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1655ref. 671011655. Jefferson Owned a Copy of this Digest Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas. King's Bench. Judgements as They Were Upon Solemne Arguments Given in the Upper-Bench and Common-pleas Upon the Most Difficult Points in All Manner of Actions: Together with the Terms and Number-Rolls In Which the Same are Entred. As also Other Speciall Judicaill Proceedings in Order Thereunto; Taken Out of the Records of the Same Court Very Usefull for All Clerks Attorneys And Others. With an Exact Alphabeticall Table Wherein May be Found the Principall Matters Therein Contained. London: Printed by Thomas Roycroft 1655. iv 235 240-336 339-344 22 pp. Pagination irregular text complete. Octavo 6-1/4" x 4". Contemporary sheep blind rules to boards blind fillets to spine. Moderate rubbing to boards and extremities corners bumped and somewhat worn front hinge cracked front free endpaper lacking lower section lacking from rear pastedown. Light toning to text minor worming to upper margins of final eight leaves just touching headlines. $450. Only edition. Cited as "The First Book of Judgements" this is a collection of cases digested alphabetically by topic. Jefferson owned a copy of this book. OCLC locates 11 copies in North American law libraries. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 1922. English Short-Title Catalogue R43325. unknown books
1680ref. 653621680. The City Law City of London. Court of Common Council. Lex Londinensis; Or The City Law. Shewing the Powers Customs and Practice of All the Several Courts Belonging to the Famous City of London: viz. The Lord Majors Court. The Orphans Court. The Court of Hustings. The Court of Common Councel. The Court of Aldermen. The Wardmotes. The Courts of Conservacy for the River of Thames. The Court of Conscience. The Sheriffs Court. The Chamberlains Court. Together with Several Acts of Common Councel Very Useful and Necessary to be Known by All Merchants Citizens And Freemen of the Said City. And also A Method for the Ministers Within the Said City to Recover Their Tithes. With a Table to the Whole Book. London: Printed by S. Roycroft for Henry Twyford 1680. viii 260 12 pp. Octavo 6-1/2" x 4". Later quarter calf over moire-cloth boards lettering piece and raised bands to spine. A few minor stains to boards light rubbing to extremities corners bumped and somewhat worn crack in text block between pp. vi and vii minor edgewear to a few leaves. Light browning and faint dampspotting to text annotations to title page and margins of several leaves in an early hand. $650. Only edition. This book was the first digest of the London's laws and guide to its courts after the revisions of the city laws from 1647 and 1658. A useful work that gathered a great deal of disparate information it is a valuable resource today for students of seventeenth-century London and its legal system. Probably written by a practitioner the annotations are corrections glosses and amplifications of points in the text along with marks and underlining. English Short-Title Catalogue R2792. unknown books
1680ref. 632441680. The City Law Corporation of London. Court of Common Council. Lex Londinensis; Or The City Law. Shewing the Powers Customs and Practice of All the Several Courts Belonging to the Famous City of London: viz. The Lord Majors Court. The Orphans Court. The Court of Hustings. The Court of Common Councel. The Court of Aldermen. The Wardmotes. The Courts of Conservacy for the River of Thames. The Court of Conscience. The Sheriffs Court. The Chamberlains Court. Together with Several Acts of Common Councel Very Useful and Necessary to be Known by All Merchants Citizens And Freemen of the Said City. And also A Method for the Ministers Within the Said City to Recover Their Tithes. With a Table to the Whole Book. London: Printed by S. Roycroft for Henry Twyford 1680. viii 260 12 pp. Octavo 6-1/2" x 4". Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked retaining spine which has gilt ornaments and later lettering piece endpapers renewed. Some rubbing to boards and extremities corners bumped and lightly worn. Light browning and occasional light foxing to text. Early owner underlining to title page which has some edgewear interior otherwise clean. An appealing copy. $750. Only edition. This book was the first digest of the London's laws and guide to its courts after the revisions of the city laws from 1647 and 1658. A useful work that gathered a great deal of disparate information it is a valuable resource today for students of seventeenth-century London and its legal system. English Short-Title Catalogue R2792. unknown books
1893ref. 110821Folio. New York: Printed for the Committee 1893. Folio 28 566 2 pp. Original richly gold-stamped parchment over boards brass clasps gilt top small nick at the foot of the upper cover otherwise an excellent copy of a binding often found soiled. Bookplate of Syracuse Public Library at front. § Limited to 500 copies and one copy on vellum plus a few copies signed by Morgan and others. The first Updike prayer book printed by De Vinne with the binding and border designs throughout the book by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. Printed in red and black with borders to every page this stately folio in a striking binding is quite a contrast to Updike’s second prayer book of 1930. Page Common Prayer page LVIII. Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1893.7. Gewirtz But one Use 96. With a copy of the 1893 4pp. pamphlet: "On the Decorations of the Limited Edition of the Standard Prayer Book of 1892" by D. B. Updike printed at the De Vinne Press laid in as usual. Printed for the Committee hardcover books
ref. 04269Oxford: Printed at the University Press by S. Collingwood and Co. 1839. A Fine Mid-Nineteenth Century Book of Common Prayer BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The 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: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches; and the form and manner of making ordaining and consecrating of bishops priests and deacons. Oxford: Printed at the University Press by S. Collingwood and Co. 1839. Sixteenmo 3 1/2 x 2 inches; 89 x 51 mm. Unpaginated. Contemporary full purple morocco covers decoratively bordered in gilt and blind spine with four raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments decorative gilt board edges and turn-ins yellow coated end-papers all edges gilt. Neat early ink inscription on front blank. A fine example. Oxford: Printed at the University Press, by S. Collingwood and Co..., 1839 unknown books
ref. 106783London: printed by John Baskett and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills 1715. Folio 380 23 3 pp. unpaginated text ends on Aaa4 as per ESTC. Engraved frontispiece by Loggan after Caspars. Title-page printed in red and black ruled in red throughout. Contemporary red morocco covers tooled in gilt with a wide scrolled border central gilt block of the arms of the Duke of Chandos backstrip richly gilt gilt edges a lovely binding of the period in the style of Mearne skillfully restored at head and foot and along joints. Armorial bookplate of John van Hatten. § Lovely prayer book bound for James Brydges 1st Duke of Chandos 1674-1744. It once rested on an embroidered cushion in the Duke and Duchess's private pew in his magnificent chapel at Cannons described by the architect Gibbs as "the finest in England." The centerpiece of the elaborately-tooled binding is the Duke's gilt arms supported by two otters beneath a ducal coronet. Four other bindings with the block are recorded by the British Armorial Bindings database. Full description and provenance available on request. ESTC T81463. printed by John Baskett unknown books
ref. 02226Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by J. Cooke and S. Collingwood 1820. With A Fore-Edge Scene of Oxford FORE-EDGE PAINTING. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The 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; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed as They are to be Sung or Said in Churches; and the Form and Manner of Making Ordaining and Consecrating of Bishops Priests and Deacons. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by J. Cooke and S. Collingwood 1820. Bound with BRADY Nicholas and Nahum Tate. A New Version of the Psalms of David Fitted to Tunes Used in Churches. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by Samuel Collinwood 1822. Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in; 210 x 130 mm. Unpaginated A-Rr8 Ss4; A-F8. Calendar and tables. Contemporary full crimson straight-grain morocco with triple fillet border in blind and panel with large gilt corner-pieces of volutes curls and roundels enclosing a central masonic sunburst emblem in gilt with dove and Tetragrammaton to both covers. Heavily gilt tooled compartments and spine head and tail. Gilt rolls to edge corners. Gilt fillets to turn-ins. All edges gilt. With the crimson morocco bookplate of Christ's Church - Middlesex dated 1825. Housed in an early twentieth century red cloth slipcase. With a splendid early twentieth century fore-edge painting by an unknown hand depicting Folly Bridge and Bacon's Tower at Oxford. Folly Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Thames carrying the Abingdon Road south from the center of Oxford England. It was erected 1825-27 to designs of a little-known architect Ebenezer Perry died 1850 who practiced in London. The bridge is in two parts separated by an island. The origin of the name is uncertain although it has been suggested that it originated about 1650 after a tenant of Bacon's study. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by J. Cooke and S. Collingwood, 1820 unknown books
ref. 17149Girls' Education. Handwritten monthly Teacher's records from November 1873 to April 1883. Teacher's Monthly Reports for Penns Creek School Number 6 in Limestone School District Union County Pennsylvania. Issued by the Department of Common Schools Union Co. Penn. Harrisburg: Benj. Singerly State Printer 1873. Original paper boards. 92 pages. size: 16 x 11.5 in. Ledgers include names of Male and Female students in separate columns. While there is a sharp gender imbalance recorded in the first month 17 boys to 6 girls by the end of the record book there are even numbers of male and female students; and in some months such as November 1877 there are significantly more girl names listed. In the second half of the 19th century there were rapid gains for women's education in the United States as common schools spread over the Northeast and provided public education for both girls and boys. With the growth of common schools and more educational opportunities for girls more women at this time were also working in schools as teachers and headmistresses. In these ledger books teachers were to record numerous statistics related to their classes including: Names and Ages of Pupils Attendance Lateness and Absence Number of Days Attended Number of Days belonged. Total Attendance for Term Progress and Conduct and Number of Pupils. "So important are the items of statistics under this head that no teacher should be allowed to draw his salary until he has them all currently entered for the month." The teachers were also instructed to record other important statistics including: Number Admitted since first of June til Date Whole Number in Attendance during Month Average Attendance during Month Average Attendance during Term till date Percentage of Attendance Visits by County Superintendent Books Used Pupils without Necessary Books and Certificates and Receipts. Includes 2 sheets about planning school curriculum pasted to back end papers. Light toning some light stains. In very good condition. unknown books
1665ref. 40968Cambridge: James Field 1665. 12mo 14.5 cm 5.75". 18 ff. 126 pp. 1 blank f. also bound in Bible. Psalms. Greek. 1664. title-page in Greek romanized asPsalterion tou David. Kata tous Hevdomekonta. Cambridge: James Field 1664. 12mo. 1 f 171 1 blank pp. lacks blank leaf k6. The mid-17th century was a low point in the history of English typography but in this pair of Anglican religious texts James Field printer to the University of Cambridge produced => a very good example of the printer's art of Greek printing especially in the use of a small point size. The guiding force behind their production was James Duport 160679 dean of Peterborough and master of Magdelene College Cambridge a noted scholar of Latin and Greek and supporter of the university press. The preface to the Book of Common Prayer is signed with his initials and it is established that he was the editor of the Psalms; the texts were almost certainly issued together but are also at times found individually in contemporary binding. Field's minute typography here is dense and presented chiefly in double-column format in both works; and instead of woodcut head- or tailpieces and xylographic initials he deploys printer's ornaments to enliven the text at the top of some sections and occasionally elsewhere. => The layout is overall lovely and thoughtful and the printing is extremely clear and precise. Binding: Contemporary morocco with covers framed in a single blind fillet; spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label and gilt-stamped compartment decorations. Marbled endpapers all edges gilt. => All pages ruled in red in the best style of the era. Provenance: Isaac Watts 16741748 the godfather of English hymnody is also fondly remembered for his Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament a work that was reprinted over a thousand times. His ownership signature is on the blank leaf opposite the BCP title-page here. Later the volume was owned by Charles Mayo 17671858 a scholar of Old English who dated his ownership as "St. John's College Oxford 1787." Most recently in the library of American collector of Greek printing Albert A. Howard small booklabel "AHA" at rear. BCP: Benton Book of Common Prayer 2nd ed. p. 25 no. 122; ESTC R24205; Wing 2nd ed. B3632; Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 453. Psalms: STC R204252; Wing 2nd ed. 1994 B2720A. Bound as above extremities a little rubbed with small chip at head of spine and edges of label chipped; joints strengthened some time ago and volume varnished. Inscriptions and small booklabel as above; pages gently age-toned otherwise clean. => A solid and attractive copy of an attractive production with wonderful provenance. James Field hardcover books
1844ref. 39585London: William Pickering pr. by Charles Whittingham 1844. Folio 35.1 cm 13.8". 260 pp. Pickering's beautiful type facsimile of Robert Barker's 1604 edition a.k.a. the Hampton Court Book here in a Rivière binding. Charles Whittingham printed the work on handmade paper in black-letter type for Pickering who inspired by the printing of Aldus Manutius published in 1844 a series of six such facsimiles of important editions of the Book of Common Prayer each of which was => illustrated with wood-engraved initials and ornaments done by Mary Byfield and limited to => only 350 copies printed on paper with another two on vellum. The original title-pages were reproduced for each in => red and black and in the case of the present example the almanac pages likewise printed in red and black. Each book in this homage to important editions of the BCP was => an outstanding example of the Victorian-era Gothic design movement and Kelly notes that these volumes are "considered to be among the finest work of Whittingham." Binding: Signed 19th-century dark brown morocco framed and panelled in single gilt and double blind fillets with gilt-tooled corner fleurons surrounding a central arabesque medallion; spine with raised bands gilt-stamped fleur-de-lis decorations in compartments and gilt-stamped publication information. All edges gilt. Front lower turn-in stamped by Rivière. Provenance: Front free endpaper with small stamp of Basil M. Pickering who took over the business after his father's death; later in the library of American collector Albert A. Howard small booklabel "AHA" at rear. Brunet I 1108; Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1844:29; Kelly Checklist of Books Published by William Pickering 1844.4; Keynes William Pickering rev. ed. p. 85; McLean Victorian Book Design 13; Pickering & Chatto William Pickering catalogue 708 222. Bound as above joints and extremities showing moderate rubbing. Scattered spots of faint to mild foxing pages generally clean and fresh. William Pickering (pr. by Charles Whittingham) hardcover books
1665ref. 37826En te Kantabrigia: Ioannou Phieldou 1665. 12mo 14.5 cm 5.75". 36 126 2 blank pp. as issued with the same publisher's Bible. Psalms. Greek. 1664. Psalterion toy Dabid kata tous Hebdomekonta eis ta tmemata ta en te tes Agglikanes Ekkesias leitourgia nomizomena diegemenon. 12mo. 1664. 2 115 3 11771 1 pp. and Bible. New Testament. Greek. 1665. Tes kaines diathekes apanta. 12mo. 2 419 1 pp. First edition of this Greek translation of the Book of Common Prayer. The preface is signed "I.D." i.e. James Duport a popular professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge who had the year before printed a translation of the Psalter which appears here with the BCP as issued under a separate title-page and Ordinal along with the Greek New Testament and Apocrypha the title-page of the New Testament being an insert and the Apocrypha having separate pagination. This is only the second translation of the BCP into Greek following the first by Elias Petley in 1638. There were apparently two settings of this edition produced by printer John Field in the same year under the same title and imprint with priority not established; the present example has line six of the main title-page all in capital letters and the "Alma mater Cantabrigia" device following the last page of the Psalter but while the sun is on the left and the cup on the right of the Psalter title-page device they are reversed on the New Testament title-page apparently indicating that the New Testament is from a variant post-dating the BCP and Psalter. Binding: