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Book of Common Prayer.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- The booke of the common praier and administracion of the sacramentes, and other rites and ceremonies of the Churche: after the use of the Churche of Englande. London: Richard Grafton, March 1549 (colophon: June 1549)
- Paper
folio (274 x 178mm.), title within a woodcut border [McKerrow & Ferguson 67, depicting the King in Council], printed in red and black, woodcut initials, eighteenth-century English speckled calf with early nineteenth-century spine and gauffered and gilt edges, early manuscript annotations to text, later manuscript notes regarding other editions on front flyleaves, lacking 2 leaves from calendar, title-leaf remargined (just touching text on verso), T1 & 6 torn and repaired (slightly affecting text), annotations shaved
Provenance
B. Booth of Glendon Hall, Northants, and James Ford, inscriptions on flyleaf
Literature
STC 16274; Griffiths 12
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
An early edition of the Book of Common Prayer, one of sixteen editions recorded from the first year of its publication. The final paragraph contains a decree from the King regarding the price of this work - that unbound it should cost no more than 2s 2d, followed by a further three maximum prices depending on the binding, whether "forell" (inferior parchment), "shepes lether" or "paste or bordes in calfes lether", the latter being potentially the most expensive at not more than 4s.