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CHURCH OF ENGLAND
[Book of common prayer. 1731]
The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England: together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches.
Oxford (Place), printed by the University Printer,, 1731.
[104] p. ; 16.7 cm. (12º)

This edition not in ESTC. Signatures: A--D12 E4.

Copy Notes Both copies bound (1) as issued with The Holy Bible, 1730 (q.v.), and The whole book of Psalms, 1730 (q.v.).
Copy 1: Inscribed in ink on title-page George Wyatt and Eliza Soane.
Copy 2: 16.3 cm. Imperfect; wanting title-page and the first leaf of the text containing tables of the 'Proper Lessons to be Read ...' and the calendar before 'May'. Inscribed in ink on front pastedown Imperfect. / before 1837. / GB [i.e. George Bailey, first curator of the museum] with references. Second front free-endpaper inscribed in pencil Temp Geo II and in ink 1731, the last two digits scratched out.

Binding Copy 1: C18th black goatskin, gilt-tooled borders, corner-pieces and central lozenge, gilt-tooled spine compartments without spine-label or lettering, gilt edges.
Copy 2: C18th plain sprinkled calf, blind-ruled spine, without spine-label or lettering.

Reference Number 4833

Additional Names Soane, Elizabeth (1760--1815) - Tomb; Bible. O.T. Psalms - Paraphrases, English; Wyatt, George (d.$1790); Soan, John; Soan, Martha


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