THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER & THE NEW TESTAMENT 1636-1675 FINE LEATHER BINDING

[Church of England]. The Book of Common Prayer: and Administration of the Sacraments: and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England. London: Printed by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie: and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1636.

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[Church of England]. 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 Majesties special command. London: Printed by the Assigns John Bill, and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1675.

Reprints. Two parts bound in one. Leather-bound. Hardback. Octavo (175 x 110 x 20 mm). Unpaginated. Signatures: A⁴ B-F⁸ G², ²N³-²N⁸ ²O-²Z⁸ ³A³. English text in double columns. Bound in stunning contemporary full leather, the covers with elaborate gilt and blind ruling and tooling. Marbled endpapers. Title-page to the Book of Common Prayer within fine architectural border. Other decorative borders with head-pieces and decorative initials. Printed side-notes. Condition: FAIR to GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the hinges intact; just a little rubbing to extremities; the gilt somewhat faded. Contents show varying degrees of foxing and toning; a few leaves with slight edge wear; some staining to the second part; front and rear endpapers with pencil annotations. A sound copy presented in a wonderful binding.