Marbling Artists of The Folio Society Book of Common Prayer 2004

The last week has seen a surge in listings of this title and I found myself (happily!) lost among several patterns. The only comment on this forum describing the beautiful marbled covers seems to be made here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/192157#5260108
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Several covers have also been listed here: https://www.librarything.com/work/8556036/covers/146605909

A search through eBay listings revealed 4-specialists commissioned to produce these marbled covers:
- Ann Muir
- Anton Glaser
- Payhembury Marbled Papers
- Jemma Lewis Marbling

I imagine works by Ann Muir (1939-2008) would be prized, given that she is no longer around..
some info here: https://store.bookbinding.co.uk/store/category/24/447/Marbled-Ann-Muir/

Perhaps members with more insight would care to fill any missing gaps and comment with their preferences.
Are there any other titles where Folio Society uses different artwork for later printings of the same edition?

In the meanwhile, here are 4-examples, one from each artist:
(only listings with photos of covers and corresponding colophon were used)

Ann Muir (2nd printing 2005):


Anton Glaser (3rd printing 2006):


Payhembury Marbled Papers (6th printing 2008):


Jemma Lewis Marbling (8th printing 2013):

Than you for this. The covers are beautiful. I have the 2004 first edition with marbling by Ann Muir. Looking at your examples above, it's interesting to note that Jemma Lewis's choice of colours is similar to that of Muir, who inspired her to become a marbler and with whom she was lucky enough to train. But I'd be happy with any of the above. It's a great skill and adds a touch of class and curb appeal to any passing volume.

My copy of the Common Prayer is the 2005 2nd printing with sides marbled by Ann Muir. I so admire her craftmanship. I also have single papers from Jemma Lewis' studio. Whilst I'm with Asimov on matters of religion, this is a truly, truly beautiful volume.

>3 ASheppard: Just checked my copy of the Common Prayer that I bought in Oxford from St Philip’s Books on advise from a dear friend and LT member and it also is the 2005 2nd printing with sides marbled by Ann Muir. It is really something!

A small oddity. I have the fourth printing, marbling by Ann Muir, as for the first and second printings, but the second example above is a third printing by another hand - perhaps the explanation is no more than issues with Muir's workloads. I have almost as much admiration for Jemma Lewis as for Muir: her seamless continuation of Muir's work on the letterpress Shakespeare volumes is another example of the skill that Jonathan >2 boldface: above points out.

>4 ironjaw: I haven't been to Oxford in an age, though I've now discovered St Philip's have a webpage - I've bookmarked it!

OT; I visited a bindery, fairly recently, in Ludlow who told me that they still had some of Ann Muir's papers in stock. I should have stopped and asked to see them.

>6 ASheppard: How wonderful. I can't take the whole credit. Jonathan (Boldface) recommend it to me!

>6 ASheppard: I was there a few weeks ago, wasn't very impressed with the prices.

>8 lagartija23: (OT) I had a browse of their Folio offering. There are a number of volumes that I thought reasonable given that St Philip's maintain a bricks and mortar presence in one of the most expensive cities in the UK. I'm no paragon when it comes to purchasing 2nd hand volumes, but I will try to find a volume or two to buy if I visit a bookshop. They cannot compete pricewise with, say Oxfam, (free labour; donated books; probably discounted rates as they are a charity), or on-line only sellers.

>9 ASheppard: Yes, sometimes you are lucky but even with Oxfam prices are rising as they are listing most of their folio books not after sold prices on ebay but after inflated ones listed by scalpers. I have more than once nodded my head in disbelief at the price offered. Oh well, who said book buying was without risk. As Bilbo Baggins said (paraphrasing): It's a dangerous business walking out the door

Oxfam does seem to price books at unreasonably high levels, though clearly it’s all for a good cause (well, setting the scandals aside). I was pleasantly surprised at a small shelf of FS books when I was visiting the Malmesbury Oxfam store two weeks ago and picked up: the two-volume Shirer WW2 set; Juvenal’s 16 Satires; Adventures of Casanova; The Middle Parts of Fortune - all in very good condition for a total of £25. I *almost* felt bad for underpaying …

(OT) >10 ironjaw: >11 jranstead: In some instances I would agree that, Oxfam are pricing high. However it is possible to find many reasonably priced volumes on the website. e.g. an as new copy of 'Rob Roy' at £10; an 'as new' copy of Country Child at £9.99; Apogrypha at £24.99. Coupled with a flat rate (usually) basket postage price I think there are good value volumes to be had. I would rather that Oxfam priced around the level of second hand booksellers than undercut aggressively.

>12 ASheppard: I’m just happy that venues such as Oxfam books online exists to furnish my madness. I like a bargain.