Allan M. Laing — Prayers and Graces & More Prayers and Graces

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944-1957. First edition. Cloth. Two first editions of these little anthological volumes of poetry, with illustrations throughout. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Two little books of unusual piety, becoming anthologies of short poetic verses with reference to religion and faith. Collected by Allan M. Laing, a British author and editor. Illustrated by Mervyn Laurence Peake, an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels and the odd small closed tear. Minor loss to the spine of volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with light scattered spotting to volume two. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Mervyn Peake. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.