Author: BIBLE
Title: A companion to the altar: Shewing the Nature and Necessity of a Sacramental Preparation, in order to our worthy receiving the Holy Communion. Wherein Those Fears and Scruples about Eating and Drinking Unworthily, and of incurring our own Damnation .
Description: London, Printed, by assignment from E Parker, for John Beecroft, at the Bible and Crown in Lombard-Street. 1745, The twenty second edition. Leather, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book measures 6 x 3 7/8 inches. Collation, 72pp, 23pp, The Communion, engraved frontis and title page. Bound in full period red morocco, raised bands, ornate gilt fleur-de-lis within compartments, ornate gilt design on both boards, full gilt edges, marble endpapers. At some time, not recently the binding has been repaired, rebacked retaining the original spine, boards sprung. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, some spotting, heavy in places. Pages in good condition. A nice copy, in a superb period binding. Very Good.

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