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Rare and modern books

Wordsworth Christopher

The Old Service-Books of the English Church. [Antiquary's Books]. FIRM,CLEAN WORKING COPY

Methuen, 1904

29.90 €

Island Books

(Devon, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1904
Author
Wordsworth Christopher
Publishers
Methuen
Keyword
topography, bibliography, theology, religion, christianity, anglicanism, liturgy, psalters, processionals, service books, antiquarys books, christopher wordsworth, h. littlehales, topography, antiquary's books, old, service-books, english, c
Languages
English

Description

8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 37 plates in monochrome, title and fore-edges very lightly spotted, text block clean and crisp; original series binding of decorative red buckram, sides with multiple frame border enclosing title all in gilt, gilt back, backstrip faded and chipped at headband, joints rubbed else a good, firm working copy. Sold from an institution with its press-mark and pocket on front endpapers. With publisher's 40pp general catalogue bound in at rear. One of the scarcest titles in Methuen's excellent 'Antiquary's Books' edited by J. Charles Cox.