Stone, Edwin M. Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conference Meetings. Boston: Walker, Wise, & Co., 1861. Sixth Edition.[11137]
Leather spine, printed paper over card, 5 3/4 x 5 inches, old stains to binding, chipped at the top of the backstrip. 116 pages, with indices. A bit shaken. Fair. Hardcover.
Walter, Wise, & Co. were publishers for the American Unitarian Association and Sunday School Society.
The first 91 pages include music in three or four parts with round notes. The Appendix, pp. 92-111, contains 116 additional hymns without music.
Edwin Martin Stone (1805-1883), Unitarian minister, author, editor, printer, and composer. He was the pastor of the First Church in Beverly, Rhode Island, and later of the church in Providence, Rhode Island.
