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161 - Bindings.- Book of Common Prayer (The), contemporary red straight-grain morocco with central oval onlay of black morocco tooled in gilt with the sacred monogram & cross, cherubs' heads and other ornaments with border of flame tools, outer decorative roll-tool border with ribbon ornament to corners, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., rubbed, corners bumped, Oxford, 1803 §Holy Bible (The), vol.1 only (Genesis to Psalms LXV), later ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary dark red morocco with pretty border of flowers, leaves & crowns tooled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., corners and spine ends a little worn, Thomas Baskett, 1758; and 7 others, bound Bibles and Common Prayers including a defective Baskerville Common Prayer of 1762 in a rather worn and stained Edwards of Halifax binding, 8vo et infra; sold as bindings, not subject to return (9)

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£300 (€359)

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Estimation

£400 - 600 (€470 - 720)

Sale fees

32.5%

Bindings.- Book of Common Prayer (The), contemporary red straight-grain morocco with central oval onlay of black morocco tooled in gilt with the sacred monogram & cross, cherubs' heads and other ornaments with border of flame tools, outer decorative roll-tool border with ribbon ornament to corners, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., rubbed, corners bumped, Oxford, 1803 §Holy Bible (The), vol.1 only (Genesis to Psalms LXV), later ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary dark red morocco with pretty border of flowers, leaves & crowns tooled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., corners and spine ends a little worn, Thomas Baskett, 1758; and 7 others, bound Bibles and Common Prayers including a defective Baskerville Common Prayer of 1762 in a rather worn and stained Edwards of Halifax binding, 8vo et infra; sold as bindings, not subject to return (9)

Auction details

Books and Works on Paper
Thursday, November 26
01:00 PM
4 Ingate Pl, Nine Elms
SW8 3NS London, United Kingdom

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Forum Auctions +44 2 07 87 12 640 books@forumauctions.co.uk
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 11,000 lots published

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