Book of Common Prayer, Standard Edition Prayer Book, Black Calfskin Leather [Box set] [Leather Bound]

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Publication Date: March 14, 1996

This Prayer Book is bound in the best quality calfskin leather, with gilt edges and ribbon marker and it comes in an attractive slipcase that will protect it throughout its life. The Book of Common Prayer of 1662 is the old and well-loved prayer book of the Church of England, in use since the 16th century in homes and churches throughout the land. It has also become one of the classic English texts, its prayers and expressions helping to mould the English language into what it is today. Such phrases as 'with this ring I thee wed' and 'in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life' have become familiar words with which we mark events in our lives. This Prayer Book provides the complete 1662 services – including the traditional forms of the baptism and marriage services – which have together influenced much of the English language.

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Why does the Prayer Book matter?... Because, as its very survival over the centuries has shown, its language and liturgy are sensitive to the profound human need for continuity and permanence, and have shown themselves not of an age, but for all time. Prince Charles, Church Times

Book Description

The Book of Common Prayer of 1662 is the old and well-loved prayer book of the Church of England, in use since the 16th century. In this revised 1662 form, it has also become one of the classic English texts, its prayers and expressions helping to mold the English language in to what it is today. This particular Prayer Book is bound in the best quality calfskin leather, with gilt edges and ribbon marker, and comes in an attractive slipcase to protect it throughout its life.

Product Details

• Leather Bound: 698 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (March 14, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521509270
• ISBN-13: 978-0521509275
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,155,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic. . ., February 8, 2002

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This review is from: Book of Common Prayer, Standard Edition Prayer Book, Black Calfskin Leather (Leather Bound)

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer has to be the most beautiful of any of the Prayer books. The language is wonderful. I highly recommend this version for personal gratification. Would that it could be used in the Episcopal Church. Cambridge is, in my opinion, the best Bible publisher around and their workmanship makes this a gem as well. Thankfully the ECUSA has loosened its grip and allowed the use of the 1928 prayerbook for special occasions. I suppose thats the most we can hope for.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry of the 17th Century, June 15, 2000

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DiggerSigmaChi (Commerce, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Book of Common Prayer, Standard Edition Prayer Book, Black Calfskin Leather (Leather Bound)

There is confusion about this book. It is not large print, but it is a calfskin leather in a beautiful hardback box. The poetry of old England is quite refreshing. I like to read it aloud so I can "hear" the words. Amazon has not characterized this as a non-American Book of Common Prayer. It is the BCP of the Church of England. I recommend it 5 stars. Also check out The Divine Conspracy. It is non-denominational so far as I have read, and puts this world and the world that Jesus lived into one. I'll likely give it a 5 star rating also from what I've read so far.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1662 BCP is not a reprint of first edition, October 23, 2005

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NY Hobbit (OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Book of Common Prayer, Standard Edition Prayer Book, Black Calfskin Leather (Leather Bound)

This is a great edition of the current UK BCP 1662. Some reviews misunderstand the 1662 part and think it is a reprint of the first edition. That is not the case. The 1662 book is still in current use and the prayers for the royal family are updated to stay current. There are other changes such as the lectionary for daily prayer dates from the 1800s, with an early 1900s optional lectionary. Some royal services were also dropped.

The current Everyman edition has some of the things removed from the book in the 1800s. However even that edition is not a reprint of the 1662 first edition.

This classic prayerbook is wonderfully printed. I recommend it. If you want the details of the differences from 1662 to the present, do a web search there are detailed listings of the changes on the web.

This is the printed version to use. It is my daily prayerbook. If I were going to be lost on an island with only one book, this is the book I would have!