Buy this book on-line The Whole Book of PsalmsWm. Pearson, London, 1720
8vo., black morocco, covers with an outer double gilt fillet border inside of which are a series of rectangular panels composed of combinations of rolls and fleurons (in the corners and along the sides). The spine has six raised bands and is ELABORATELY GILT-DECORATED within all the compartments; it is without title. Board edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles; a.e.g. Marbled endleaves, with two bookplates of Lord Cowper (the name W. Cowper 1720 is written in ink in the upper margin of the Latin Psalms).The binding is quite attractive notwithstanding evidence that it was carried out with great speed. In several places one sees the rolls extended in blind beyond their gilt geometrical limitation. The book consists of two sets of the Psalms. The Latin version is first and is without title. It is immediately followed by the Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and Others..., which concludes with its own Table for the whole Number of the Psalms.This nice example of eighteenth century provincial bookbinding (perhaps Scottish) is preserved in a cloth clamshell case with a red morocco label. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of The Whole Book of Psalms. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, used books, atlases, out of print books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |