Blacksburg, Virginia: Virginia Tech Foundation, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Pienkowski, Joni. 53 pages, illustrated with portrait frontispiece. A handsome collection of the prayers of the minister that presided over public prayer at Virginia Tech for more than two decades. A very nice memento for an alumnus. Blue binding with gold titles on spine. Very light shelf wear with minimal bumping of spine ends, a little spotting, interior pages clean and bright, binding tight. Number 72 of 250 signed and numbered copies from 1000; author's signature on title page. Blue illustrated dust jacket with drawing of author and black titles is spotted slightly and has some edge wear, short tear and crease at top of back jacket inner fold, scuffs, small chip at bottom of front cover, a little creasing, number written in bottom corner of dust jacket near spine under ISBN, not clipped.

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Bookseller: Scraps of American History (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 01559
Title: A University at Prayer
Author: Payne, Alfred C
Illustrator: Pienkowski, Joni
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
ISBN 10: 0961763507
ISBN 13: 9780961763503
Publisher: Virginia Tech Foundation
Place of Publication: Blacksburg, Virginia
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: religion, ministers, prayer, education, colleges,
Bookseller catalogs: Religion;

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