Vital Facts Concerning the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A Socratic Exposition) de Smith, James H - 1941

[Np. 1941]. [12], 13-216pp. + [4] leaves of plates. "Revised Edition." 7¾ x 5½ inches. Publisher's original red cloth with black titling. Faint unobtrusive light staining or mottling to covers; very good. Fact book for the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church, the first independent U.S. African American church, presented in a catechism-like format, with questions and answers. Includes much on the church's history and its organizations, general departments, publications, and statistics.  A chronology of bishops includes biographical and ecclesiastical facts for each.  Appendices include a biographical address by Bishop Richard R. Wright, Jr. on the ministry of the church's founder and first Bishop, Richard Allen (1760-1831). With 35 portraits of then-current A.M.E. church leaders.

James H. Smith. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1941. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Maroon cover shows normal wear, with dampstain to rear cover. Dust jacket shows wear, water spot on front panel of DJ, chipping along folds and edges. ; A Socratic Exposition .

James H. Smith. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1941. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Maroon cover shows normal wear. Dust jacket shows wear, chipping along folds and edges. Includes the 1944 supplement to this volume. ; A Socratic Exposition .

[No place]: James H. Smith, 1941. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Revised edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper with spine-fading, a stain on the front flap, and small chips. Small pamphlet supplement laid in. Scarce, especially in jacket.