A COLLECTION OF HYMNS FOR PUBLIC, SOCIAL, AND DOMESTIC WORSHIP. Nashville: E. Stevenson & F. A. Owen, for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1856. Leather bound. 32mo; 767, [1]pp.

Lot also includes a list of church "General Rules" handwritten in both French and English, with the first "Strict silence..." and the second "No new members admitted at the choir..."; presented in a wood frame behind glass and ready for display.

3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.; DOA 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.

From a Significant Boston Silver Collector

Hymnal in fair condition with wear to leather, rubbed corners, and cloth tape repairs at spine, joints, and hinges; lacking free endpapers; leaves with toning, damp stains concentrated in second half of the volume, occasional writing, spotting, and edgewear, some leaves loose or partially detached, and a few leaves with tears. Framed rules with damp stains, horizontal fold, tears in lower right quadrant, and cracks at upper edge of the frame.