Untitled historic item (003978)

xiv, 36pp. Birds-eye cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on black spine label, possibly a later rebinding. Printed in red and black, with sample reproduction of the original manuscript. Red and black markings on front cover. Otherwise a near fine; internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Small folio. Transcription and translated of the offices of St Wilfrid which are contained in a manuscript book dated 1418, presented to the Dean of Ripon Cathedral in 1847, with a few short explanatory notes and indexes. With a facsimile letter from Whitham to the printer congratulating him on the production of a beautiful volume and an original flyer notifying of forthcoming publication subject to attracting sufficient subscribers, with a taster page, dated 1891 laid in.