An Address To Percy L. Pewtress Esq. Organist at Lee Chapel 1883 - 1922.

Rare 20th century elaborately illuminated address to Percy L. Pewtress Esq. organist at Lee Chapel 1883 - 1922. Octavo, bound in full green morocco by G. E. Strong, Lee, S.E. with gilt fleur-de-lis and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, central lozenge with monogram "P.L.P." to the front panel surrounded by four onlaid brown panels all within a richly gilt field of red and blue onlay flowers and wide decorative border in gilt, wide decorative gilt border to the rear panel, gilt turn-ins and elaborate floral inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. The address is executed on two decorated vellum leaves, finely hand-illuminated in gold and color. The first page depicting a detailed organ and stating, "Percy L. Pewtress Esq. Organist at Lee Chapel 1883 - 1922 From the Congregation April 1922." The second page with a finely hand-illuminated floral border and stating, "In grateful recognition of his thirtynine years leadership of the worship music in that house of God which he so greatly loved and has so devotedly served. 'All service ranks the same with God: If now as formerly he trod Paradise, His Presence fills Our Earth, each only as God wills Can work ---'." In fine condition.