1748 Anglican Service Book: Ordaining Bishops, Priests, and Deacons

Description

Church of England.
The Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, According to the Order of the Church of England
. London: Thomas Baskett, 1748. [7018]
Leather spine & corners, blue paper over boards, front detached, rear hinge weak. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, old bookseller's catalogue entry tipped inside front, title, (2), 56 pp. printed in black letter. 1/2" closed tear to edge of rear blank. Good. Hardcover.
ESTC N6857. ESTC locates 4 copies of this edition in the UK and 2 in the US.
Includes practical instructions such as who is to read, what actions should be performed, &c.
The size of this book and of the font, along with the occasional printed practical directions indicate to us that this volume was a service book.