A Guide to Family Devotion - Containing a Hymn, a Portion of Scripture with Reflections, and a Prayer, for the Morning and Evening of Every Day in the Year. With an Appendix of Prayers and Hymns on Various Subjects

This is a handsome, fine binding copy of "A GUIDE TO FAMILY DEVOTION" by Rev. Alexander Fletcher. Circa 1850's - there is no date of publication, but this stated "Fifteenth Edition" had been marketed as "newly ready" in January, 1857. Published by George Virtue in London. The book is beautifully illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece portrait of Fletcher, and numerous full-page engraved plates throughout (all with tissue guards). Some of the engravings have decorations around the perimeter of the plate. "Containing a Hymn, a Portion of Scripture with Reflections, and a Prayer, for the Morning and Evening of Every Day in the Year. With an Appendix of Prayers and Hymns on Various Subjects." This copy has been beautifully custom bound by "Walker's Sons Bookbinders - 14 Dey St. N.Y.," a prominent book binding firm in New York during the 1830's to 1850's - their embossed stamp appears on the rear end paper. Full leather binding with gilt borders along the perimeter of the covers, five raised bands with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine, gilt page edges on all sides of the text block, and an intricate design along the perimeter of the inside covers. Hefty book that measures 10 3/4" tall x 9 1 4" wide x 2 1 4" thick with 762 pages. There is an Index at the back. Condition: The back cover has a shallow, thin 3" scuff line at the left edge. Sharp cover corners. Some occasional rubbing to the leather along the perimeter of the boards. Some mild scuffing to the gilt page edges at the long and bottom edges of the text block. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the pages are clean with the exception of a light, half-circle stain at the outer edge of the frontispiece and title page; occasional mild foxing here and there. An occasional engraved plate has a small stain at the outer edge. There is a thin, light strip of tanning along the edges of the pastedowns. The tissue guard over the frontispiece has a 3" diagonal tear through the paper. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.…