The Book of Common Prayer; The Book of Common Prayer According to the use of the United Church of England
London: Rivington & Parker, 1830. Full brown Morocco. THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND: TOGETHER WITH THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID; AND THE THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES OF RELIGION. WITH NOTES SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY THE RIGHT REVEREND RICHARD MANT D.D. 1776-1848. RICHARD MANT.
Published by C.J.G. Rivington and Parker Oxford: London & Oxford, 1830. With a large, highly detailed fore-edge painting. Fourth Edition. Full brown hard grain Morocco leather. Elaborate blind decoration to spine and boards. Spine gilt lettered. Boards also have elaborately blind tooled panels. All edges gilt. Gilt ruled dentelles. Original yellow end-papers. Internally crisp and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only; binding complete with no loss. Tight and bright copy. 966 pages. Extensive 42-page index to Mant's Notes. Being a large volume the print is good and clear; Common Prayer text is in large print. With Psalter - as they are to be sung or said in Churches, and thirty-nine articles.
The fore-edge painting is of a great Victorian street scene, probably of London. The detail is incredible- one of the finest fore-edge paintings seen. The more the painting is fanned out, the more detail is revealed. The shop in the street is of 'Alex Young House and Sign Painting'. U.K. directories in the early 1800s have been searched in hope of finding a record of this business, but it has so far not been located. An exceptional example of a large detailed fore-edge painting. A nice copy of the famous notes by Mant, Anglican Bishop of Down and Connor. Very Good. Item #19
Price (USD): $2,200.00