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Whole book of Psalmes / collected into English meeter by T. Sternhold, I Hopkins, and others.

London : Imprinted for the Company of Stationers, 1634.

1 volume ; 84 x 48 x 20 mm

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Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.

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From dealer's description: "Embroidered Binding. The Whole Book of Psalmes collected into English Meeter by T[homas] Sternhold, J[ohn] Hopkins and others, London: Imprinted for the Company of Stationers, 1634, wood-engraved vignette to title page (with index of prayers to verso), 6pp. table of psalms at end, early ownership inscription of Richard Emerton (of Wotton?) to front pastedown 'Richd. Emerton Wotton Give him by mis Allin', gilt gauffered edges, contemporary embroidered binding in coloured and gold thread on a background of cream silk, showing a young married couple, the male figure to rear cover in doublet and hose with a pink cloak and holding a sword, the female figure to the front cover in a green and blue striped dress and veil, holding a large flower, with other insects and flowers, including three large bees and a flower in compartments to spine, rubbed and a little wear with minor losses to extremities, generally in good condition, 16mo (84 x 48 x 20 mm) (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Ralph Ewart Ford (1897-1974), precision engineer and founder of Fords (Finsbury) Ltd. In Bedford. A member of the Bibliographical Society, he formed one of the largest collections of English Bibles in England. During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a selection of the rarest and most important early English Bibles from Ralph Ford’s collection went on display in a touring exhibition across England, including the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey. Bondy p.10 (but later edition). The binding is likely to have been made as a wedding gift, given the imagery used." Ordered from Christopher Edwards, D9772, 2024-09-26, Dominic Winter Auctions, 11th Sep, 2024, Early Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts Queen Mary I Binding, Lot 290.

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