Book of common prayer.. 1801
Church of England
Category
Books
Date
1801
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3154575
Summary
Bibliographic description
[476] p. 12mo. Imperfect: lacks titlepage to book of common prayer. Provenance: Stamped on upper pastedown: image of a bird above 'A. Curzon'. On flyleaf: 'A Christmas gift with kind regards from J.D. to his Pupil Alfred. 1815'. [J.D. [unidentified, but initials also occur in a Kedleston Church book of common prayer of 1822]; Alfred, i.e. Rev. and Hon. Alfred Curzon (1801-1850)]. On inner flyleaf: ms notes in ink: 'On taking your seat in church say [prayer] Before you leave your seat [prayer]'. Binding: Nineteenth-century full black leather (calf?) with protective overlap which is fastened on the lower cover.
Makers and roles
Church of England John Reeves (1752-1829)