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184846642University Press Oxford 1848. 48mo. Minion text nineteenth century and later signatures on front free endpaper; full roan boards framed in brass back with flat bands lettered in gilt gilt edges primrose endpapers upper and lower portions of clasp present wanting striker as often a remarkably bright crisp copy. Printing code: Minion 32g. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. University Press, Oxford hardcover
1807096764London: John Reeves 1807. 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. bound with A COMPANION TO THE ALTAR: Shewing the nature and necessity of a sacramental preparation in order to our worthy receiving the Holy Communion: wherein those fears and scruples about eating and drinking unworthily and incurring our own damnation thereby are proved groundless and unwarrantable. Unto which are added prayers and meditations suitable to a sacramental preparation according to what the Church of England requires from her communicants. and A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID fitted to the tunes used in churches by N. Brady and N. Tate. Pp. 49272492 11 engraved plates; f'cap. 12mo; nineteenth century black straight-grain morocco the spine lettered and decorated in gilt boards decorated in gilt & blind with a diamond shaped inlaid central panel of red morocco which is initialled and decorated in gilt the boards a trifle rubbed corners bruised edges lightly worn; a.e.g.; ribbon marker; marbled endpapers with a gilt lettered and decorated black morocco ownership label of Eliza Ann Crockford dated 1813 laid on the upper pastedown twentieth century bookplate on verso of upper free endpaper the preliminary blank loosening tiny inked annotation to one page of the Psalms a couple of corners creased scattered light foxing and browning; John Reeves/Scatcherd and Letterman London n.d. 1807. Griffiths 1807/3. John Reeves was gazetted King's Printer in 1800 and held the appointment for 29 years until his death. Between 1801 and 1815 he issued some 25 editions of the Book of Common Prayer each printed by others on his behalf. This edition was printed by C. Whittingham. The plates in this copy are all dated February 1807. The Companion to the Altar was printed for Scatcherd and Letterman by Rider and Webb by assignment from T. Beecroft and was issued 'in various sizes so as to bind up with the different editions of the Common Prayer Book' ref. note at foot of title page. The Irish poet hymnist and lyricist Nahum Tate 1652-1715 became England's poet laureate in 1692. He is best remembered for the New Version of the Psalms of David first published in 1696 in which he collaborated with Nicholas Brady. Tate wrote the words to a number of hymns of which the most famous is the Christmas carol known today by its opening line 'While shepherds watched their flocks by night'. He also wrote the libretto for Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas in 1689. Nicholas Brady 1659-1726 was an Anglican clergyman and poet also born in Ireland. John Reeves unknown
187536767George Eyre & William Spottiswoode c.1875. 32mo. text in double-column; contemporary coarse-grain roan sides with multiple frame border in blind gilt back red sprinkled edges chocolate endpapers brass edges with functioing brass clasp small pull at headband else a very good bright clean copy. Edition code Nonpareil 32mo. George Eyre & William Spottiswoode, unknown
187837516SPCK Dublin 1878. 48mo on India Paper neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper verso; dark brown cloth covers framed in blind gilt back gilt edges chocolate endpapers a near fine copy. Edition code: Ruby 48mo. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. SPCK, Dublin, hardcover
185438168University Press Oxford 1854. 32mo small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; strongly bound in original faux-morocco cloth back with five raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt direct gilt top gilt doublures primrose endpapers joints mildly rubbed else a very good bright firm copy. Edition code: Minion 32s. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. University Press, Oxford, hardcover
188041689Eyre & Spottiswoode n.d. c.1880. 48mo. Diamond text in double column nineteenth century name elaborately calligraphed in colour on front free endpaper upper hinge partially exposed but binding entirely sound; original faux-ivory boards framed in brass leather back lettered and tooled in gilt gilt edges dust-soiled primrose endpapers ORIGINAL BRASS CLASP PRESENT a bright crisp copy. Printing code: Diamond 48mo. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Eyre & Spottiswoode, hardcover
182031678Clarendon Press Cooke & Collingwood Oxford 1820. 8vo. text unpaginated text partly in double-column terracotta endpapers; handsomely bound in contemporary full roan sides most elaborately framed and blocked in gilt back with flat bands tooled in gilt second compartment lettered in gilt all other compartments richly tooled in gilt gilt edges gilt doublures terracotta endpapers expertly recased a remarkably elegant clean crisp copy. With the engraved nineteenth century bookplate of Edmund Williams Gilbert mounted on front paste-down. The primary text is presented in a bold large-fount type ideal for audience address. The 'Companion' is printed by Kaygill for Scatcherd & Letterman to match the edition of Prayer. The Psalter by Brady and Tate is also printed by Cooke & Collingwood and dated separately 1819. THIS EDITION IS NOT COMMONLY FOUND IN THIS BINDING AND CONDITION. Clarendon Press [Cooke & Collingwood], Oxford, unknown
