Lot 221 - "The Altar Services" Antique Leather Bound Religious Book, Cambridge, 1821 20250814 A fine example of 18th-century

A fine example of 18th-century devotional printing later repurposed into a secret compartment

Cream-colored ground with a soft luster finish

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when glass ampules were standardized for dosage control and portability

Lot 221 - "The Altar Services" Antique Leather Bound Religious Book, Cambridge, 1821 20250814 A fine example of 18th-centuryAntique religious book titled "The Altar Services According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland," printed by J. Smith, Printer to the University, Cambridge, 1821. Bound in leather with gilt decorative covers and gilt fore edge, gilt title "ALTAR SERVICE" on spine. Front cover fully detached but present with the lot. Heavy wear to edges of covers and spine. Foxing to pages throughout.