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Subject(s)

• Episcopal Church—Prayer-books and devotions [Browse]
• Episcopal Church—Liturgy [Browse]
• Episcopal Church—Creeds [Browse]
• Episcopal Church—Hymns [Browse]

Engraver

• Kearny, Francis, 1785-1837 [Browse]
• Edwin, David, 1776-1841 [Browse]
• Maverick, Peter, 1780-1831 [Browse]
• Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827 [Browse]

Ill

• Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827 [Browse]
• Gonzales, Chilly [Browse]
• Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812 [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Psalters [Browse]
• Hymnals [Browse]
• Prayer books [Browse]
• Liturgical books [Browse]

Series

• Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 24856. [More in this series]
• Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 26534. [More in this series]

Notes

• Added engraved title page: M. Thomas' edition of the Book of common prayer according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.
• "Philadelphia, August, 20, 1812. I do hereby certify, that this edition of the Book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, &c. ... is permitted to be published, as an edition duly compared and corrected ... William White, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the state of Pennsylvania."--p. [3], 1st count.
• Plates engraved by Francis Kearny, David Edwin, Peter Maverick, and Gideon Fairman after Gideon Fairman, Gonzales, and Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg.
• Two states of gathering [A] noted. In the first, the comma following the word "August" in the certification date on p. [3] is missing; in the second, the comma is present.
• Two states of gathering 2L noted. In the first, p. 82 is misnumbered 83; in the second, p. 82 is numbered correctly.
• Printed in two columns.
• Error in paging: p. 285, 1st count misnumbered 385.
• "The psalter, or Psalms of David."--p. 217-305, 1st count.
• "Articles of religion, as established by the bishops, the clergy, and laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in convention, on the 12th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1801."--p. 306-315. Printed in a single column.
• "The whole book of psalms, in metre; with hymns, suited to the feasts and fasts of the church, and other occasions of public worship."--242, [18] p., 2nd count. With separate title page. Includes indexes to subjects and first lines, the certification of the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church dated Oct. 13, 1789, and "Additional hymns set forth in General Convention, 1808." Printed in a single column. (Shaw & Shoemaker 24856)

Reproduction note

• Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 24856).
• Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 26534).

References

• Shaw & Shoemaker 24856
• Shaw & Shoemaker 26534
• Griffiths, D.N. Book of common prayer, 1812/23

Other format(s)

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.

Place name(s)

United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

Other title(s)

• Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Authorized. 1812.
• Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Episcopal Church. 1812.
• Whole book of Psalms, in metre.
• Shaw-Shoemaker digital edition

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