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Sun, Jan 14, 2024 12:00PM EST
Lot 204

ANTIQUE 1823 ENGLISH BIBLE AND COMMON PRAYER BOOK BOXED SET

Estimate: $438 - $500

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$1,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$25,000 $1,000

Year/Century: 19th century
Language: English
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Binding: Leather
Description: A boxed set from the early 19th century that includes the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer, both printed in Cambridge in 1823 by J. SmithEncased in a bespoke box made of straight-grained morocco, lettered in gold and bearing the name of the original owner, Brinsley Euseby Moore, this piece is bound in full morocco stamped in blind and lettered in gilt, with gilt page-ends. The small brass lock on the box is inoperative. Brinsley Euseby Moore, son of Rev. Calvert F. Moore, may have passed away around 1842, according to an ancient newspaper obituary notice. It's possible that Brinsley Euseby's father gave him the current set. Excellent condition, some wear; 3.5 by 6"; Latin text

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