c.1887 Victorian Book of Common Prayer & New Testament Oxford Full Yapp Leather Church Services - Ref x763

Victorian church services volume printed at the oxford university press, containing the book of common prayer, psalter and new testament proper lessons.the book of common prayer title page states that it contains the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church of england, together with the proper lessons for sundays and other holy days.a separate section contains new testament proper lessons, including readings from the gospels.the volume has a black full yapp-style binding, with overlapping flexible covers designed to protect the page edges. the front is blind-tooled with “church services” in gilt, and the text block has red edges.there is a handwritten presentation/ownership inscription at the front dated 1887. the printed title page itself is undated, so the book is listed as circa 1887 rather than attributing 1887 as a confirmed publication date.details:* circa 1887* oxford university press
* book of common prayer
* psalter / psalms
* new testament proper lessons
* church of england
* full yapp-style binding
* blind-tooled cover
* gilt “church services” lettering
* red page edges
* inscription dated 1887
* approx. 12.5 cm high × 8.5 cm wide × 2.5 cm deepcondition: heavily worn antique condition. there is substantial wear and loss to the leather, particularly around the extended yapp edges. the upper portions of the covers are damaged and curling, and the binding is significantly weakened internally with exposed material and separation visible around the gutters. pages show toning, spotting and general signs of use. please examine all photographs carefully before purchasing.