Whole Book of Psalms with damage to the corners and loss to text. Worming to the text of pages A to F (see photos). Not paginated: [Common Prayer] A to Z in gatherings of 4, Aa to Tt2 in gatherings of 4; [Psalms] A to O in gatherings of 2. Provenance: stamped Mr. Willis, Essex Street to the title page and hand written Mr John Willis, Essex Street, to *B2. Approximately 6 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine poor condition brittle and falling away. Joints poor condition broken. Corners poor condition bumped and worn. Boards poor condition detached, brittle, dry, with the leather perished. Page edges good condition darkened, some repaired. See above and photos. Internally Hinges poor condition broken. Paste downs good condition tanned, marked and foxed. End papers good condition tanned, marked and foxed. Title good condition tanned, marked and foxed. Pages poor to good condition good to the Common Prayer ; poor to the Whole Book of Psalms . Binding poor condition disbound. Seller Inventory # ABE-1728635551786
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Title: THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ...
Publisher: (Common Prayer) Cambridge: Printed by Joseph Bentham, Printer to the University. Sold by Charles Bathurst, in Fleet Street, London. (Psalms) London: Printed by James Roberts.
Publication Date: 1745
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Poor