{"product_id":"the-book-of-common-prayer-folio-society-ornamented-wood-cuts-prayer-book","title":"The Book of Common Prayer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, [2004]. Fourth printing thus, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrnamented with wood cuts from designs of Albert Durer, Hans Holbein, and others. In imitation of Queen Elizabeth’s book of Christian prayers. [acorn ornament] With a foreword by Sir Patrick Cormack. 240 × 177 × 50 mm. Pp. [i–v] vi–x, [1] 2–718. Type: Caslon. Typeset by Charles Whittingham in 1853 and by Folio, printed by the Saint Edmundsbury Press. Bound by Real Lachenmaier in quarter dark green leather decorated in gold, Ann Muir marbled paper boards; dark green endleaves. Dark green slip case decorated in gold. This is a facsimile of the edition of the Book of Common Prayer originally printed by Charles Whittingham for William Pickering in 1853. Each page is set within a complex wood-engraved border, and the text is set in antiquated style, using the ‘long s’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA near-fine copy, with binding square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed. In like slipcase with a hint of shelf-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54341773885779,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/The-Book-of-Common-Prayer-FOLIO-SOCIETY-2004-Wood-Cuts-Marbled-Paper-Facsimile_2.webp?v=1784382111","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-book-of-common-prayer-folio-society-ornamented-wood-cuts-prayer-book","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}