A Companion to the Altar. Or, an Help to the Worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper; by Discourses and Meditations upon the Whole Communion Office. To which is added, an Essay upon the Offices of Baptism, Catechism, and Confirmation.

Title: A Companion to the Altar. Or, an Help to the Worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper; by Discourses and Meditations upon the Whole Communion Office. To which is added, an Essay upon the Offices of Baptism, Catechism, and Confirmation.
Author: D.D. Thomas Comber
Publisher: J. Macock for Robert Littlebury and Robert Scott, London
Published: 1681
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: 3rd edition
Number of Pages: 489
Catalogs: Christianity, Religion
Description: Original full calf binding with raised bands on the spine. No lettering visible on binding, though some embossing and traces of gilt decoration present. Front board is completely separated from binding and text block, and spine shows heavy cracking. Both boards are scuffed. Text block is in very good condition, solid and tight. The page ends are marbled, but faded. There is foxing primarily at the edges of pages, and on the endpapers. Light notation in ink and pencil on title page, and a few other stray marks. Thomas Comber (1645–1699) was an English churchman, and Dean of Durham. His works are generally concerned with Protestant liturgy and dedicated to Church of England and the Protestant cause. He wrote a number of anti-Catholic works, and pamphlets in support of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and in defense of the government. Hardcover, good condition. 489 pages plus tables, 12mo.