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Printed by Mark Baskett; The Book of Common Prayer 1762 (Double 1762 imprint )

    A 1762 Baskett prayer 'pew book' of the Georgian era in its original full brown leather binding, featuring the gilt-stamped name of Mrs. Rigby to the front board and the contemporary internal ownership inscriptions of Robert and Fanny Proven. This 1762 Baskett prayer book is a premier survivor of the Georgian 'pew book' tradition, distinguished by its direct connection to both the Rigby and Proven households. It is a rare, bibliographically synchronized copy featuring both Mark Baskett's Oxford liturgy and A. Wilde's London printing of the metrical psalms, both dated 1762, creating a perfectly matched 'double 1762' service book. While the original brown leather binding is elegantly gilt-stamped for 'Mrs. Rigby,' the presence of the internal ownership marks of Robert and Fanny Proven suggests a significant mid-Hanoverian link, likely established through marriage or inheritance..

DETAILS

  • Title
  • 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, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches [bound with] A New Version of the Psalms of David, printed by A. Wilde for the Company of Stationers, 1762.
  • Author
  • Anon
  • Published
  • Oxford: 1762
  • Printed by Mark Baskett
  • Edition
  • Format
  • Hardcover | Leather
  • Condition
  • Book: Good | DJ: No DJ
  • Signed
  • Association copy
  • Provenance
  • Additional Items

DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION

  • Description
  • Hardcover | Leather. Synchronized "double 1762" edition of the Georgian "pew book" tradition, comprising the Book of Common Prayer printed by Mark Baskett at Oxford and A New Version of the Psalms printed by A. Wilde in London. Housed in its original full brown leather binding featuring a gilt-ruled border and the bespoke gilt-stamped name of "Mrs. Rigby" to the front board. The spine is constructed with four raised ridges and decorated with gilt-ruled lines. Contemporary ownership inscriptions for Robert Proven and Fanny Proven on the front flyleaf. Language: English. Size: 20 cm by 13 cm. Pages: Unpaginated..
  • Book Condition
  • Good
  • Heavy rubbing to the boards and spine, with expected wear to the corners and spine ends. Structurally sound with strong hinges. The interior displays light surface cracking to the intact endpapers. There is a notable stain mark to the upper margins of the endpapers, flyleaf, and the final few pages at the rear, with very faint occasional staining to the upper edges of some early leaves; however, the text remains largely clean throughout.
  • Dust Jacket Condition
  • No DJ

NOTES

  • Provenance
  • Rigby family and Proven Family.

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