John Sturt's prayer book engraved on silver plates
STURT, John (engraver).
The Book of Common Prayer and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches.
London, Engraven and printed by the permission of Mr. John Baskett printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty 1717. Sold by John Sturt engraver in Golden-Lion-Court in Aldersgate-Street, 1717.
In this impression p.V has an ornamental border with cherubs only half way between each corner, and at the head of the page is the number: 'VII.' Uncommon, ESTC lists 12 copies only.
8vo; XXII, 166, [2] pp., with portrait of King George formed from The Lord's Prayer, the Creed, etc., portrait of the Prince of Wales and his Consort surrounded by engraved borders. All pages with engraved borders and numerous engraved initials with only few repeats, and numerous illustrations in the text showing biblical scenes and portraits, rubricated throughout, final 2 leaves on thin paper, circular at page VII (i.e. V) lacking volvelle and pointer as often, contemporary red morocco gilt extra, all edges gilt, lightly rubbed, a very good copy.
ESTC T141242; Griffiths 1717 1/2; Rothschild 1987.
Stock code 107592
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The Book of Common Prayer
ARISTEAS of Marmora; DONE, John (translator).
[Letter of Aristeas].
[1633].
The scarce first edition in English of the Letter of Aristeas, the earliest account of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, which contains the first mention of the library of Alexandria
$1,718.00
[GENEVA VERSION]; STERNHOLD & HOPKINS (Psalmes).
The Bible.
1589.
A handsome sixteeth-century edition of the Geneva Bible, finely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-panelled calf, without the Concordance, but with the Booke of Common Prayer and metrical Psalmes
$10,994.00
