BOOK
The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments: : and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England : with the psalter, or Psalmes of David..
- Date
- 1638
- By
- Church of England; Buck, Thomas; Daniel, Roger; Amherst, William Amhurst Thyssen, 1835-1909; Turnbull, Alexander, 1868-1918; Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
- Notes
Title within border of printer's ornaments. Printer's device on t.p. with motto: Alma Mata Cantabrigia. Head and tail pieces and decorated intitials. Text printed on paper watermarked with grapes, and other marks, including Heawood 2333.
Signatures: A-H⁶ I⁴. Verso of t.p. and leaf I4 blank.
The 'w' of 'with' in title is built up from 2 'v' letters, the first filed down.
English short title catalogue, S902
binding Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2008.
The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy: Binding: Contemporary binding of black morocco, elaborately gold tooled to a panel design with central lozenge; smooth spine elaborately gold tooled; evidence of ties now missing at fore-edge; gold tooled edges and turn-ins; marbled paper pastedowns, cream endpapers; gilt text edges. Housed in 19th-century oak case, with catch lock, lined with purple velvet with brown morocco label, gold tooled. Binding attributed to Hugh Hutchinson (fl.1650) on case; but most probably bound in Cambridge, possibly by John Houlden of Cambridge. Title on case: Bible, Common Prayer and Psalms, 1638.
The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Provenance: armorial bookplate on front endpaper of former owner Lord Amherst of Hackney (sold at auction 3 Dec. 1908, lot 118, purchased by Quaritch); bookplate of Alex H. Turnbull. Acc. 363550.
Digital image available: binding, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.
The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy bound with: The Holy Bible. Printed by Tho. Buck, and Roger Daniel, printers to the University of Cambridge, [1638].
- Source URL
- binding https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE514325
- Related to
- Digital Collection = Kohinga Matihiko 81268192800002836 Alma Collection
- Other Titles
- Book of common prayer
- Publisher
- [Cambridge] : Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, printers to the Universitie of Cambridge., Anno Dom. 1638..
- Format
- [100] p. ; 44 cm. (fol.)
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