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WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION COPY (MERRYMOUNT PRESS.) The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments. . . According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David. Printed in red and black. Thick folio, fine in original burgundy pigskin with title and faux bands stamped in black; top edges gilt, very light foxing to fore and bottom deckled edges. Boston, 1928 [-30]
one of 500 copies printed by d. b. updike at his merrymount press and ex-collections j. p. morgan and c. h. st. john hornby, founder of the ashendene press with their book labels mounted to front endpapers. The original publisher's acknowledgment receipt as Morgan's copy tipped to front endpaper.
The radical and controversial Protestant Episcopal revision of the Book of Common Prayer by The General Convention of 1928. Begun in 1928 (the date on the title-page), Merrymount Press did not complete the book until 1930.
