A History of the Book of Common Prayer with a Rationale of Its Offices
by Proctor, Francis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Company, 1892. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Originally published 1855. Ex lib. from the Washington National Cathedral Library. (xiii) 528 pages, appendix, glossarial index; 12mo, blue cloth. Cover spine darkened, edges worn, label, faded spots cover, corners frayed, Washington Cathedral Library bookplate with ink name inside front cover, seal embossed front endpaper, name/date title page, inner hinge cracked, good.
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- Abstract Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 025642
- Title
- A History of the Book of Common Prayer with a Rationale of Its Offices
- Author
- Proctor, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Anglican Liturgy, Prayer Books, Episcopalians
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religious Denominations;
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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