Baskerville's Octavo Prayer Books

With

Borders

Without

Borders

Long

Lines

Double

Columns

Size of

Typeface

1st Edition

Published in both 1760 & 1761

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Great Primer

(Approx. 18pt)

2nd Edition

Published in both 1760 & 1761

✔

✔

✖

✔

English

(Approx. 14pt)

3rd Edition

Published in 1762

✖

✔

✔

✖

Great Primer

(Approx. 18pt)

In addition to these octavo prayer books, Baskerville also published a smaller duodecimo version in 1762. This was set in brevier type (8pt), with the preface in nonpareil (6pt).