A very fine presentation set of the Scriptures and Common Prayer gifted to Mrs. John Gott in 1844. She was apparently a financial and spiritual supporter of the Sunday Schools in and around Armley and Leeds. Her husband, John Gott [d.1860] was a sculptor whose works continue to fetch considerable sums at auction today.
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read In Churches. Cum Privilegio. Cambridge. Printed by C. J. Clay. c.1842. Unpaginated.
[With]
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church According to the Use of The United Church of England and Ireland; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches. and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Oxford. J. Collingwood and Co. 1842. 645pp.
A very good set, bound in leather, very solid. Pages are bright and clean. Excellent.
