The Booke of Common Prayer: And administration of the Sacraments: And other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England
- Title within woodcut border. Calendar printed in red and black. Text in two columns, with ornament sectional headpieces and init
- London: Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and John Bill, printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1629
London: Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and John Bill, printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1629. Title within woodcut border. Calendar printed in red and black. Text in two columns, with ornament sectional headpieces and initials. [100] pp. Signatures: A⁴ B-H⁶ I⁴. 1 vols. 4to. Reddish-brown roan over bevelled boards tooled in blind, with contrasting gilt labels, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., by Riviere. Title leaf remargined at gutter, trimmed a bit close to top, elsewhere shaving to some of the occasional annotations. Title within woodcut border. Calendar printed in red and black. Text in two columns, with ornament sectional headpieces and initials. [100] pp. Signatures: A⁴ B-H⁶ I⁴. 1 vols. 4to. A decorative copy in late nineteenth century binding, with the tite leaf likely supplied from another copy. The state prayers mention both King Charles and Queen Mary, but no children; the royal couple's first heir, the future King Charles II, was born the following year (prayers for Prince Charles appear beginning 1632/3 editions).
There is an early notation in Latin along the bottom margin of the title page, and occasional annotations in English appear in the margins, chiefly in the Psalms, cross references in the Pslams or notes on modern meanings. With the bookplate at front of Christopher Tower (1804–1884) and his wife, Lady Sophia Cust Tower (1811–1882), who was the daughter of the 1st Earl Brownlow and a noted watercolorist. ESTC S1276; Griffiths, 1629, 1; OCLC: 40382239. Provenance: J. Brown, 1747 (signature at head of title leaf); Christopher Tower and his wife, Lady Sophia Cust Tower (armorial bookplate); GTS bookplates
There is an early notation in Latin along the bottom margin of the title page, and occasional annotations in English appear in the margins, chiefly in the Psalms, cross references in the Pslams or notes on modern meanings. With the bookplate at front of Christopher Tower (1804–1884) and his wife, Lady Sophia Cust Tower (1811–1882), who was the daughter of the 1st Earl Brownlow and a noted watercolorist. ESTC S1276; Griffiths, 1629, 1; OCLC: 40382239. Provenance: J. Brown, 1747 (signature at head of title leaf); Christopher Tower and his wife, Lady Sophia Cust Tower (armorial bookplate); GTS bookplates