{"product_id":"early-victorian-book-of-common-prayer-full-morocco-with-gilt-gauffered-edges-and-clasp","title":"Early Victorian Book of Common Prayer; Full Morocco with Gilt Gauffered Edges and Clasp","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful antique edition of The Book of Common Prayer features a full leather binding with an unusual raised pattern and gilt tooling. There is a brass clasp and four raised bands to the spine.\u003cspan\u003e All edges are gilt and gauffered which is a wonderful feature in old books - Gauffering describes the act of applying a patterned decoration to the text block edges of a book. The book itself is undated but there is a written inscription inside dated 1850. So the book is early Victorian. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in very good condition, with some rubbing and dulling to the gilt in places. The gilt text block edges are dulled and soiled. The corners show light wear and crushing, and there is some scuffing and minor chipping to the leather. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eInside, there are marbled endpapers and gilt inner dentelles. There is a written inscription on one of the preliminary pages and ink staining to the edge of the first several pages.  The pages show varying degrees of age toning throughout, with sporadic foxing and occasional marking. There are pencilled markings in the margins in places. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions approximately 13.3cm x 8.8cm x 4.4cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book will arrive hand wrapped in patterned wallpaper and ribbon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is oxo-degradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vintage Bookworm UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57243407581557,"sku":null,"price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/9271\/8525\/files\/DFBE2989-07B0-4448-A1A1-C3F630D1DE84.jpg?v=1780411028","url":"https:\/\/thevintagebookworm.co.uk\/products\/early-victorian-book-of-common-prayer-full-morocco-with-gilt-gauffered-edges-and-clasp","provider":"The Vintage Bookworm UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}