Greek Orthodox Prayer Book For Use of Soldiers and Sailors : 1944 [ WWII ]
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Rare Greek Orthodox Prayer Book for WWII Servicemen Issued By The Then-Recently Founded Greek Orthodox Seminary
Kokkinakis, A.T. Theodorides, T.P. Greek Orthodox Prayer Book For The Use of Soldiers and Sailors of the United States of America. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. Greek Theological School Press. Pomfret Center, CT. 1944. Second Edition.
Dual language Greek and English Orthodox prayer book designed for use by deployed World War II serviceman and printed by the Greek Orthodox Seminary then in its 7th year of operation. (The seminary was the precursor to today’s Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, MA which serves the same function).
11 copies found in OCLC.
[156]pp. Perfect bound in patterned leatherette wraps. Wear to edges and spine ends with cracked joint to bottom spine. Corners bumped and rubbed. Slight soiling back wrap. Pages toned but clean. Former owners name in pen on front wrap interior. Small tear to title page top edge. Good.
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