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ENFIELD, William. Prayers for the use of families.

London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1809. Sixth edition.
8vo. 223pp, [1]. With terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, cracking to joints. Contemporary inked gift inscription to FEP: 'Mr Williams Moor House 1816 - given him by his son in law Rev. Edward Aubury'. Subsequent ownership inscription of Robert Williams, Bridehead to blank fly-leaf. Light spotting to endpapers and first blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally clean and crisp.
The sixth edition of collected prayers by William Enfield (1741 – 1797), British Unitarian minister and author of The Speaker (1774), a bestselling work on elocution. This copy was gifted to British MP Robert Williams (1767 – 1847), owner of the Bridehead and Moor Park estates, by his son in law, Edward.

From the recently dispersed country house library of Bridehead, Dorset.
£ 75.00 Antiquates Ref: 33859