The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church.

(FINE PRINTING: ESSEX)

Published by Walter M. Dunne (1904), New York, 1904

About this Item

The American edition of C. R. Ashbee's Essex House edition of the Prayer Book of Edward VII. Folio (11 x 14 inches). [14], 386, [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. Printed in red and black throughout. "Authorised American edition . The designs and the type throughout are those of the English edition . and are the work of C.R. Ashbee, of the Essex House Press . The proofs were corrected by the House of M. Walter Dunne . and the printing was done at the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts . The bindings are from designs drawn and executed at the bindery of M. Walter Dunn. Exclusive authority for the publication of this American edition . was issued to M. Walter Dunne in March MDCCCCIV, by the Essex House Press, of Camden, Gloucestershire, England, by the Guild of Handicraft of London, England, and by Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, printers to His Majesty King Edward VII." (colophon). Publisher's purple cloth with multicolor coat of arms on front within a gilt border, gilt spine lettering, black endpapers. Minor wear to corners and front cover with a splotch of lightening, else a very clean and sturdy copy. Seller Inventory # 72297

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Book of Common Prayer, and ...

Publisher: Walter M. Dunne (1904), New York

Publication Date: 1904