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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Written by Patrick Cormack. Illustrated by Albert Durer; Hans Holbein.
Stock no. 1830556
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Book of Common Payer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed at they are to be sung or said in Churches. Ornamented with wood cuts from designs of Albert Durer, Hans Holbein, and others. In imitation of Queen Elizabeth's Book of Christian Prayers. Foreword by Sir Patrick Cormack. Green leather spine with gilt toolings and title, marbled paper sides. B/w woodcuts throughout. Top edge gilt, other edges green. Green ribbon page marker. x and 718 pages. Fifth printing. Headband detached from outer spine at top (common problem) else a fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is light scuffed with heavier scuffing and a few spots to base from shelf rubbing.

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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Written by Patrick Cormack. Illustrated by Albert Durer; Hans Holbein.
Stock no. 1830344
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Book of Common Payer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed at they are to be sung or said in Churches. Ornamented with wood cuts from designs of Albert Durer, Hans Holbein, and others. In imitation of Queen Elizabeth's Book of Christian Prayers. Foreword by Sir Patrick Cormack. Green leather spine with gilt toolings and title, marbled paper sides. B/w woodcuts throughout. Top edge gilt, other edges green. Green ribbon page marker. x and 718 pages. Fourth printing. A lovely copy contained in slipcase with some light scuffing.

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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1329056
Published by A.R.Mowbray & Co. Ltd. Circa 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of The Church of England together with the Psalter or Psalms of David pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches and the form and manner of making ordaining and consecrating of Bishops Priests and Deacons". Mowbray's Edition. Small format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 12 colour plates. 244 pages. All edges blue. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Small brown spot to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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BLESS THIS DAY
Written by Elfrida Vipont. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1328242
Published by Collins. 1967. Good condition.

A book of prayer for children. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations surrounding text throughout. 95 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some foxing to cover edges and spine is slightly browned. Small tear to top of spine on rear edge (closed tear). Damage to front pastedown - 1.25" removed from left edge of open cover.

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MARKING THE HOURS ENGLISH PEOPLE AND THEIR PRAYERS 1240-1570
Written by Eamon Duffy.
Stock no. 1325120
Published by Yale University Press. 1st PB 2011. Very good condition.

A richly illustrated book discussing the Book of Hours. Black cardwraps. 201 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780300170580. Spine faded with some fading to front edge too. Corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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ABC AND ALL THAT
Written by Gladys M. Rees. Illustrated by Gladys M. Rees.
Stock no. 1319692
Published by Robert Hale Limited. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In addition to a new rhyming alphabet, the nursery child's first introduction to numbers, coins, measure, time, the days, months and seasons and even some first prayers. Black pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 86 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped, cover edges slightly worn. Some light foxing. A light musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, slight loss of surface paper to top corner of rear panel.

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A CHILD'S BOOK OF PRAYERS
No author listed. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1317810
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0416596401. Light wear to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut, creased to front flap and has a small brown (burn?) mark to top edge of rear panel. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded.

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NEW LITTLE PRAYERS POP-UP BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Janet Grahame Johnstone; Anne Grahame Johnstone.
Stock no. 2124501
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 3 pop-up scenes. ISBN: 0603020836. Crease to one part of last pop-up, else book in excellent working order.

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MORE PRAYERS AND GRACES
Written by Allan M. Laing. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1814724
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1957. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Second Little Book of Unusual Piety. Blue boards, gilt title to spine; vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Slight browning to top & tail of spine. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is slight faded to spine, edge-worn and grubby, small piece of loss to rear panel.

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LET THERE BE LIGHT
Written by D. Newsome. Illustrated by D. Newsome.
Stock no. 1107218
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of prayers for children. 12 full-page plates in colour and decorative text drawings in red and black. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks/foxspots to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with wear to edges, a few marks and chips; creased.

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MORE PRAYERS AND GRACES
Written by Allan M. Laing. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1107009
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Second Little Book of Unusual Piety. Blue boards, gilt title to spine; vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Some uneven fading to covers. Foxing to pages. Wrapper is unevenly faded with some foxspots and edge-nicks.

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PRAYERS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
No author listed. Illustrated by Alison Cummings.
Stock no. 1804317
Published by Whitman Publishing Company. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tell-a-tale book. Cream boards with green titles and vignettes. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations every page. Boards slightly grubby. Contents fine. Two prayers written in ink to verso of rear endpaper. Blue wrapper is edge-rubbed and grubby.

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