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.