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BIBLE The Booke of Common Prayer [with] The Holy Bible [and] The Whole Book of Psalms

London, London, By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, and by the assignes of Iohn Bill, 1635., 1635, 1636 [and] 1636

£2,750.00

8vo. Four vols. in one. 1) pp. [civ]. [A-F G .] 2) pp (xl) [A-B C-D².] 3) pp. (dcccxcvi) [A-3K ] 4) pp. [x], 91, [iii]. [A-F G ] Roman, some Italic and Black letter, in double column. Title page to the Book of Common Prayer within fine architectural border, to Genealogies and Psalms within typographical borders, to Bible, and New Testament within heart-shaped woodcut borders with twenty-four small compartments, left, the tents of the twelve tribes; right the twelve Apostles, the four Evangelists at centre. Woodcut illustrations and double page map of the Holy Land to Genealogies, Psalms with woodcut printed music, small woodcut initials, head and tail-pieces, typographical ornaments, early autograph of “Andrew Buchan” on pastedown, manuscript ex dono to Mathew Raby from Dr Paul Charron 1734 on verso of last of NT. Light age yellowing, minor ink stain to first title page, the odd ink scribble, occasional marginal mark or spot. A very good copy, crisp and clean in contemporary English calf, covers bordered with a double blind rule large scrolled lozenge gilt stamped at centres with the initials M and C at each side, spine with blind ruled raised bands, small star fleuron gilt at centres, blind ruled edges, brass catches, lacking clasps. a.e.r., a little worn at foot of spine and on lower cover.

1 ESTC S122835. STC 16402 2) ESTC S2898. STC 23039e. 3) ESTC S125344. STC 2322.5 Darlow & Moule, 391. 4) ESTC S116328. STC 2322.5.
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