The Psalter or Psalms of David from the Bible of Archbishop Cranmer.

"Here ends the Psalter; edited from the Cranmer Bible of MDXL by Janet E. Ashbee, and reprinted in honour of David the great singer, at the Essex House Press, Mile End, E. in the year MDCCCCII, under the care of C.R. Ashbee, who has also designed and drawn the woodcuts"--p. 87.

From the version of Miles Coverdale, in which Cranmer's prologue first appeared in 1540. --Cf. British and Foreign Bible Society. Historical Catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture, v. 1, p. 21-22.

"250 paper copies; 10 on vellum."--Colophon.

Imprint from colophon.

Printed at the Essex House Press.

Woodcut bloomers to each psalm, drawn by C.R. Ashbee and cut by W. Hooper. Cf. Tomkinson.

Text and title page vignettes, initials and tail pieces. Printed in Endeavour type in black and red, on Batchelor laid paper watermarked with Guild of Handicraft floral device, dates 1888 &1898. Printer's device on final page. Red leaf ornaments throughout text.

Binding: limp green vellum with silk ties. Cf. Tomkinson.

Ransom, W. Private presses, p. 266

Tomkinson, G.S. Modern presses, p. 72

pp. 58-59 Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand.

The Alexander Turnbull Library copy is bound in: brown pigskin, triple gold fillet on upper and lower covers, spine with gold tooled compartments, raised spine bands, gold tooled edges and turn-ins, text edges gilt, green endpapers. Bound by Anne Power, Guild of Handicraft, 1902. Gilt stamp on lower pastedown "1902 AP02 G [flower device J.H.]". text printed on Essex House paper. Provenance: presentation slip: Sir John Ilott, 1958. Copy no. 9. Acc. 130831.

Digital image available: pp. 58-59, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.