Wesley, John. A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Principally from the collection of the Rev. John Wesley, A. M....; With a Supplement; A New Edition: containing an Index to the Hymns, with the Names of the Authors; an Index to every Verse of each Hymn; and a new Table of Scripture Texts. New-York: Lane & Tippett, 1846. New Edition. [11301]
Full brown calf, some scuffing & wear yet with good solid joints, tight, 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches, red leather title label lacking about a third on the right edge. "A. A. Martin" in pencil inside front, other markings/scribbles on the end papers; the title page is a bit tattered and partly loose. [1]-676 pages, counted and complete. Some marginal stains; one leaf torn at bottom corner affecting a few letters; foxing, many turned page corners. Good. Hardcover.
697 hymns, words only, metre noted, each with a suggested tune name.
Also includes Articles of Religion and Rules of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rules include a statement forbidding "The buying and selling of men, women, and children, with the intention to enslave them."
With a signed provenance card from the music collection of A. Merril Smoak, Jr., DWS.
