Hull, Asa. The Casket of Sunday School Melodies. Philadelphia: Asa Hull, 1865. Enlarged and Improved. [11139]
Green cloth, blind borders, title in gilt wreath to font, in blind on back, small oblong 4 3/4 x 6 inches, binding corners and spine ends frayed. 144 pages, some foxing. Good. Hardcover.
"In compiling 'The Casket,' it has been the leading object of the author to furnish the largest amount of new music in the smallest space possible, without using type so small as to be troublesome to read." - Preface.
142 selections with the music in four parts, round notes.
Asa Hull (1828-1907), b. Keene, NY; d. Philadelphia, PA. Hull was a music publisher in NYC.
"He wrote many tunes and authored temperance rallying songs. He published 33 works, of which 21 were songbooks, between 1863-1895." John Perry, Hymnary dot org.
