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LIMITED TO 980 COPIES, THIS BEING NUMBER 176. A SUMPTIOUS WORK. A FACSIMILIE EDITION OF HENRY VIII’S PRAYER BOOK REPRODUCED FROM THE BRITISH LIBRARY ROYAL MS 2A XVI, PRINTED BY GRAFICHE DAMIANI, BOLOGNA, ITALY ON FURIOSO PAPER. THE BINDING IS PURE SILK VELVET WITH METAL CLASPS AND CORNERS IS A REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL VOLUME. 360 PAGES WITH ILLUSTRATED CAPITALS THROUGHOUT AND 7 FULL-COLOUR MINIATURES. EDGE-GILDING TO ALL SIDES, BOOK SIZE 8.5 BY 5.75 INCHES. WITH A COMMENTARY VOLUME BY JAMES CARLEY, BOUND IN BUCKRAM, 96 PAGES. BOTH VOLUMES PRESENTED IN A BUCKRAM SOLANDER BOX BLOCKED IN MATT GOLD. A FINE COPY IN THE ORIGINAL CARD BOX.