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In-8° relié plein veau de l'époque, dos lisse, orné à froid, pièce de titre gravé à froid, "A reissue of the French English 1717 'Book of common prayer', with a new titlepage and preliminaries in French added before the original parallel French and English titlepages, and slight resetting by removal of ornaments in the direction lines" (ESTC). In this copy, the French title appears first, followed by the French prelims, and the English title precedes the text. Manque très supérficiel à la coiffe inférieure sur une bande de 0,7 cm. Deux coins émoussés sinon très bel exemplaire de ce livre rare en reliure d'époque. Seller Inventory # GGB857
Title: Le Livre des Prieres Communes, Et de ...
Publisher: Oxford: imprimé par Jean Baskett, imprimeur du Roi
Publication Date: 1717
Binding: Couverture rigide
Condition: Très bon
Seller: PRISCA, Paris, France
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. In-8° relié plein veau de l'époque, dos lisse, orné à froid, pièce de titre gravé à froid, "A reissue of the French English 1717 'Book of common prayer', with a new titlepage and preliminaries in French added before the original parallel French and English titlepages, and slight resetting by removal of ornaments in the direction lines" (ESTC). In this copy, the French title appears first, followed by the French prelims, and the English title precedes the text. Manque très supérficiel à la coiffe inférieure sur une bande de 0,7 cm. Deux coins émoussés sinon très bel exemplaire de ce livre rare en reliure d'époque. Seller Inventory # GGB857
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
An attractive early Georgian binding for this bilingual BCP. "A reissue of the French-English 1717 'Book of common prayer', with a new title page and preliminaries in French added before the original parallel French and English title pages, and slight resetting by removal of ornaments in the direction lines" (ESTC). In this copy, the French title appears first, followed by the French prelims, and the English title precedes the text. Octavo (195 x 120 mm). Ruled in red throughout; double columns, parallel English and French text. Contemporary black morocco, spine divided in six compartments by raised bands, compartments divided saltire-wise with dotted rules, with tulip-head tools and dots, sides gilt with a central lozenge built up of massed tools enclosed by an outer lozenge of rolls and flower-heads, cornerpieces, outer French fillet in gilt, turn-ins gilt with floral roll, comb-marbled endpapers, gilt edges. An attractive copy, with a little expert furbishment (repairs to head and joints, corners consolidated, gilt retouched), internally clean. A very good royal-ruled copy. Seller Inventory # 71427
Quantity: 1 available