The Order of Evening Worship in the Meeting House on Star Island by various - 1903

Boston: Merrymount Press, 1903. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is an assumed first edition and is number 246 of a limited edition of 500 copies. This book is very tight and square with sharp corners. This cbook was stored with another book on top of it protecting most of it from soil, but there is an inch or so of light soil across the top and edge of the front board framing the title. There is a gift inscription and date (1903) on a rear free end paper. A postcard with a color picture of the Gossport Church Star Island is tipped in inside the front board with the caption: "Originally constructed of timbers from the wreck of a Spanish ship A.D. 1685. Was rebuilt in 1720 and burned by the islanders in 1790. This building of stone was erected A.D. 1800". It has a one-quarter binding with a thin strip of dark green cloth on the spine over tan paper boards with the titles printed on the front. It is printed on deckle edged, cream colored bond paper. The titles and headings are printed in red for an elegant presentation. 4273