Binding.- The Book of Common Prayer, Printed by the Assigns of His Majesty's Printer, and of Henry
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Binding.- The Book of Common Prayer, trimmed, affecting some headlines, signature-marks and catchwords, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, covers with circular red morocco inlaid centre-piece with bird, ornate vase with figure of man at head, and foliage decoration within a sunburst border, all within double filet and scrolling border of acorns, flowers and leaves, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments with rich foliage decoration within intersecting filets and a double filet border, upper joint split, corners restored, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo (binding 188 x 126mm.), Printed by the Assigns of His Majesty's Printer, and of Henry Hills deceas'd, 1729. sold as a binding and not subject to return. *** Provenance: 'Mrs Partredge [sic], 1787' (red morocco and gilt large label to front pastedown).
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Binding.- The Book of Common Prayer, Printed by the Assigns of His Majesty's Printer, and of Henry
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