A Sammelband of Eighteen Different Prayers for a Variety of Occasions.

London: Various publishers, 1699-1854. A bound collection of 18 ‘Forms of Prayer’ for special occasions. Octavos and quartos of differing sizes. Modern brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. Harvard deaccession stamps to versos of titles of the first 7 offerings. All were issued originally as pamphlets so there is some soiling to a few of the first pages, otherwise in quite good condition. The titles are:A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Fifth Day of April next; being the Fast-day .. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1699. 4to, Uncut. A-E4. Mostly black letter.A Form of Prayer to be used … on Friday the Fourth Day of April next; being the Fast-day .. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1700 . 4to. A-E4. Mostly black letter.[Battle of Blenheim] A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving … to be used … on Thursday the twenty third of August next… For the late Glorious success in forcing the enemies lines in the Spanish Netherlands London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1700 . 4to, Uncut. A4, B2. Mostly black letter. (Title holed).A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Fourth Day of April, being the Fast-day. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1705. 4to. Uncut. A-E4, F2. Mostly black letter.A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Fourteenth Day of January, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1707. 4to. Uncut. A-E4, F2. Mostly black letter.[War of the Spanish Succession] A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving … to be used on Tuesday the sixteenth day of June next … For the conclusion of a just and honorurable peace between [Great Britain and France]. London: John Baskett and the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1713. 4to, Uncut. A-C4. Mostly black letter.[The Plague] A Form of Prayer to be used … on Friday the Eighth day of December, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation … and particularly for beseeching God to preserve us from the Plague... London: John Baskett and the Assigns of Thomas Comprised of:A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Fifth Day of April next; being the Fast-day .. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1699. 4to, Uncut. A-E4. Mostly black letter.A Form of Prayer to be used … on Friday the Fourth Day of April next; being the Fast-day .. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1700 . 4to. A-E4. Mostly black letter.[Battle of Blenheim] A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving … to be used … on Thursday the twenty third of August next… For the late Glorious success in forcing the enemies lines in the Spanish Netherlands London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1700 . 4to, Uncut. A4, B2. Mostly black letter. (Title holed).A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Fourth Day of April, being the Fast-day. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1705. 4to. Uncut. A-E4, F2. Mostly black letter.A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Fourteenth Day of January, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1707. 4to. Uncut. A-E4, F2. Mostly black letter.[War of the Spanish Succession] A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving … to be used on Tuesday the sixteenth day of June next … For the conclusion of a just and honorurable peace between [Great Britain and France]. London: John Baskett and the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1713. 4to, Uncut. A-C4. Mostly black letter.[The Plague] A Form of Prayer to be used … on Friday the Eighth day of December, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation … and particularly for beseeching God to preserve us from the Plague... London: John Baskett and the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1721. Small 4to. A-D4. Mostly black letter (Close shaved).[The Duren earthquake, etc.] A Form of Prayer to be used … on Friday the Sixth day of February next, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation … London: Thomas Baskett and the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1756. Small 4to. A-B14, C2 (with A1, a blank, bound at the end). Uncut. Mostly black letter.A Form of Prayer to be used … on Friday the Eleventh day of February next, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation … London: Thomas Baskett and the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1757. Small 4to. A-D4 (with A1 and D4, blanks). Uncut. Mostly black letter.[‘Madness’ of King George] A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving .. on Sunday the First day of March 1789. London: Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1789. Small 4to. [A]2.A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Twenty-seventh … of … February, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation … London: Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1799. Small 4to. A-B4, C2. (Shaved with loss).[Treaty of Paris, 30 May 1815]. A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving .. on Thursday the Seventh day of July 1814. London: Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1789. Small 4to. A-B4.[Cholera outbreak] A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the twenty-first day of March 1832, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation … London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1832. Octavo. A4.[Birth of Princess Victoria]. ] A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving … for the safe delivery of the Queen and the happy birth of a Princess… to be used … upon Sunday the 29th … November…London: George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1840. 4to. [A2].[Great Irish Famine] A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Twenty-fourth day of March 1847, being the day appointed… for a general fast and humiliation … London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1847. Octavo. [A4].A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving … to be used … on Sunday the Seventeenth day of October 1847… for the late abundant harvest. London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1847. Octavo. [A4].[Cholera outbreak] A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving … to be used … on Thursday the Fifteenth day of November 1849… London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1849. Octavo. [A4].A Form of Prayer to be used … on Wednesday the Twenty-sixth day of A[pril 1854, being the day appointed… for General humiliation and prayer … London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1854. Octavo. [A4]. Unopened.