Edward Whitchurch (d1562)

Lot 126
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Lot 126 | Edward Whitchurch (d1562)
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Edward Whitchurch (d.1562)

Book of Common Prayer. 1549

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, English. The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administracion of the the Sacramentes, and other rites and ceremonies of the Churche: after the use of the Churche of England. London: Edward Whitchurch, 16 June, 1549.



One of the sixteen editions of the Book of Common Prayer issued in its first year of publication, and is now 'as a source of spiritual inspiration ... for most Englishmen second only to the Bible' (PMM). The final paragraph contains a decree from the King regarding the price of the book. STC 16273.



Small folio (290 x 185mm). Black letter, woodcut title [McKerrow and Ferguson 68], title and calendar printed in black and red, woodcut initials throughout (title with 45mm marginal closed repaired tear just touching woodcut image, A7 and F5 with corner tips repaired, very small marginal worm hole starting at quire N and extending to end affecting a few foliation numbers only, occasional light spotting and soiling). 20th-century diced russia, covers with a blind-tooled border composed of strapwork sandwiched between heringbone roll tools and a double fillet, spine in 6 compartments, one lettered in gilt, the others decorated with foliate devices tooled in blind, gilt edges (upper joint split and front cover almost detached).

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