Measuring about 4" x 5-3/4", and 611 pages long, this pocket-sized hardback book is "The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America." Published by the Church Pension Fund, it is undated, but the "Certificate" on the copyright page is dated 1945.

The "St John's Church, Salisbury, Connecticut" bookplate on the front end paper suggests an interesting provenance, with the personalization "presented to Stuart Kellogg." Now, I realize there have been many Stuart Kelloggs in the world, but the one who edited "The Journal of Homosexuality" in the 1980's, had spent many of his younger years in Salisbury, where his father taught at the Hotchkiss School. Whether this was his Book of Prayer, however, is unconfirmed and a matter of pure speculation.

It is in excellent condition, with the binding nice and tight, just typical light wear to the cover, and a few creased page corners and uncut page edges.

 

 

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