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, Printed as They Are to Be Sung in Churches [AND] A Companion to the Altar: Shewing the Nature and Necessity of a Sacramental Preparation, In order to our worthy Receiving the Holy Communion

[Book of Common Prayer]

Published by Printed at the Clarendon Press by W. Dawson, T. Bensley, and J. Cooke, Printers to the University, Oxford, England, 1799

About this Item

12mo. Three separate title pages. Red moroccan leather with gilt decorations on the spine. Marbled end papers. Gilt edges are faded. Text block is toned and shaken with loose signatures.There is a partial clipping pinned to the last two pages. Unpaginated (signatures are numbered). Type is printed in double columns. Fair only. First title page is for the Book of Common Prayer. The second title page reads: "A Companion to the Altar" is printed in London (no date). 55 pages, [1] page advertisement. Includes frontispiece. The third title page reads - "A New Edition of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes in Churches" by N. Brady. Printed in London, 1799. 90 pages. Bound in back are 2 pages with the heading: "At the Kensignton. December 3, 1696. Present The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council." Second page is dated May 23d, 1698. The first sentence reads - "His Majesty having Allowed and Permitted the Use of a New Version of the Psalms of David, by Dr. Brady and Mr. Tate, in all Churches." The printed name of H. London is at the bottom of the text.

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Bibliographic Details

• 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, Printed as They Are to Be Sung in Churches [AND] A Companion to the Altar: Shewing the Nature and Necessity of a Sacramental Preparation, In order to our worthy Receiving the Holy Communion
• Publisher: Printed at the Clarendon Press by W. Dawson, T. Bensley, and J. Cooke, Printers to the University, Oxford, England
• Publication Date: 1799
• Binding: Leather bound
• Condition: Fair
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