Fr Wilson is a hero of mine. His Haggerston Catechism is both dear and sound. It serves as an indictment on our (my) catechetical efforts. For a good biography (maybe the only biography), see Fr. Jones’s excellent book.
Merrily on High
First edition with dust jacket. Sadly, no preface by Gordon Reid!
Prayers and Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion
I love books like these. Dedicated to Walter Kerr Hamilton, the first English bishop to write for Eucharistic Sacrifice since the Reformation.
The Secret History of the Oxford Movement
Apparently, every second-hand store in London has a copy of this, but not as common in the US. An entertaining and over-the-top polemic against the Oxford Movement. I have two copies, a 4th edition (1898) and the “Popular Edition” (1899). I love the ads in the Popular Edition, especially the Moravian mission (my city is the Moravian Mecca).
Anglican Services
Anglican Services (1st edition, 1953) by E.C.R. Lamburn, the final editor of Ritual Notes. This book serves as a helpful companion to Ritual Notes. Rather than focusing so much on the how, Anglican Services addresses both the what and why.
Directorium Anglicanum (2nd & 3rd editions)
2nd and 3rd Editions from 1865 and 1866, respectively.
England's National Shrine of Our Lady
This is the 4th Edition (1961). Written by Fr. Hope Patten and illustrated by Enid Chadwick. From a conversation with a Shrine Priest at Walsingham, this is quite rare. The 1st edition is available on the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham’s Archive page. The prayer card for Fr Hope Patten is a relatively recent print and was found inside the book when I acquired it.
Ritual Notes
Ritual Notes, Editions 1-11. The first edition was, or at least intended to be, in two parts. I only have the first and have never seen, nor heard, of a second part. Ritual Notes, as we recognize it, began with the second, called the “Revised and Complete Edition” in 1894. Every subsequent edition includes the 1894 preface. The 11th edition, complete with dust cover, comes with a pamphlet of corrections in order to conform to the reforms of Vatican II.