Contemporary mottled calf Cambridge-style covers framed in double gilt fillets and panelled in triple gilt fillets with gilt-tooled corner fleurons; spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label and gilt-ruled compartments. Provenance: Front free endpaper with early inscription in red pencil: "Gibson's / Queens / Oxon. / 1787." Most recently in the library of American collector Albert A. Howard small booklabel "AHA" at rear. Biblos: Wing rev. ed. B3632; ESTC R204258; Griffiths 45:3. Psalterion: Wing B2720A; ESTC R204259. Tes kaines diathekes: Darlow & Moule 4702; Wing B2733. Bound as above worn and showing expectable acid-pitting with edges extremities and spine rubbed; spine label cracked with loss of central portion of label. Endpapers with early inked annotations in Greek and English. Central portion with top-marginal faint to light waterstaining generally though not always but a sliver; one leaf with tear from outer margin into text with loss of one letter; one leaf with short tear along paper flaw without loss of text. Final work with early inked underlining; rear fly-leaf with a few jotted references in Greek. => A scholar's copy of this nice example of early English Greek liturgical/scriptural printing. Ioannou Phieldou hardcover books
1762ref. 35341Cambridge: John Baskerville & B. Dod 1762. 12mo 16.9 cm 6.7". 392 pp. with Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. 1762. Sternhold & Hopkins. The whole book of Psalms collected into English metre . . . Birmingham: John Baskerville 1762. 12mo. 122 pp. and Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. 1762. Tate & Brady. A new version of the Psalms of David fitted to the tunes used in churches. Birmingham: John Baskerville 1762. 12mo. 104 pp. One of the last of Cambridge University printer John Baskerville's great series of printings of the Book of Common Prayer including the Psalter the articles of religion and state prayers for George III. The BCP is followed by two versions of the Psalms the older rendition by Sternhold and Hopkins and the newer by Tate and Brady. Provenance: Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of collector William Gott 17971863 father of John Gott Bishop of Truro with motto "Nec temere nec timide." Neat note on rear free endpaper indicating book was purchased from the Pickering firm and then rebound by Hayday. Binding: Signed binding done by James Hayday 17961872 an eminent London binder: Early 19th-century dark blue morocco spine gilt extra. Covers framed in gilt rolls surrounding central gilt-stamped composed medallions; board edges and turn-ins with gilt roll. All edges gilt. Front free endpaper stamped "Bound by Hayday. BCP: Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1762:8; Gaskell 20; ESTC T87226. Sternhold & Hopkins: ESTC T87252; Gaskell 21. Brady & Tate: ESTC T107540; Gaskell 22. Binding as above light rubbing to extremities small scuffs to covers; back free endpaper with => small inked annotations regarding purchase and binding costs. First few leaves browned varying degrees of mild to moderate foxing elsewhere. A handsome example of both Baskerville's printing and Hayday's binding skills. John Baskerville & B. Dod unknown books
1760ref. 30966Cambridge: John Baskerville for B. Dod 1760. 8vo 24.5 cm 9.6". 544 pp. Second edition of Cambridge University printer John Baskerville's Book of Common Prayer including the Psalter the articles of religion and state prayers for George II. This impression printed in the same year as the first edition features decorative page borders; its title-page matches the description of Gaskell's Group 2 with the third line printed in roman and the price listed as "Seven Shillings and Six Pence unbound." The final text leaf is Ll2; there are interpolated signatures rz between Q and R. Binding: Contemporary red morocco framed and panelled in gilt rolls with gilt-stamped corner fleurons board edges and turn-ins with gilt roll; later rebacked with red morocco spine beautifully stamped in foliate and geometric designs originally gilt but now virtually entirely black/blind. All edges gilt. Provenance: Front pastedown with armorial bookplate "A ma puissance" of the Earl of Stamford. ESTC N32874; Gaskell Baskerville 12. Binding as above extremities rubbed sides with small scuffs. Front pastedown with bookplate as above bookplate bearing inked numeral in red. Pages gently age-toned with a few instances of light spots of foxing otherwise clean. => An attractive production in an attractive copy. John Baskerville for B. Dod unknown books
