I found these two little fine, embossed and
gold decorated leather-bound,
with gold-edged pages amongst Dad's things.
They have a beautifully snug leather clad box in which they fit.
PROPER LESSONS
to be read at
MORNING & EVENING PRAYER
On the
Sundays and other Holy-days
Throughout the Year.
is the thicker of the two, and
THE BOOK OF
COMMON PRAYER,
and
Administration of
THE SACRAMENTS,
and
OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF
THE CHURCH,
According to the use of the
United Church of ENGLAND and IRELAND:
Together with the
PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID,
Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches.
the slightly thinner, more used, one.
The sepia ink inscription in both is in French - one more legible than the other -
Le Gage d'Amour
a
Susan Little
July 1836
translated in pencil by Dad as
Token of Love
to
Susan Little
July 1836
I wonder what the story behind these little books is? Susan Little is John Little Dryden's mother
(Ken's - and Philippa's - great grandmother.)
Ken's mother Winifred and Philippa's mother Ethel were sisters - daughters of John Little Dryden and Elizabeth Maria Hughes.
Any ideas as to what to do with these beautiful little books?
