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[PERPETUAL ALMANACK] Four Soldiers’ Prayerbook Broadsides. Nineteenth century British specimens describing the analogous nature of a bible and a deck of playing cards. Comprising of: Jack and his Pack of Cards printed by W. Birmingham of Dublin, 17 x 5 7/8”. - - The Perpetual Almanack or Gentleman Soldier’s Prayerbook. London: J. Evans and Sons, ca. 1850, with wood engraved image at top. 14 3/4 x 9 3/4”, with ragged edges and old folds. - - The Perpetual Almanac; Or, Gentleman Soldier’s Prayer Book. London: Catnatch, 1840s, with a border comprised of wood engraved images of a pack of cards and two woodcuts above the text. 14 x 10 1/2”, considerably chipped and ragged with small losses. - - and The Perpetual Almanack…Shewing How Richard Middleton Was Taken before the Mayor… circa 1850, with a decorative wood engraved border, approximately 14 x 9”.