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; Illustrated by Notes and Annotations on the whole Liturgy, explaining the difficult, and vindicating the objectible Parts of it: And containing the Whole Service so transported and methodized, as that all the Prayers may be found in the same Order they are publickly read, and the whole appear in one regular and continued Point of view. By W. Lewis and other Divines.

FINE BINDING.

Published by London: Printed and Sold by J. Lewis, [c.1785]

About this Item

A wonderful example of a fine 18th-century morocco binding. Duodecimo (165 x 100 mm). Contemporary morocco, compartments elaborately gilt, gilt frames to boards, gilt roll to turn-ins, marbled endpapers, edges gilt, green bookmarkers. Near-contemporary ownership inscriptions of three women in the same family to first blank and title page. Binding a touch rubbed and inobtrusively marked. A near-fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 192218

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; Illustrated by Notes and Annotations on the whole Liturgy, explaining the difficult, and vindicating the objectible Parts of it: And containing the Whole Service so transported and methodized, as that all the Prayers may be found in the same Order they are publickly read, and the whole appear in one regular and continued Point of view. By ...
• Publisher: London: Printed and Sold by J. Lewis, [c.1785]