1802ref. 28715London: Pub. for John Reeves pr. by W. Bulmer 1802. 8vo 24 cm 9.5". vi 694 pp. There were minor differences between the Prayer Books of the Church of England and the Church of Ireland up until 1801 the year that the churches merged; the various 1801 BCPs were the first to use the "United Church" designation. John Reeves had been appointed king's printer in 1800 and edited his own version of the BCP of which this is the second edition; the separate title-page following the preliminary matter is dated 1801. That preliminary matter offering historical and liturgical commentary is extensive and interesting. Fore-edge: This beautiful example bears a subtly shaded => fore-edge painting showing Westminster Abbey in the background behind a waterfront view with sailboats. Binding: Full straight-grain dark olive green morocco covers framed in elegant feather and pearl twist gilt roll turn-ins with floral gilt roll. Stone-pattern marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1802/1. Binding as above mild rubbing overall with some abraded areas consolidated joints and extremities subtly repaired aesthetically appropriate endbands supplied. Title-page with inked ownership inscription dated 1803 "The gift of my beloved husband." Intermittent faint spots of foxing mostly confined to early leaves. One inked marginal annotation in an early hand three psalms 14547 with small inked emphasis marks pages otherwise clean. Pub. for John Reeves (pr. by W. Bulmer) unknown books
1807ref. 27530Dublin: George Grierson 1807. 12mo. 158 54 ff. Irish BCP: Dublin edition from a prominent printing dynasty here with "A New Version of the Psalms." This 1807 issue is particularly uncommon with only one U.S. and one U.K. institution reporting holdings. Provenance: Front fly-leaf with inked inscription of William Johnston dated 1808 with subsequent later additions; outer closed edges with inked inscription of Charles Johnston dated 1823; pastedowns endpapers and some pages with additional Johnston inscriptions. Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1807/15; NSTC L1854. Contemporary leather covered over with paper some time ago; original leather much cracked and abraded paper darkened chipped and torn. Front hinge inside cracked; text block starting to pull away from spine with front fly-leaf separated and early leaves loosening. Pages lightly age-toned with occasional faint stains; a few pages trimmed very closely. Two dried flowers laid in. A much-loved much-used copy. George Grierson hardcover books
1783ref. 4031Oxford: W. Jackson & A. Hamilton 1783. 4to 28 cm 11". 52 ff. lacking ff. 13. bound with Bible. English. 1783. Authorized i.e. King James Version. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Oxford: W. Jackson & A. Hamilton 1783. 4to 28 cm 11". 144 ff. lacking final blank. bound with Bible. O.T. Psalms. English.Paraphrases. 1770. Sternhold and Hopkins. The whole book of psalms collected into English metre. Oxford: Pr. by T. Wright & W. Gill 1770. 4to 28 cm 11". 28 ff. Large heavy quarto family bible smaller and more manageable and less expensive than the large folios intended to be used at the lectern in church but still quite substantial. These family Bibles also could contain as in this case the Book of Common Prayer and the "old" version metrical psalter with the expectation that they would serve the master of the house in leading family worship. Provenance: "William Tillsons Bible" in manuscript above manuscript family records on the recto of the first blank; other family notes are recorded on its back and on the verso of the front free endpaper. Someone has taken the trouble to paste a large slip of paper onto the recto of the front free endpaper over a large ownership note that may read "Thomas Tilison His Bible Septr 4th 1784. Prayer Book: Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1786/2; ESTC N66721. Psalter: not in ESTC. Bible: not in Darlow & Moule or ESTC; Herbert 1286. Contemporary calf covers panelled in blind with remnants of clasps. Front joint open with cords strongly holding; covers abraded with incisions and leather loss to edges; spine leather dry and cracking; front fly-leaf and next blank detached. Prayer Book only lacking title-page and two preliminary leaves; another early leaf detached with a closed tear across no loss of text. Bible: Foxing and brown spotting with a few closed tears and occasional chipping in the margins the last resulting in loss of words from a few shouldernotes. The copy described by Herbert had engravings and maps not present here; this copy is complete textually. W. Jackson & A. Hamilton hardcover books
