Full title reads: The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or, said in churches. London : Engraven and printed by the permission of Mr. John Baskett printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty 1717. Sold by John Sturt engraven Golden-Lion-Court in Aldersgate Street 1717. 8vo (size). Approximately 22cm x 12.2cm. pp xxii,166,[2]. Printed in black, ruled in red. Engraved throughout, in an extra-ordinary small italic script, and many finely executed illustrations, engraved capitals, head and tail pieces, and illustrated borders. Volvolle present to page V, though it is detached where it has worn the paper beneath. With a final advertisement leaf, and list of subscribers to the prelims. Sometime suffered from coming into contact with water, with resulting marks to prelims and to final leaves, and to a less extent within the body of the book. Pages 70 and 71 somewhat browned, where stitching has become loose and spine has cracked. IN A CONTEMPORARY SOMBRE BINDING: black calf, all edges gilt, with blind tooling on spine, and both panels, slightly rubbed to head and foot, spine cracked, but intact, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In this printing, there are cherubs to the middle of each border on Page V, and at the head of the leaf is the Roman numeral 11. To the flyleaf is written in a large but neat contemporary hand, The gift of Mr William Matthew to his Grandson, John Schuldham, January 1st 1760, later signature to top, James Backhorn. To the opposite leaf, are notes of the marriage of William C Matthew and Eliz. Evans, October 29th, 1730, and a note of their six children in turn.