The book of common prayer (1662)
Publisher: Printed by Iohn Bill, & Christopher Barker ...
Published: 1662
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 628
Other titles: Bible. Psalms. Great Bible. 1662.
Notes: Signatures: A1, 2 (A1 engraved) a-d⁶ e², A-Z⁶ aa-ee⁶ Aa-Mm⁶ Nn⁸ *⁶ Oo-Rr⁶ Ss⁸ (Ss8 blank).

Illustrated t.p., engraved by David Loggan after J.B. Jaspers; in this state, the imprint is undated. Cf. A.F. Johnson, Cat. of engraved Engl. title-pages, Loggan no. 3.

"The Psalter, or, Psalms of David, after the translation of the Great Bible ... " (Wing 52478: Aa-Mm⁶) has special t.p., with imprint: London : Printed by the printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1662.

Large, fine paper issue: double inner margin measures 54 mm., on paper watermarked with Grapes and countermarked CGA.

Also issued with a t.p. engraved by Loggan after A. Bosse, with imprint "London : Printed by His Ma[jes]ties printers, 1662."

Forty copies of this issue were corrected by cancellation and sealed for deposit in the Cathedral libraries, the Courts of Law and the Tower. These copies collate: A1, 2 (A1 engraved, ±A2) a-d⁶ e² [f1], A-D⁶ (±D2) E-Z⁶ aa-ee⁶ Aa-Mm⁶ Nn⁸ *⁶ Oo-Rr⁶ (Rr6 blank?). Cf. James Parker, An introduction to the history of the successive revisions of the Book of common prayer (1877), p. dx-dxvi.

Wing (2nd ed.) B3623

Wing (2nd ed.) B2478

Benton, J.H. Book of common prayer, 30