The Book Of Common Prayer and Administration Of The Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies Of The Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland.
Together With The Psalter or Psalms Of David.
Printed at The University Press: Oxford 1851
Notes:
Covers are secure and binding in general is excellent. Lacks front and rear blank endpapers as shown. Some notes and inscriptions present. A lovely leather bible from 1851.
"The Book of Common Prayer presented here is a fine mid-nineteenth-century Oxford University Press edition, uniting the liturgy of the United Church of England and Ireland with the Psalter or Psalms of David. First standardised in earlier centuries but continually refined, the Book of Common Prayer shaped Anglican worship, doctrine, and daily devotion, governing services from baptism and marriage to communion and burial. This 1851 printing reflects the mature Victorian Anglican tradition, where the Prayer Book functioned not only as a liturgical guide but as a central text in domestic and parish religious life.
Printed at the University Press, Oxford, the volume exemplifies the restrained dignity and durability associated with Oxford ecclesiastical printing. The text is clearly set and includes the full administration of the sacraments, rites, ceremonies, and the complete Psalter as appointed for church use, alongside hymns and devotional material. The solid leather binding, despite honest wear and the loss of front and rear blank endpapers, remains secure and serviceable, giving the book the quiet authority of an object that has been used, handled, and valued across generations.
Of particular interest are the contemporary and later manuscript inscriptions and notes found within, which add a layer of personal and social history to the volume, tracing its passage through multiple owners over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These marks of use enhance its character rather than detract from it, reinforcing its role as a working devotional book rather than a purely ornamental one. This 1851 Oxford Book of Common Prayer would especially appeal to collectors of Anglican liturgical books, students of Victorian religious history, and admirers of well-worn leather-bound devotional volumes with genuine provenance."
Covers are secure, with general wear and bumps. Binding in general is excellent. Lacks front and rear blank endpapers as shown. Some notes and inscriptions present. Fading to gilt edged text block. A lovely antique bible in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
