On the Dedications of American Churches: An Enquiry into the Naming of Churches in the United States, Some Account of English dedications, and Suggestions for Future Dedications in the American Church.
by (UPDIKE, Daniel Berkeley, printer/designer)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1891. First edition of Updike's first book. Tall octavo. 154, [1, colophon], [1] pp. Complete with both fold-out charts. Publisher's half black morocco over marbled boards (expertly rebacked to style), gilt spine lettering, marbled endpapers. Minor foxing to first three and last three leaves (mainly blanks). Armorial bookplate. An untrimmed and very handsome copy of this scarce title. According the RBH, the last copy to appear at auction was in 1940. The first book designed by Mr. Updike, printed under his supervision at the Riverside Press. “Before he began work on his own account, Updike had made one book, and only one, in which he had had entirely his own way. It is a simple volume, with little that is distinctive or decorative about it, except that there is nothing wrong; the proportions of page and margins, title, size of types and composition, tone of paper and quality of press work offer nothing for obvious criticism. The book is ‘An Inquiry into the Naming of Churches in the United States,’ compiled by two laymen of the Diocese of Rhode Island, that is, Mr. Updike and his closest friend, Harold Brown of Newport. . . .”---G. P. Winship, The Merrymount Press of Boston.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73666
- Title
- On the Dedications of American Churches: An Enquiry into the Naming of Churches in the United States, Some Account of English dedications, and Suggestions for Future Dedications in the American Church.
- Author
- (UPDIKE, Daniel Berkeley, printer/designer)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1891
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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