1805ref. WRCAM45237Philadelphia 1805. 280452295pp. plus seven plates and 6pp. subscribers list. Contemporary red roan gilt spine gilt extra. Extremities worn boards lightly scuffed. Ownership inscriptions on front fly leaf. Light foxing and toning to text. Good. An early edition of the Episcopalian Book of Common Prayer illustrated with engravings by Tanner after Robert Smirke. The Psalms follow the devotional text. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 9205. hardcover books
1840ref. WRCAM45357Philadelphia 1840. 531248pp. plus three plates and engraved titlepage. Contemporary black morocco gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. Minor shelf wear. Internally clean. Near fine. In a cloth slipcase. Handsome copy of the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer complete with the Psalms and Hymns. Bound in full pebbled black morocco with ornate gilt and blind stamping on the boards and gilt stamping on the spine. hardcover books
1769ref. WRCAM36078Oxford: Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill Printers to the University 1769. 206 leaves printed in double columns plus fifty-nine full-page engraved plates. Extra- illustrated with fifty-nine full-page engraved plates. Tall quarto. Contemporary black morocco almost imperceptibly rebacked with original backstrip laid down elaborately gilt spine gilt with raised bands gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. contemporary marbled pastedowns and free endpapers. On the front cover the center of the diamond-shape design is lettered "The Honorable Samuel Rous Esq. Barbados" surrounded by a stylized fern border. On the rear cover the center of the diamond-shape design is lettered "One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Two" also surrounded by a stylized fern border. Two corners rubbed and two corners almost imperceptibly repaired otherwise in fine condition. A few minor dampstains on a few leaves at front and rear and occasional minor foxing absolutely not affecting text or images. bound with: Brady N. and N. Tate: A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID FITTED TO THE TUNES USED IN CHURCHES. London: H. Woodfall 1768. 26 leaves printed in triple columns. A fine copy. A magnificently bound and extravagantly extra- illustrated copy of The Book of Common Prayer prepared for presentation to or perhaps commissioned by Samuel Rous President of His Majesty's Council and Commander-in-Chief i.e. governor of Barbados from 1766 to 1768. He also served again in 1772 the year indicated on the rear cover. The Rous family Quakers residing in Barbados were leading planters on the island since the late 1630s. The fifty-nine plates bound in this volume to complement the text were originally executed for THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; ILLUSTRATED WITH FIFTY NINE HISTORICAL AND EXPLANATORY SCULPTURES ENGRAVED BY MESS. RAVENETT GRIGNION SCOTIN CANOTT WALKER AND W. RYLAND printed in London in 1755 by Edward Ryland. According to the titlepage included here as one of the extra-illustrated plates this work was published according to an act of Parliament on May 1 1755. However no copies of this 1755 title are recorded in OCLC or ESTC. In addition to The Book of Common Prayer and the engravings from THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND this copy also contains a 1768 edition of A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID first printed in 1698. Considering the recipient and the combined contents of the volume these two texts and the extensive suite of engravings are bound in an appropriately sumptuous binding. Prepared for Samuel Rous who served as governor of Barbados the binding is a marvelous example of later 18th-century British bookbinding with extensive gilt decoration on the covers and spine as described above. A fine copy of an elaborately decorated and illustrated volume with a remarkable colonial-era provenance. GRIFFITHS BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 1769.5. Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, Printers to the University hardcover books
