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The Whole Booke of Psalmes. London: [Felix Kingston] for the Company of Stationers, 1634.
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EMBROIDERED BINDING
The Whole Booke of Psalmes. London: [Felix Kingston] for the Company of Stationers, 1634.
A delightful miniature embroidered binding preserved in remarkably fine condition, retaining the original patterned ribbon. The inscriptions on the endpaper record the early exchange of the volume between early female owners. ESTC lists just four copies in institutions worldwide. STC 2653.
32mo (80 x 48mm). Woodcut title vignette, ruled in red throughout. Contemporary English embroidered binding worked in silver wire over maroon velvet, studded with tiny sequins, edges gilt and gauffered, patterned ribbon measuring 510mm in length; housed in modern cloth box. Provenance: ‘Mary Broughton / her booke / Ex Dono / Elizabeth Ball’ (inscription dated 2 August 1686) – Jane Kenyon (1736-1755; inscription dated 1753).
The Whole Booke of Psalmes. London: [Felix Kingston] for the Company of Stationers, 1634.
A delightful miniature embroidered binding preserved in remarkably fine condition, retaining the original patterned ribbon. The inscriptions on the endpaper record the early exchange of the volume between early female owners. ESTC lists just four copies in institutions worldwide. STC 2653.
32mo (80 x 48mm). Woodcut title vignette, ruled in red throughout. Contemporary English embroidered binding worked in silver wire over maroon velvet, studded with tiny sequins, edges gilt and gauffered, patterned ribbon measuring 510mm in length; housed in modern cloth box. Provenance: ‘Mary Broughton / her booke / Ex Dono / Elizabeth Ball’ (inscription dated 2 August 1686) – Jane Kenyon (1736-1755; inscription dated 1753).
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