1928 Building the House of God 1st Edition Signed by Author Elbert Conover

Elbert M. Conover

Edité par The Methodist Book Concern, 1928

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Building the House of God. By Elbert M. Conover, Director of the Bureau of Architecture of the Methodist Episcopal Church. New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: The Methodist Book Concern, 1928, First Edition. Signed by Author. 217 p. Green cloth binding measures 8.5 x 6.25", 8vo. In fair condition. Boards are scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Water or tea dampness staining found on bottom edge of front board & text-block; rear fly-leaf & end-page stuck together from dampness staining. Head and tail of spine bumped; gilt letteirng on spine moderately dulled & soiled, illegible. Gilt lettering and deco on front board overall bright and clean. Author's signature found on front end-page: "Very truly/ Elbert Conover". Another (assumed ownership) signature on bottom edge of front end-page, in ink. Light foxing on paste-downs and end-pages from dampness staining. Toning in margins throughout text-block. Binding intact. Please see photos. Elbert M. Conover (1885-1952) a minister whose influence on the design of Protestant churches brought him some regard, was born in Harrisonville, NJ, to Samuel S. and Atlantic (Moore) Conover. He attended Dickinson Preparatory School in Carlisle, PA, and then graduated from Dickinson College in 1904 and from Drew University Theological Seminary in 1913. After a few assignments as pastor in Methodist Episcopal churches in New Jersey, Conover turned to administrative work. From 1919 to 1920 he served as assistant secretary of the M. E. department devoted to war emergency and reconstruction work, becoming executive secretary of that body in 1920 through 1924. By 1923 he appears in the Philadelphia city directories as the assistant to the superintendant of the Board of Home Missions for the Methodist Episcopal Church, but by 1925 in the directories he has become the Director of the Bureau of Architecture for the M. E. Church and would remain in that position through 1934 when the Board became the Interdenominational Bureau of Architecture. He then remained as director for the new bureau. In 1926 and 1932 Conover travelled to Europe to study architecture. First Edition. Signed by Author. RAREA1928ABDB - 10/19 FORN-TUB-0079-BB-2505-HKREV881.

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• Titre: 1928 Building the House of God 1st Edition Signed by Author Elbert Conover
• Éditeur: The Methodist Book Concern
• Date de parution: 1928
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Fair
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
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