CHURCH OF ENGLAND
£320
Auction: 1 February 2005 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments ... together with the psalter or psalms of David ... Engraved throughout with the title and other pages within borders, many pages with vignettes, engraved dedicatory portraits of King George and the Prince and Princess of Wales, that of King George containing the Lord's Prayer, Creed, Ten Commandments, etc. engraved over the image, ruled in red throughout, contemporary red morocco, the covers tooled in a "cottage " style binding , the centre decorated with a lozenge composed of floral tools, surrounded by floral sprays, acorns, etc., the spine decorated gilt in compartments, a.e.g., spine worn and joints rubbed, corners rubbed, lacking first free endpaper and the volvelle, slight paper discolouration, 8vo., London: John Stuart, 1717
Note: Reputedly engraved on silver plates to obtain the finest lines and printed in an edition of 200 copies