first edition Hardcover
1946 · Independence, Missouri
by Billeter, Julius C.
Independence, Missouri: Zion's Printing and Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. An interesting study of the projected temple in Independence, Missouri. The last few chapters are devoted to the RLDS-Church of Christ controversy over the property, and the subsequent failed effort to build a temple there in the late 1920s. 155 p. with textual illustrations. 12mo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Previous owner's ink signature to the front pastedown. The dust jacket is lightly worn, with some faint staining to the rear panel; otherwise very good. (Inventory #: 70673)