Pocket KJV Bible Dated 1632, BOCP Dated 1630 And WBOP 1631

Antique 1632 English Pocket Devotional – Book of Common Prayer, KJV New Testament & Psalms

Rare Stuart-Era Binding | Brass Clasp | Robert Barker Printing | Complete, Unrestored

This is a rare and complete 1632 English pocket devotional, printed in London by Robert Barker and the assigns of John Bill, official printers to King Charles I. This compact, finely bound volume was designed for personal use and includes three core pillars of 17th-century Anglican devotion:

• The Book of Common Prayer - Dated 1630

• The New Testament KJV - Dated 1632

• The Whole Book of Psalms - Dated 1631

Bound in full leather with its original working metal clasp, this early Stuart-era book represents nearly four centuries of preserved spiritual heritage. Its small size and portability suggest it was used by a devout individual—perhaps a traveling clergyman, noble, or educated layperson—during one of the most turbulent and transformative periods in British religious history.

Features:

• Title: Common Prayer, New Testament, Psalms (1632 Pocket Devotional)

• Printed: London, Robert Barker & John Bill, 1632

• Language: English (black letter type)

• Condition: Collated complete; no missing leaves detected

• Page Edges: Gilt (mostly preserved)

• Typography: Black letter type; woodcut initials

• Text: 100% legible

Historical Context & Significance:

Printed just 17 years after the 1611 first edition of the King James Bible and one year before the execution of William Laud (Archbishop of Canterbury), this book stands as a quiet witness to seismic shifts in English religious identity. The inclusion of both the Book of Common Prayer and the King James New Testament reflects the Church of England’s balance between Protestant Reformed thought and traditional liturgy.

Its printers—Robert Barker, who issued the original 1611 KJV, and John Bill, King James’s favored printer—underscore this book’s royal and religious authority. It predates the English Civil War, the rise of Puritanism, and the eventual suppression of Anglican liturgy under Cromwell’s rule.

Herbert classification 470 or 471.

Perfect For:

• Collectors of early English Bibles & Stuart-era devotionals

• Scholars of Anglicanism, Reformation & liturgical history

• Rare book libraries and ecclesiastical archives

• Museums and curators of 17th-century English artifacts