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The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and The New. Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues. And With the former Translations dilligently compared & revised. [with] The Book of Common Prayer, And Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to Use of the Church of England; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David.

Rare 17th century Holy Bible and Book of Common Prayer uniformly and exquisitely bound in full morocco with engraved silver ornaments and clasps

London: Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, Printer to the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties, 1692-1693.

$12,800.00
In Stock Item Number: RRB-149744
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
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Rare 17th century Holy Bible and Book of Common Prayer uniformly and exquisitely bound. Octavo, two volumes uniformly bound in full crushed levant morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and scrolling to the front and rear panels with fleuron cornerpieces, engraved silver central ornament and cornerpieces to each panel, two engraved silver clasps to each volume, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ruled in red throughout, double-column. The Book of Common Prayer with engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title and 59 plates, ruled in red. Wing B 2355. Wing B 2583. Wing B 3686. In very good condition with light rubbing to the binding. Bookplate to the pastedown of The Holy Bible. Ownership initials to the pastedown of The Book of Common Prayer. A beautiful set.
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