Ordinum Sacorum In Ecclesia Anglicana Defenso (Defense of the Holy Order in the Church of England)

London and Oxford; Brighton: James Parker & Co.; G. Wakeling, 1870. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Elephant Folio (17 x 13 1/2"). vii [i]pp, 1 hand colored plate of Coat of Arms, [20] 72, iv, 65 [4]pp. Original blue leather with gilt lettering and ruling on cover and spine; raised bands. With statutes, documents, and other evidence attesting the validity of Anglican Orders: Contains a facsimile of the record of Archbishop Parker's Consecration, rendered photozincographically. With permission of Lord Archbishop of Canterbury from the register in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth. "The main feature in the present publication is the Register of Archbishop Parker's Consecration: this Document, though previously printed by Rev. A. W. Haddan and others, has never before been produced in fac-simile..." (T. J. Bailey). Bound by U. P. Gray & Son, Cambridge. Text in Latin and English. Light wear along edges of binding, some scuffing along joints and raised bands. Offsetting of leather frame on inside front covers to endpapers. Inked note and minor foxing on title page. Very Light age-toning of block.