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 of Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches; The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and The New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesties Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Bound in Two Volumes with "A Brief Concordance ot Table to The Bible of the Last Translation Serving for the More Easy Finding Out of the Most Useful Places Therin Contained. Carefully Perused and Enlarged by Mr. John Downame." LondonD. Leach for

BASKETT, John. (Published by.)

Published by John Baskett. Oxford, 1726

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Oxford. John Baskett, Printer to the University. MDCCXXVI (1726). Large 8vo. Two volumes handsomely bound in 20th century quarter tan calf, marbled boards with new endpapers. Volume I contains Prayers and Psalms with the Old Testament from Genesis to Lamentations. Bordered title page to Common prayer lacks small portion to bottom corner, contents to reverse of title page, A2 - [G6], Title page to Holy Bible, A2- [Oo7]. Frontis. + 53 plates to Vol. I. Volume II contains end of Lamentations to Revelations plus An Index in two columns and the Brief Concordance mentioned above. Oo8-Uu4, Apocrypha; A-K7, New Testament; Title Page, dated 1725, A2- [O4], Indes to Bible; A-E3. Concordance; Title Page, A2-[I4]. Frontis. + 81 plates. 136 plates in total. Pages are lightly browned and also there is foxing along margins. Vol I: small window holes, about an inch across and half a inch wide to text on leaves F4 and F5 affecting text to Psalm and Prayers to be Used at Sea. Corner of plate in Judges missing not affecting illustrations. Close tear to bottom margin of plate of David and Bathsheba, not affecting illustration. In Vol. II there is a thumb hole to edge of illustration of Christ reeciving the Little Children. Minor loses or close tears to a few margins, many professionally repaired. Generally a very clean and sound set of the complete Bible with all necessary additions from the early 18th century. Please enquire for more details.

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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 of Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches; The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and The New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesties Special Command. Appointed to be Read in ...
• Publisher: John Baskett. Oxford
• Publication Date: 1726
• Binding: Hardcover
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