Author: JONES, OWEN (ILLUMINATOR AND ILLUSTRATOR)
Title: 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. Illuminated and Illustrated with Engravings from the Works of the Great Painters
Description: London: John Murray, 1845. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Illustrated by Owen Jones. Original 1845 edition. Maroon leather hard bound with gilt decorative edge on cover and gilt design on spine.Gilt page edges all three sides. Worn at edges and where boards attach to spine. Title page in red and black surrounded by an ornamental gilt border, each page chromolithographed in red and black with ruled borders, decorative designs, initial letters, and with vignette illustrations and full-page chromo plates highlighted in gold. Marbled endpapers. Some foxing to pages. Engravings throughout and beautiful illuminated borders to many of the pages along with colored scripts and designs.The vignettes, Initials, Borders, and Ornaments are designed by Owen Jones, Architect. Very minor water staining to a few page edges with light age browning to some pages. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide free delivery tracking and ship daily or next business day!; B & W Photos, Color illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 484 pages. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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