A possibly unrecorded edition of The Book of Common Prayer... with the Psalter of Psalms of David, Oxford, printed at the Clarendon Press by W Jackson and A Hamilton… and sold by D Dawson at the Oxford Bible Warehouse in Pater-noster Row, London. 1781.

DESCRIPTION: Full Title: The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rights and Ceremonies of the Church According to the Use of the Church of England: together with the Psalter of Psalms of David, Printed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches.

Unpaginated, collating [A1] 2-Cc8

Bound in contemporary full red English polished Morocco. The spine with raised bands and gilt paneling between without lettering. The sides gilt paneled with floral corners. Edges gilt. Original marbled endpapers.

Further Notes: At this period the Clarendon Press produced prayer books for the London market in all shapes and sizes. The octavo and duodecimos are the most commonly found but other sizes are known. This form of miniature prayer book especially designed for a ladies’ purse and printed from tiny typeface is extremely rare This printing is not recorded in ESTC, the earliest printing traced by us in this format an Oxford printing of 1792. This example is unsophisticated, the binding being probably as originally sold. Overall this is a very nice example of this kind of ladies’ library item of the 18th century.

SIZE: 60mm x 100mm

CONDITION: A little rubbed, one lower corner a little worn, a little worn at head of spine else in very good state. Text hardly at all soiled and with 1786 ownership of ‘Mary Jane Whitelock’ to blank at front.

£375.00

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