{"product_id":"1859-rare-book-with-clasp-church-services-church-services-and-new-testament","title":"1859 Rare Book with Clasp - Church Services, Church Services and New Testament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally attractive small-format Victorian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChurch Services\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e volume, combining the Book of Common Prayer, Psalter, New Testament and metrical Psalms in a richly decorated contemporary leather binding with gilt brass furniture, clasp and all edges gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Church of England; with the metrical Psalms by Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChurch Services\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, comprising \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePsalter or Psalms of David\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA New Version of the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChurch Services\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London: G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty; the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sold by Charles Courtier and Sons, 40 Fleet Street, London, 1859–1860.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Victorian Church Services volume, with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Brady and Tate Psalms dated 1859, and the New Testament dated 1860.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unpaginated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5 x 3 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good and highly decorative contemporary full brown leather binding over substantial boards, elaborately blind-stamped with large scrolling floral designs to both covers. The boards are further embellished with ornate gilt-brass corner and edge furniture and retain the substantial hinged brass fore-edge clasp. Spine with raised bands, decorative blind tooling and gilt title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChurch Services\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Attractive gilt-decorated inner borders and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall edges gilt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Light rubbing and age wear, principally at the spine ends and extremities, entirely consistent with age, as shown. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good content, tight, complete and well preserved, with light age toning and scattered foxing, mainly to the preliminary leaves, as shown. The individual sections retain their respective title pages, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dated 1859, the New Testament dated 1860, and Brady and Tate’s metrical Psalms dated 1859.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 350–500.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis handsome Victorian devotional volume brings together the principal texts of Anglican worship in an unusually elaborate portable format. It opens with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including the Psalter, followed by the New Testament and Brady and Tate’s metrical version of the Psalms. The respective title pages date the constituent parts to 1859 and 1860, during the reign of Queen Victoria, and identify G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode in their official capacity as Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal attraction of the volume is its remarkable contemporary binding. The deeply impressed floral ornament, extensive gilt-brass corner furniture, substantial clasp and gilt edges transform what was intended as a practical book of worship into an accomplished example of Victorian decorative bookbinding. Despite its compact 5-inch format, it has considerable visual presence and would appeal equally to collectors of fine bindings, Victorian devotional books and Anglican liturgical material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e developed from the English Reformation and became the central liturgical text of the Church of England, shaping Anglican worship and the English language for centuries. 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