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The Shorter Prayer Book
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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd, Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1948
- Edition
- Not a first edition. Preface to the Third Impression (1948); imprint reads 'Elev
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Good
About this copy
The Shorter Prayer Book, being an abbreviated form of the Book of Common Prayer with some additional matter. London: Oxford University Press, Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd, Cambridge University Press. Dated 1948 in the Preface to the Third Impression; this copy is the Eleventh Impression, printed at the University Press, Cambridge (Brooke Crutchley, University Printer).
Red cloth binding with gilt spine lettering, no dust jacket. The book is an abbreviated form of the Book of Common Prayer, prepared by a group of Bishops, with extracts from the Deposited Book of 1928 and an explanatory Preface on the Christian Year.
Condition
- Book
- Good – Red cloth boards rubbed with edge wear to boards and spine ends, spine lettering visible but faded. Text block clean and tight. Handwritten pencil/ink index of psalms and prayers on front endpapers.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- Prepared to meet demand for a shortened, simplified Book of Common Prayer, with extracts from the Deposited Book of 1928.
- Published by Oxford University Press, Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd (London) and Cambridge University Press, 1948.
- This is the Eleventh Impression (printing), not a first edition. The copyright/preface page refers to the Third Impression of 1948.
- No dust jacket.
- The front endpapers bear a handwritten manuscript index of psalms and prayers by theme, indicating personal use.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
