{"product_id":"17th-century-english-prayer-book-with-fine-morocco-binding-with-skull-motif-to-title-page-the-rules-and-exercises-of-holy-living-hholy-dying","title":"17th Century English Prayer book with Fine Morocco binding and skull motif to title page - “The rules and exercises of Holy living \/Holy dying” - Jeremy Taylor 1682","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xt0psk2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e“The rules and exercises of Holy living...and holy dying”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eLondon - \"Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Royston, Book seller to his most sacred Majesty\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e-Jeremy Taylor 1613-1667\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e-Fine Contemporary Black morocco binding with gold tooling and edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e-1682\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e-Complete with 3 engraved title pages and 2 double page engravings: [3 blanks], [20], 336, [20], 260, [4], [3 blanks] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe sometimes forget how important religion was in people’s daily lives in the 17th century. Daily prayer was important and people were also acutely aware of their mortality. This work was one of the most important devotional Anglican prayer books of the early modern era. First published after the English civil war (c1645), it would run through multiple editions. The book discussed how to live through daily prayer, work and virtue, and how to prepare for death and the judgement day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is a particularly fine copy - red ruled, gilt edge, and bound in fine gold tooled contemporary black calf. Some wear to upper spine but generally excellent. Internally clean with only a few marks here and there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe original owner was a Mary Bramston (signature) and it was later owned by the Barons Osborn in Bedfordshire (Bookplate)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"De Bry Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56973021970810,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/2969\/2075\/files\/IMG_9799.jpg?v=1781324163","url":"https:\/\/debryrarebooks.com\/products\/17th-century-english-prayer-book-with-fine-morocco-binding-with-skull-motif-to-title-page-the-rules-and-exercises-of-holy-living-hholy-dying","provider":"De Bry Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}