Lot 300 , [John Field's 1660 Restoration Prayer Book] The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments ... With the Psalter, or Psalmes of David. engraved frontis (royal arms, by Hollar), title (with engraved device

° [John Field's 1660 Restoration Prayer Book] The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments ... With the Psalter, or Psalmes of David. engraved frontis (royal arms, by Hollar), title (with engraved device & within double fleuron border), dedication (signed John Ogilby), engraved headpieces and decorated initial letters, printer's device end of Ordinal (Zlv), some black letter, multi-ruled in red throughout. [Cambridge: printed by John Field], Anno Domini, 1660: bound with the first volume (of 2) of Field's Restoration Bible - The Holy Bible. Containing the Bookes of the Old and the New Testament. pictorial engraved title. double-page map (with 2 others and a plan insert) & 5 other d-page plates, decorated initial letters and double red-ruled throughout; contemp. gilt-ruled and panelled black morocco, the gilt-decorated central panel with onlaid gilt-decorated red morocco lozenge and gilt fleurons at corners, the inner corners of the covers (by spine) with onlaid gilt-decorated red morocco pieces (the outer silver ones, at fore-edge, having been removed), gilt-decorated & panelled spine with red label, silver clasps & gilt edges, folio. Cambridge: printed by John Field, Printer to the Universitie ... 1660
£2,000-3,000

Condition:
BCP- d-col. printing; (14, 128)pp.; Griffiths p.107; Bible - d.col. printing; plates are - title (enthroned Solomon), map (by Hollar), Garden of Eden, 3 Temple plates & another (with title in dec. cartouche & engraved key) showing the City of Jerusalem beyond. Interior clean, inner hinges a little weak, a few marks on binding, but v.good overall (incl. clasps); turn-ins & board edges are also gilt-decoration; plates by Hollar. The Bible Vol.1 ends (as published) at the OT.Book of Job Herbert 668

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