My Little Church Around The Corner

This book is in fair condition. The front, back and spine have considerable wear on the cover boards. There is also a considerable amount of wear on the edges of the cover boards. The corners are bumped. The front end page has a dedication to the previous owner written on the inside page. The pages are yellowed and tanned and the edges of the pages are worn. The rest of the book is free of markings.

"Glancing down the other day from my study in the rectory tower, I saw a Life photographer posing a bright young fashion model against the background of our old lich-gate. This is not unusual-the outlines of our lich-gate, with its turned-up eaves and green leaves behind it, must be familiar through pictures to thousands of people who have never been here in person. The Little Church Around the Corner is a household name. It is the church with the beautiful Bridal Altar where romantic young couples flock to get married. It is the official place of worship of hundreds of actors. It is the historic shrine where one goes to see stained-glass windows commemorating the face of Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, John Drew, Richard Mansfield; and bronze tablets to Stephen Vincent Benet, Will Rogers, O. Henry. It is the haven where the hungry were fed in the days of the breadline. For the last third of a century it has been my life...." - Foreword from My Little Church Around The Corner