The Book of Common Prayer together with the Psalter or Psalms of David - bound with - The New Testament - and - The Whole Book of Psalms -
1754 - Thomas Baskett, Oxford
Three eighteenth century works of devotion bound into one elegant contemporary eighteenth century binding. The majority printed in double column.
Full titles:
I. The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches.
II. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the Original Greek: And with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By his Majesty’s Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.
III. The Whole Book of Psalms; Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Conferred with the Hebrew. Set forth and Allowed to be Sung in all Churches, of all the People together, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons; and moreover in private Houses for their godly Solace and Comfort, laying apart all ungodly Songs and Ballads, which tend only to the nourishing of Vice, and corrupting of Youth. Provenance: From the library of The Hon. Mrs Lionel Damer, wife of the Hon. Lionel Damer (1748-1807), British Whig politician of Came House in Winterborne Came, Dorset.
Quarto volume (binding size 27.6x21.6cm), pp. [2] 124; 288; 56 [2]. Finely bound in contemporary black straight grained morocco, spines with tooled bands and rule in gilt, boards with multiple gilt filet borders, gilt decorations to edges and turn-ins, dark grey coated endpapers, all edges gilt, two worn grey silk bookmarks. Condition: Near fine, pages toned, one or two with short edge tears, in very good binding, corners and spine ends rubbed, a little flaking along outer hinges. Ref: 112448 Price: HK$ 8,000
Full titles:
I. The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches.
II. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the Original Greek: And with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By his Majesty’s Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.
III. The Whole Book of Psalms; Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Conferred with the Hebrew. Set forth and Allowed to be Sung in all Churches, of all the People together, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons; and moreover in private Houses for their godly Solace and Comfort, laying apart all ungodly Songs and Ballads, which tend only to the nourishing of Vice, and corrupting of Youth. Provenance: From the library of The Hon. Mrs Lionel Damer, wife of the Hon. Lionel Damer (1748-1807), British Whig politician of Came House in Winterborne Came, Dorset.
Quarto volume (binding size 27.6x21.6cm), pp. [2] 124; 288; 56 [2]. Finely bound in contemporary black straight grained morocco, spines with tooled bands and rule in gilt, boards with multiple gilt filet borders, gilt decorations to edges and turn-ins, dark grey coated endpapers, all edges gilt, two worn grey silk bookmarks. Condition: Near fine, pages toned, one or two with short edge tears, in very good binding, corners and spine ends rubbed, a little flaking along outer hinges. Ref: 112448 Price: HK$ 8,000