The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as They are to be Sung or Said in Churches. London: Printed for John Baskett, 1738.
[together with]
The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected Into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and Others, Conferred with the Hebrew. London: Printed by Alice Pearson, MDCCXXXVII (1737).
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Provenance:
Ink ownership inscription of "Eliz th: Herbert her Book 1740."
Ink inscription reading "Purchased by me for one penny. in Dorking. Blandford Fletcher. May 1908."
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Size: 123 x 201 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[t.p., A2-A4, a1-a8, B1-2C4, t.p., A2-H8]
Full red morocco with decorative gilt to spine and boards. Binding rubbed and scuffed with prominent wear to extremities, some loss to the bottom of the backstrip. Both boards attached with joints cracked, front hinge starting, and rear hinge cracked, thus fragile. Shelf and edge wear, more so to corners. Page edges toned and aligned unevenly due to some gathering being somewhat loose or partially detached. Text block fairly clean with light toning and occasional foxing, more so to the Psalter at the rear. L7 with a tear to the bottom outer corner with loss, including loss of text. O2 torn with the torn off fragment attached to the the other half with a metal pin in the middle of the text. Occasional edge tears to leaves. Headcap and tailcap lacking.
