The Book of Common Prayer. And Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or said in Churches; and the form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.

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Published by Printed at the University Press, Oxford, 1859

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GIFTED TO JOHN COWPER POWYS FROM HIS GODMOTHER.
8vo. [155 x 100 x 35 mm]. Book of Common Prayer is unpaginated, final leaf is Pp8. The Psalms of David, 91 pp. Bound in contemporary heavy grain goat skin, the boards tooled in blind with fillet borders and crosses in the corners, the spine divided into six compartments by raised bands, lettered in gilt in the second, the rest with cross central devices tooled in blind, edges gauffered over gilt, marbled endleaves. (Boards rubbed, extremities bumped, edges slightly scratched, however binding firm and tight).
The odd page annotated with blue ink, otherwise internally clean, overall in good condition. Inscription on the first leaf inscribed to 'John Cowper Powys from his affectionate Godmother Philippa Fr. E. Shirley. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee, for thou are my God: let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness. Ps. CXLIII.10. Shirley, November 24th 1872'. John Cowper Powys was born 8th October 1872, therefore from the date of the inscription it can be presumed that this was a baptism present from his godmother.
John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) was a novelist, poet, philosopher and lecturer. His major novels include Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury Romance (1932), Weymouth Sands (1934) and Maiden Castle (1936).
Powys' godmother, Philippa Frances Emilia Shirley (1829-1902) was also his paternal step aunt, her mother remarrying the Reverend Littleton Charles Powys (1789-1872) in 1838. Philippa went on to marry Walter Waddington Shirley the ecclesiastical historian.

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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 United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or said in Churches; and the form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
• Publisher: Printed at the University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1859
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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