Early prayer books of America; being a descriptive account of prayer books published in the United States, Mexico and Canada (1896)
Wright, John, 1836-1919 · St. Paul, Minn., Priv. print. [Press of Evans & Bissell] · leaf 181
ialinterest, as it is a splendid example of typographyand binding. As contrasted with the first Standardof 1790, it shows how wonderfully the art of bookmaking has progressed in the United States in onehundred years. The General Convention of 1892authorized the printing of one thousand and… … Fac-simile of the Standard Prayer Book of 1892, of the American Episcopal Church. Size reduced. Standard Prvycr Book of i8g2. 145 fine paper and bound in cloth in royal octavo. Ofthis edition a copy was sent to each Bishop of theChurch and to each deputy attending the Conventionof 1892. Certain…
Prayer books · Printing -- America History
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