BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER; French & EnglishBiblio.com
Le Livre des Prieres Communes Et de l'Administration des Sacremens
1717rif. 71427Oxford: imprimé par Jean Baskett imprimeur du Roi 1717. A pretty bilingual Book of Common Prayer 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. hardcover
Peter Harrington · Regno Unito1500,00 £≈ 1791,52 €
