Gareth Davies Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 Have any of you seen one of these before? It's the Book of Common Prayer and Hymns Ancient & Modern. It's too big (thick) to be something that an individual carried in his pocket so I am guessing that it was half inched from a church service. It dates from 1916/1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gareth Davies said: ...It dates from 1916/1917... It can only date from 1917 at best, as it has the SW1 London area code in the address that wasn't introduced until that year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_postal_district Edited 14 February , 2020 by Andrew Upton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 14 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2020 Good skills, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 Could be a larger edition for chaplain's / padre's use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 14 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2020 Yes, it could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithfazzani Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 As it contains the order for making and ordaining of bishops, priests and deacons it is almost certainly a clergy copy. Most such books would not have contained these Services for space/size reasons. It isn’t something that one would use everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 14 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2020 Thank you Padre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjwmacro Posted 14 February , 2020 Share Posted 14 February , 2020 @Gareth Davies. Are you prepared to say where it comes from? Is it anything to do with HM Farmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 14 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 14 February , 2020 Not from him. Likely to be from Holifield (I have posted about him previously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle of loos Posted 15 February , 2020 Share Posted 15 February , 2020 good morning, here are 2 pocket bibles : - Active Service 1914-1915 -YMCA regards michel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjwmacro Posted 15 February , 2020 Share Posted 15 February , 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Gareth Davies said: Not from him. Likely to be from Holifield (I have posted about him previously). Thank you. P Edit. Just looked up your thread on Holifield. Interesting character. Edited 15 February , 2020 by pjwmacro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 15 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 February , 2020 Yes. Off on a tangent but it's my thread so I can do what I like: Cecil Holifield's granddaughter's god father was John Dunlop who was in 3 RTR and from late 44 onwards an OC. Now, back to the hymn book. How many were printed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 15 February , 2020 Share Posted 15 February , 2020 2 hours ago, Gareth Davies said: Off on a tangent but it's my thread so I can do what I like Nice one Gareth! TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithfazzani Posted 15 February , 2020 Share Posted 15 February , 2020 2 hours ago, Gareth Davies said: Yes. Off on a tangent but it's my thread so I can do what I like: Cecil Holifield's granddaughter's god father was John Dunlop who was in 3 RTR and from late 44 onwards an OC. Now, back to the hymn book. How many were printed? I have a couple of these. I understand the various Bible Societies of whom there were dozens, presented a copy to each man who wanted one, so a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 15 February , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 February , 2020 Thank you. Who put the "Official Copy" stand on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 16 February , 2020 Share Posted 16 February , 2020 7 hours ago, Gareth Davies said: Thank you. Who put the "Official Copy" stand on them? The one embossed on the outside front? That would have to be the binders - I'm not sure anyone else would have had the necessary kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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