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Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland.illuminated and Illustrated with Engravings from the works of the Great Painters
by Jones, Owen (illuminator and illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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N. Ft. Myers, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1845. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Original 1845 edition. Maroon leather hard bound with gilt decorative edge on cover and gilt design on spine.Gilt page edges all three sides. Worn at edges and where boards attach to spine. Title page in red and black surrounded by an ornamental gilt border, each page chromolithographed in red and black with ruled borders, decorative designs, initial letters, and with vignette illustrations and full-page chromo plates highlighted in gold. Marbled endpapers. Some foxing to pages. Engravings throughout and beautiful illuminated borders to many of the pages along with colored scripts and designs.The vignettes, Initials, Borders, and Ornaments are designed by Owen Jones, Architect. Very minor water staining to a few page edges with light age browning to some pages. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide free delivery tracking and ship daily or next business day!; B & W Photos, Color illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 484 pages .
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- Bookseller
- A Book Legacy
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61949
- Title
- Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland.illuminated and Illustrated with Engravings from the works of the Great Painters
- Author
- Jones, Owen (illuminator and illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Owen Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Church of England, Episcopal, Prayer Book, Ireland, History
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About the Seller
A Book Legacy
Biblio member since 2006
N. Ft. Myers, Florida
About A Book Legacy
A Book Legacy has been in business for over 20 years as online booksellers. We specialize in Regional Americana, Genealogy, Military, Religion, Signed First Editions and more! We have an extensive Religious section with many rare books including booklets and pamphlets. A Book Legacy is a member of the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association (FABA) and adheres to it's strict ethical and business policies.
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Spine
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