Lot 342
Book of Common Prayer
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
London: John Baskett, by the Assigns of Henry Hills, 1724. Large 4to, title in red and black, engraved title laid down, dated 1710, ruled in red throughout, contemporary panelled morocco with gilt tooled Royal coat of arms to covers, rebacked with modern spine, title-page repaired in lower corner, A1 and several other pages repaired with loss of a few words, some dust-soiling throughout, covers a little rubbed [ESTC T87247]; The Book of Common Prayer with the Psalter or Psalmes of David London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1619. 8vo, small hole to B7 with loss of a couple of letters [ESTC 123375; STC 16351 or 16352]; Bound with 'J.S.' [Speed, John] The genealogies recorded in the sacred scriptures according to every family and tribe. [London: J.Beale, c.1612?] [Probably ESTC S101955; probably STC 23039d]; And bound with an edition of the Aprocrypha, bookplates to endpapers including that of Rear Admiral Thomas Western of Tattingston Place, contemporary calf, sensitively rebacked and repaired in places, with later spine, some dust-soiling, particularly to title page; Bible London: Robert Barker, 1614 [New Testament title page dated 1613]. 4to in eights, two elaborately engraved title-pages (Old and New Testaments) with vignettes showing prophets and Apostles, inscription in an early hand on blank page between the Apocrypha and New Testament dated 1666, modern calf, several leaves lacking and many pages lacking side-notes and page numbers in upper- and fore-margins due to binder's trimming, a few repairs with loss of some words, browning, full condition report available upon request [ESTC S1399; STC (2nd edition) 2232] (3)