187132015University Press Oxford for SPCK 1871. 8vo. text in large fount throughout cream endpapers title and preliminaries only mildly spotted; handsomely bound in contemporary full coarse-grain niger roan BY NEW boards framed in blind upper board blocked with mitre in gilt back with five raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt gilt edges rich gilt doublures a remarkably bright crisp copy in elegant period binding. Edition code q Pica 8vo. The binding is signed on rear paste-down. With the contemporary engraved presentation bookplate of Coventry Archidiaconal on front paste-down. University Press, Oxford, for SPCK, hardcover
185826173G E Eyre & W. Spottiswoode 1858. 16mo. small neat contemporary inscriptions on blank preliminary; original dark green coarse-grain calf sides with multiple frame border enclosing frame all in blind back with five raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt gilt edges sides with brass frame and elaborate closure clasp primrose endpapers blue silk marker a remarkably well-preserved bright crisp copy. Edition code: Smallpica 16mo. A lovely bright crisp copy presented to Catharine Follet by Lady Rose. G E Eyre & W. Spottiswoode, hardcover
186426170Oxford University Press 1864. 32mo. strongly bound in black calf back with five raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt gilt edges boards with brass frame edges and closure clasp gilt doublures primrose endpapers a very good bright clean crisp copy. Edition code: Nonpareil 32mo. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Oxford University Press, hardcover
187027856University Press Oxford c.1870. 16mo. small neat signature on blank preliminary; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco sides with frame border in black back with five raised bands ruled in black second compartment lettered in gilt gilt edges gilt doublures black endpapers blue silk With an elaborate presentation label in black leather ornately lettered in gilt on front paste-down. A MS letter from the recipient dated 1874 is loosely inserted. No. 60. Long Primer 24's. University Press, Oxford, hardcover
186019179G E Eyre & W. Spottiswoode 1860. 32mo. small neat contemporary inscriptions on front free endpaper and blank preliminary; original full calf sides with brass frame enclosing multiple frame border in blind back with five raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt all edges gilt chocolate endpapers original and elaborate brass clasp a near fine copy in wholly unrestored publisher's binding. A BRIGHT CRISP COPY. G E Eyre & W. Spottiswoode, hardcover
184819280University Press Oxford 1848. 48mo. contemporary full roan sides with double frame border in blind back with four raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt gilt edges ivory endpapers multiple silk markers corners lightly bruised else a remarkably well-preserved bright clean copy in wholly unrestored period binding. This scarce edition measures just 3.75 x 2.0 inches approx. 85 x 55 cms. University Press, Oxford, hardcover
187221084University Press Oxford 1872. 16mo. blank preliminaries very lightly spotted; original black full calf sides with double Oxford frame in blind back with four raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt 'Church Services' all other compartments tooled and ruled in blind all edges red marbled endpapers a near fine copy. A remarkably well-preserved bright crisp copy. University Press, Oxford, hardcover
189351275Printed for the Committee 1893-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio title-page in red & black. Bound in full vellum over beveled boards with working brass clasps at the fore-edge; elaborate gilt rose designs and title on the spine and front cover designed by B. G. Goodhue; gold-printed rose & thistle design endpapers top-edge gilt silk bookmarker ribbon bound in; deckle-edged paper. 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 along with original postcard receipt that was supposed to be returned to J. Pierpoint Morgan and never was. This copy with the foliated margins. Tight and very well preserved oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Printed for the Committee hardcover
184215332University Press Oxford 1842. 8vo. title and text in red and black throughout three contemporary inscriptions on blank front preliminary some mild and inoffensive spotting and dust-soiling; contemporary full pebble-grain roan sides with triple frame border in blind back with five bands ruled in blind second compartment lettered in gilt gilt edges primrose endpapers expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down a very good bright clean copy. With the mid-nineteenth century trade ticket of Day of Melton on front free endpaper verso. Bright copy of an elegant mid-nineteenth century edition with large clear type and broad margins. Griffiths 1842/7. University Press, Oxford, unknown
180916384Published for John Reeves; sold by G and W Nicol of Pall Mall and Scatcherd & Letterman of Ave-Maria-Lane 1809. 16mo. some light and unobtrusive age-browning; most attractively bound in black full grained calf sides with triple Oxford frame in gilt back with five flat bands tooled and ruled in gilt second compartment lettered in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt with an arabesque all edges gilt doublures ruled in gilt chocolate endpapers covers very lightly age-scuffed else a remarkably bright clean copy. Reeves was a Patentee of the Office of King's Printer. The Psalter is separately titled; both Prayers and Psalter are unpaginated. The text is occasionally cropped close at top but always without loss. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF LADY SOPHIA TOWER NEE CUST/BROWNLOW AND BEARS HER HOLOGRAPH MAIDEN SIGNATURE ON BLANK PRELIMINARY RECTO AND THE FINE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVED ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE OF CHRISTOPHER & LADY SOPHIA TOWER ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Lady Tower was born Sophia Cust/Brownlow on 14 April 1811 the daughter of John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow and Sophia Hume. She married Christopher Theron Tower on 10 February 1836. Lady Tower died on 21 December 1882 at the age of 71. A CHARMING EXAMPLE OF NNETEENTH CENTURY PERSONAL COMMON PRAYER WITH BOTH MAIDEN AND MARRIED OWNERSHIP MARKS. A LOVELY COPY WITH DISTINGUISHED PROVENANCE AND WHOLLY UNRESTORED PERIOD BINDING Published for John Reeves; sold by G and W Nicol of Pall Mall, and Scatcherd & Letterman of Ave-Maria-Lane, unknown
