The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church,. Stereotyped edn.

Published by Oxford: printed at the Clarendon Press. 1827, 1827

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Contemp. full mottled calf, central panels, lettered on front board: 'The gift of Philip late Lord Wharton. Distributed by his Lordship's trustees, 1829', brass clasps; lightly rubbed. Inscribed on leading pastedown: 'Elizabeth Peel aged 10 years. The gift of Lord Wharton's trustees, Sepr. 20th, 1829', with additional printed label. Manuscript notes on leading blank & following f.e.p. listing the births, deaths & marriages of the Peel family. v.g. The printed label reads: 'Lord Wharton having directed that the name and age of the children to whom the Bibles are given, shall be wrote in the Book: the trustees require it to be so done; and the child, before it shall receive, or be entitled to receive the book, shall be taught to read, and be able to say by heart the Catechism, and some of the prayers herewith sent according to the establishment of the Church of England, as well as the 1st, 15th, 25th, 37th, 101st, 113th, and 145th Psalms'. Six years before his death in 1696, Philip, 4th Lord Wharton, began distributing bibles to children. In his will, he left 463 acres of land to help continue giving bibles to the young and 327 years later, the charity continues to do so.…

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Title
The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church,. Stereotyped edn.
Author
COMMON PRAYER.
Publisher
Oxford: printed at the Clarendon Press. 1827
Publication year
1827

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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.…

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