1794ref. WRCAM45789Boston 1794. 3882444pp. 12mo. Contemporary red morocco gilt. Hinges worn some wear to boards and spine. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on titlepage and several internal leaves. Some light soiling and wear heavier to front few leaves. Good plus. The Book of Common Prayer for the Episcopal Church printed by Manning & Loring in Boston for Thomas and Andrews. This copy bears the contemporary ownership inscriptions and stamping of two women Elizabeth and Sarah Burd. "Mrs. Burd" is stamped in gilt on the front board and Sarah Burd has written her name and "by inheritance" on the front flyleaf. EVANS 27575. GRIFFITHS 1794/11. hardcover books
1900ref. WRCAM35678Np 1900. 321 leaves of manuscript. Early 20th-century three quarter calf over cloth boards spine gilt. Spine worn hinges abraded corners abraded. Institutional bookplate on front pastedown early ownership and authorship signature of "J.H. Alexander" on front free endpaper and leaf facing titlepage. Internally very clean a few leaves on blue paper a few leaves smaller than text block. Very good. A manuscript concordance and analytic index to The Book of Common Prayer dedicated to the "General Convention of the Protestant Church in the United States which is the Witness and Keeper of the Prayer book." The volume entirely handwritten in a clear and small hand includes a preface table of abbreviations and over 630 pages of entries covering letters "A" through "K." The spine is marked "VOL I" in gilt; unfortunately the second volume is not included here. Although unsigned in the text "J.H. Alexander" is inscribed in pencil twice on the preliminary leaves. hardcover books
1831ref. WRCAM46799Philadelphia: L. Johnson 1831. 1635-479305-353377-4183pp. plus engraved titlepage and six hand-colored plates. Contemporary red morocco spine gilt. Extremities rubbed. Contemporary newspaper clippings pasted to front pastedown ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Light foxing plates lightly tanned. Good. Illustrated Book of Common Prayer. The pagination on the Psalms and hymns at the back would seem to indicate that they were also used in other previous editions of the work. L. Johnson unknown books
1801ref. WRCAM45238Brooklyn: Thomas Kirk 1801. 624pp. Contemporary tree calf gilt. Extremities lightly worn. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Light scattered foxing. Very good. Scarce and interesting Brooklyn imprint bound here in a nice contemporary binding with the Psalms following the devotional text not always found in all copies. SHAW& SHOEMAKER 1196 184. GRIFFITHS BROOKLYN IMPRINTS 1801/16. Thomas Kirk unknown books
1778ref. WRCAM44871London: Henry Fenwick 1778. 88; 151pp. bound with: A PETITION OF THE FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. London: Henry Fenwick 1769. 11pp. Contemporary calf spine gilt leather label. Boards heavily worn head and foot of spine chipped. Very minor scattered foxing. Good plus. In a brown half morocco and cloth slipcase. The county of Middlesex essentially London was the heart of radical politics in England at the time of the Revolution and the greatest pro-American feeling was found in the merchants and working classes of the metropolis. The colonists often appealed directly to Middlesex for support. These works contain petitions relating to the American colonies dating from June 1774 to March 1778 including petitions regarding the Quebec Act in which the people express their concern over the encroachment of Catholicism and French influence in the colony. Likewise it includes the text of a letter from John Hancock to the mayor of London dated September 1775 expressing a hope for peace between Britain and the colonies. Adams notes that these two titles are often found bound together sometimes with other publications of the Council. The petition of the freeholders of Middlesex County concerns the John Wilkes case. Wilkes ran for Parliament and was elected as a radical candidate for Middlesex but was arrested and imprisoned shortly thereafter for seditious libel. Wilkes spoke out against the British war against the American colonies and his opposition to the Crown was a rallying point for the American cause. ESTC T108621 T108605 T43921. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 78-65. Henry Fenwick hardcover books
1830ref. WRCAM45823New York 1830. 459784311pp. plus frontispiece engraved titlepage and two plates. 12mo. Contemporary morocco gilt a.e.g. Extremities rubbed boards lightly scuffed. Later ownership inscription on front flyleaf modern bookplate on front pastedown. Some minor foxing heavier to plates. Very good. Illustrated Book of Common Prayer for the Episcopal Church. The frontispiece is titled "Going to Church" while the two plates show "The Sacrament" and "Matrimony." A handsome contemporary binding. hardcover books
