Book of Common Prayer, The
Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791. Item #06244
A Superb Early Edwards of Halifax Vellum Binding with an Edwards Fore-Edge Painting
FORE-EDGE PAINTING. EDWARDS OF HALIFAX, binder and artist. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. 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… Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791.
Twelvemo (5 5/8 x 3 3/8 inches; 143 x 86 mm.). [ii, title-page, verso blank], [xxii, preface & table), [408] pp.
With a fine contemporary fore-edge painting by Edwards of Halifax. The scene is St. Martin's Church, Canterbury and shows the single figure of a cemetery worker seated on the ground and behind him a row of grave stones
Full contemporary vellum, covers bordered in dark blue with Greek key pattern enclosing a decorative gilt border. Smooth spine elaborately decorated in gilt with dark blue stained spine labels lettered in gilt. Gilt decorated board edges and turn-ins, pink marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.
A wonderful example of an Edwards of Halifax ' Fore-Edge' painting on a book originally bound and sold by Edwards of Halifax.
Neat ink gift inscription on second front blank "Eliz. Buckle. / April 2, 1818."
Provenance: Elizabeth Buckle; Tony Hattersley.
Tony Hattersley was a renowned English antiquarian bookseller, who retired to a giant granite mansion hidden up the valley behind Whitby, Dracula's landing place. His books were sold by Bonham's in two parts. Part 1 11/09/07.
Price: $8,500.00