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

Church of England

Published by Printed at the Clarendon Press, by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, Oxford, 1791

About this Item

Single column text, unpaginated, in good order with minimal age tanning, free of inscriptions. binding tight, all edges gilt. The spine has been expertly replaced in tan leather with bright gilt titling, dovetailed under original board leather which despite wear carries gilt keylines and gilt embossed text of St Nicholas Deptford Elder Brethren of the Trinity Corporation, 1792. Original marbled endpapers, strengthened in gutters with plain pale green paper professionally applied. Around 700 pages and appears complete. In their capacity as Master Mariners, the duties of the Elder Brethren began with the examination and regulation of Pilotage (initially restricted to the River Thames area), and have grown to take on other powers and responsibilities, including the siting and erecting of various aids to navigation (such as lighthouses, buoys, beacons and lightvessels), attendance at Admiralty Court to advise on maritime disputes and affairs, and of course to govern the multi-faceted Corporation of Trinity House, including the administration of the Corporation s charitable function the financing and upkeep of the UK s largest-endowed maritime charity. Over the centuries, the Court s powers and interests have grown to the extent that there are very few maritime affairs that do not involve at least one of the Brethren. There have been many high-ranking and well-known Brethren over the years, including Samuel Pepys, the father of the British Navy and famous diarist, twice Master of Trinity House; Sir Thomas Spert, Master of the Mary Rose and the Henri Grâce à Dieu; Sir Winston Churchill, Benjamin Disraeli, William Pitt, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Palmerston and Lord Mountbatten. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # L22168

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Book of Common Prayer, and ...

Publisher: Printed at the Clarendon Press, by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, Oxford

Publication Date: 1791

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No dj