The title page is engraved and signed: P: Williamson scu.

Signatures: a-b́œ ćþ d́œ e℗ø A-Źœ 2áı 2A-2Ŕœ 2Śþ.

Large paper copy.

One column, printed in black letter.

Kalendar printed in red and black.

"The Psalter or Psalms of David" begins on leaf 2A, has separate letterpress title page but continuous register, with the imprint "In the Savoy, printed by the assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, printers to the kings most excellent Majesty....1669."

English short title catalogue, R036533

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700, B3635

cataloged 20171220 lrouse

condition reviewed 20180117 cletizia

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) BENTON 5.2 FOLIO copy bound in modern smooth-grain black goatskin, by Birdsall & Son of Northampton, Cockerell endpapers, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. Red-ruled text. T.p. of Psalter partially backed with heavy paper, covering early manuscript arithmetic calculations and other inscriptions. Housed in light brown morocco fire-resistant pull-off case by Zaehnsdorf.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) BENTON 5.2 FOLIO copy formerly owned by Josiah H, Benton, with bookplate of F.A. Blaydes, owners' signature of Sarah Cass on t.p., and on t.p. verso of Psalter, signature of John Thompson with ms. arithmetic calculations and other inscriptions. Tiny pencilled initials in bottom line of leaf a2: HH (?). Numgbers and ciphers (?) on lower free endpaper recto.