Book Of Common Prayer And Administration Of The Sacraments, And Other Rites And ceremonies Of The Church. Stereotype Edition .

A very good full leather binding. Dedication: "Lady Peel Drayton Manor 1835" . 12mo. 5.5" x 3.02 X 1.0". pp.22/pp.510/pp.82 . Original crimson straight-grained morocco. Edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Spine with gilt titles (dulled). All page edges gilt (dulled). Original green endpapers. Inner edge gilt rule. Small booksellers label to verso of the front board: "Wrightson & Webb, Bookseller, Birmingham." Dedication to front free-endpaper: "Lady Peel Drayton Manor, 1835". Light spotting to free-endpapers. Clean text throughout. VG. ** " Lady Emily Hay, Lady Peel (1836 – 23 April 1924) was the daughter of George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale and of Lady Susan Montagu (18 September 1797 – 5 March 1870). One of ten siblings, she was born in Yester, East Lothian, Scotland and baptised there on 28 February 1837. On 13 January 1856, she married Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet, the eldest son of prime minister Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet. Their twin daughters Gwendolin Cecilia and Agnes Helen (1860–1964) were born in 1860, followed by Victoria Alexandrina Julia (1865–1935), Robert (1867–1925) and Evelyn Emily (1869–1960). On 9 May 1895, aged 73, her husband was found dead, from hæmorrhage on the brain, in his bedroom at 12 Stratton Street, London. He was buried at Drayton-Bassett parish church on 16 May. Their only son Robert succeeded in the baronetcy. Lady Peel was interested in dog racing and bred several award-winning borzoi. French Rosarian François Lacharme named a rose cultivar after her. Lady Peel died aged 88 on 4 April 1924 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy." - See Wikipedia *** "Laurence Peel (28 June 1801 – 10 December 1888) was a British Tory politician. Peel was the sixth son of Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet and Ellen Yates. He was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1827 he was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Cockermouth. He held the seat until 1830. His eldest brother, Robert Peel, became Prime Minister in 1841. He married Lady Jane Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond on 20 July 1822. After leaving Parliament he and his wife devoted themselves to the promotion of charitable and religious causes. His eldest son was Sir Charles Lennox Peel." - See Wikipedia.…