[EARLY PRINTING] the book of common prayer... London: for J. Debrett, 1789. Second edition, first British-printed edition. 12mo. Presumably from the library of British politician Assheton Curzon, First Viscount Curzon as indicated by the ownership stamp "LD. C" in gilt on front board, an ownership signature "Visct. C." in ink on top edge, and the signature "Visct. Curzon" in ink at head of title-page. Complete, with the advertisement leaf at rear. Full contemporary tan calf. Front board detached but present, scuffed, spine and extremities rubbed; front free endpaper detached with front board, first blank leaf loose, darkening at edges of endpapers, otherwise clean and crisp. Ex-library with call numbers in pencil on front paste-down and title-page. ESTC, 161150; Evans, 19940, "... it was reprinted in London in 1789, in an edition of fifty without the 8 engraved plates of music." PROVENANCE: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.