188020621Eyre & Spottiswoode for SPCK c.1880. Roy. 8vo. with title in red and black text in red and black within red frame surmounted by running heads in red neat contemporary memorial inscription on front free endpaper some light age-soiling one or two leaves with short closed tears some very occasional annotation; attractively bound in contemporary full roan sides framed in blind back with five raised bands second compartment lettered in gilt all other compartments ruled in blind bevelled boards all edges gilt marbled endpapers very neatly recased covers very lightly rubbed at extremities else a very good bright copy. With two neatly typewritten lessons Judith xiii 18 and Luke i 41 mounted on blank rear preliminaries. A nice copy of a late Victorian Pulpit Communion with large type suited to public address. A most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Eyre & Spottiswoode for SPCK, hardcover
183931457Good with no dust jacket; Roughly made. Leather spine paper covered . boards. Quite edgeworn. Some foxing mostly at page edges . Page edges are . lightly chipped. School name written on front. B101 . 1839. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall . hardcover
187100JT57France 1871. Incredible anti-patriotic French document calling for an end to violence and calling for "L'Humanite". France was considered by most Prussians as being very aggressive regarding the loose coalition of states prior to the formation of the German Empire. The conflict led to the end of the Nalpoleonic era and to France becoming the only republican great power. The document is headed - TUER EST TOUJOURS UN CRIME! - To Kill is Always A Crime. . Autograph. Manuscript. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback
1848000885Philadelphia: The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia 1848. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 243pp. with a fold-out chart. Bound in early 20th century tan cloth with earlier morocco title label on the spine. New end papers. Light scattered foxing. A clean copy Very Good or slightly better. The Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia unknown
187147698Barcelona: Antonio Bosch / Imp. de Ramirez 1871. First Edition. Original pictorial letterpress broadsheet 31.5x21.5cm.; original woodcut illus. to recto and verso text printed in double column. Tiny creases at corners faint fold lines else Near Fine. Uncommon newsheet recounting in highly critical terms the recent destruction following the assault on the Paris Commune the recto woodcut depicting a scene of pillaging and destruction at the hands of both the army and the Communards the city in flames; bottom verso margin adorned with a vignette of a Archbishop of Paris Georges Darboy being executed by firing squad at close range one of a number of hostages that met such a fate as the Commune was about to be overthrown. The text concludes with a song arguing that such uprisings destroy the people. None in the trade or auction records as of February 2020; OCLC no. 803955908 listing no holdings. Antonio Bosch / Imp. de Ramirez unknown
184835332Philadelphia: R. S. H. George; Thomas Wardle 1848. Leather bound. Fair. Thick 16mo. approx. 5.5" x 3.5". Dark leather binding with faded gilt illustrations on the covers. Gilt lettered title on the spine. Three title pages in one book. Part I 673 pages; part II 284 pages; part III 846 pages. Frontispiece illustration. Leather is chipped head of the spine and worn on the joints and board edges. End papers resemble wallpaper designs. Staining to the front and rear end sheets. Tears to the front end sheets and tissue protecting the frontispiece with no loss of print. Light toning and scattered foxing. The first title page is dated 1848 the second dated 1849 and the third dated 1848. R. S. H. George; Thomas Wardle unknown
183876328London: C. Knight & Co 1838. 4to.Illustrated. xl. 712 pp. Full black morocco decorated raised bands gilt lettering to the spine and gilt decorations to the spine and boards. With gilt turn ins and all edges gilt. The 'pictorial edition' illustrated with numerous black and white woodcuts. With notes and an introductory history of the liturgy by Reverend Henry Stebbing. Rubbing to the spine and edges and a slight lean to the binding. Some foxing scattered throughout and an ink inscription to the front pastedown dated 1860. Binding firm. A VG copy of the book of common prayer. Binding 26.8 cms tall. . Very Good. Full gilt-decorated Morocco. 1838. C. Knight & Co [1838] unknown
1812000812London: John Reeves 1812. Common Prayer WITH Psalms - a-b8 B-Ff8; A-F8 G4. Full contemporary morocco raised bands spine in six panels title in gilt to second panel covers with gilt single fillet border and central anchor device of the Victualling Board gilt roll to edges and inner edges a.e.g. Rubbed to extremities corners bumped and rubbed lightly browned and lightly spotted internally. The Psalms were published in 1808. The Victualling board was responsible for delivering supplies to the Royal Navy. Griffith 1812 1 though with a slightly different collation. Reprint. Full Morocco. Good. 8vo. John Reeves Hardcover
