Common prayer : and administration of the Holy Communion according to the use of the Church of England : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David . but without the calendar, occasional services, and articles of religion. >>MINIATURE SILVER PRAYER BOOK<<

Church of England.

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode [London]., 1903

About this Item

No date but circa 1903. 630 printed pages. Diamond 128 mo. Thin India paper (a few leaves lightly thumbed). Rounded corners. All edges gilt. Original black endpapers. Contemporary pencil inscription on verso of front free endpaper, dated 1904. Provenance: Gertrude Colar. 47 x 56 mm. Original blue morocco, gilt gothic lettering on spine (slightly rubbed). Complete with silver plaque on front cover, depicting Reynolds Angels. Full set of hallmarks for Chester, 1903/4, siversmith Henry Matthews, Vittoria Street, Birmingham. Welsh, 1862. OCLC, 256043333. WorldCat locates a similar copy in the University of Virginia Library miniature book special collection. Chester hallmarked silver book plaques are uncommon (they were usually stamped by the Birmingham assay office).

Seller Inventory # 5451

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Common prayer : and administration of the Holy Communion according to the use of the Church of England : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David . but without the calendar, occasional services, and articles of religion. >>MINIATURE SILVER PRAYER BOOK<<
• Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode [London].
• Publication Date: 1903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Miniature
  • Bible
  • Prayer Book