Verlag: J. L. Landis, Philadelphia, 1882
Anbieter: Frogtown Books, Inc. ABAA, Toledo, OH, USA
With many engraved portraits and other illustrations. (illustrator). Facts and incidents of the origin, authors, sentiments and singing of hymns, which, with a synopsis, embrace interesting items relating to over eight hundred hymn-writers. Reference material at back of History of Hymns is thorough including Synopsis of Writers, Appendix of Brief Notes referred to in the Synopsis and a table of First Lines of Hymns referred to or illustrated. Near fine but for some splash marks at top of front cover, barely visible (see photo). Overall tight, clean, unmarked very good plus. Small 4to. Brown pebbled cloth stamped in gold and black. 558 pp. plus Illustrated History of Sunday School Song bound in back with separate pagination which begins with p. 18 (probably previously published and preliminary pp. are omitted) and ends with p. 85. Includes table of contents for that work.