Reading, PA: Daniel Miller, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Few signs of age and use. 132pp, index. Comprises hymns and text. Bound in is a Pennsylvania-German certificate of confirmation, printed in red with decorative border, accomplished by hand: "Confirmations=Schein. Dies bezeugt, Dass Mary Mathias nach genorigem Unterricht und bestandener Prusung, durch die Heilige Confirmation als ein Glied der Berge. Ref. Kirche zu Pike Township ausgenommen wurde, am 23 Tage des Monats October im Jahre unseres Herrn 1880. [Signed] ___Hoffman, Pastor." 7" x 4.5". (more information)

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NY Ivison, Phinney & Company (1861)., 1861. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Boards tanned and rubbed at edges, else in good condition. 4.75" x 5.75" pp: 127, (1) ".hymns composed and written expressly for the Sabbath school, together with many of the best of the well known Sabbath school pieces.". First Edition. Binding is cloth/ boards. (more information)

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NY William B. Bradbury (1866)., 1866. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Some wear, especially at edges of boards; good condition. 4.75" x 5.75" pp:128+128+128 Lyrics and music, three titles in one volume: THE GOLDEN CENSER is dated 1864; the other two titles are dated 1866. First Edition. Binding is leather/boards. (more information)

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Bridgeton, NJ: Presbyterian Church, 1895. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadsheet, slight chipping along right edge. Two pages of text celebrates the 250th anniversary of settlement and the 200th anniversary of the city charter granted by George II. 11" x 7". (more information)

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Renfro Valley, KY Renfro Valley Enterprises nd [ca. 1950]., 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8.25" x 5.25" (48)pp Contains lyrics and melody bass lines to 36 hymns as sung by the Sunday Morning Gatherin' in Renfro Valley, Kentucky. Titles include: Almost Persuaded; Beyond the Sunset; I'll Fly Away; Take Me Back to Renfro Valley; The Old Country Church; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; and 30 more. In several pages of prefatory text, John Lair gives the background of the "Renfro Valley Getherin'.". Illustrated by 11 illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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s.l. [Lancaster Co., PA?] Published by the authors 1934., 1934. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 6" 4pp Contains words and music to the tunes named above, with three extra choruses on the back cover. Illustrated by photo of quartet on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: J. Fischer & Bro., 1898. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. pp: 32, (2) ads. Contains words and music to 30 hymns, ending with "Long Live the Pope." 7.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: J. Fischer & Bro., 1898. First Edition. Original cloth. Good. pp: 32, (2) ads. Contains words and music to 30 hymns, ending with "Long Live the Pope." The cloth binding is lightly mottled. 7.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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Newfield, NJ: Published by the author, 1951. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 37pp, index; portrait. This bilingual songbook contains words in Italian and English along with music to 36 Christian songs written by the author. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Souderton, PA Published by the author 1938., 1938. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9" x 6" 16pp Contains words and music to 16 sacred songs composed by Henry Gottshall. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Utica: William Williams, 1823. Revised & Enlarged Edition. leather-backed boards. Good. Boards scratched, faint dampmark on few leaves, else good condition. pp: 277, (3). "Arranged for two, three or four voices, with a figured base for the organ or piano forte." This fourth, revised edition is recorded by American Imprints #12790. 9" x 5.25". (more information)

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Gettysburg, PA: Brethren Heritage Press, 1986. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. 205pp; illustrations in the text. One of a limited edition of 2,000 copies. 9" x 9". (more information)

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Pittsburgh, PA: Univ of Pittsburgh Press, 1997. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: x, 220, notes, bibliography and index; few illus from photographs. Hobbs examines the role of women as hymn-writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes Fanny Crosby, the blind woman who claimed authorship of 8,000 hymns, as well as lesser known women. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Dover, OH: Free-Will Baptist Connection, 1841. First thus. Full-Leather. Very Good. Original owner's signature at front (Nelson Hyde, New Lynn, Ohio). 608pp; indices of first lines, subjects and scriptural references. Contains words to 1,000 hymns arranged by topic, 14 doxologies, and 20 anthems. Bound in period calf, dyed black, gilt spine rules and title. 4.75" x 2.5". (more information)

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Chambersburg, PA: M. Kieffer, 1851. Full leather. Very Good. Spine expertly repaired. pp: xvi, 744, index of first lines. Contains lyrics to 673 hymns and 10 doxologies, printed in German script. Early owner's signature at front, along with old printed ticket of Ritter's Bookstore, Reading, PA. [Chambersburg was torched by the Confederate Army on July 30, 1864. Pre-fire imprints such as this are hard to find.] 5.25" x 3". (more information)

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NY American Tract Society (1851)., 1851. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Some wear along spine and corners, light foxing, good condition. 6" x 3.75" 191pp w/index Contains lyrics and music to 93 tunes and words only to another 199 songs, arranged by topic. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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Worcester, MA Milton K. Light (1892)., 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Boards rubbed and edges scuffed, contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.25" pp: 111, (1) Has index. Contains lyrics to 151 religious songs, and music to 125 of them. First Edition. Binding is cloth/boards. (more information)

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Independence, MO Press of Zion's Printing nd [ca. 1920]., 1920. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 7.75" x 5" 48pp + index Contains lyrics and music to 58 songs and words-only to three others on the back cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Munich Drei Masken Verlag 1921., 1921. Hardcover. Old tape repair to lower spine, else in very good condition. 7.5" x 5" pp: xvii, 47 Palestrina (1525-1594), reputed to be the greatest Italian composer of the 16th century, wrote more than 100 masses as well as numerous motets. This is the vocal score, with six voices, for his Mass of Pope Marcellus, with an historical introduction and musical analysis in German by Dr. Aflred Einstein. Illustrated by frontispiece portrait. German Edition. Binding is orig boards. (more information)

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Chicago & NY Biglow & Main (1899)., 1899. Hardcover. Binding and contents in very good condition. 8" x 5" 128pp w/index Contains lyrics and music to 148 hymns used by the Parochial Mission Society, including hymns for children, etc. Enlarged Edn. Binding is cloth/boards. (more information)

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Chicago Ransom H. Randall 1894., 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to edges of covers, else in good condition. 9.25" x 6.5" pp: 160,(8)ads Contains lyrics, melody lines, and piano accompaniment to 69 songs and hymns. Titles include: Augusta; Captive Jews; Horace; Peace; Roll the Ball of Temperance; Victory; Waterbury; and 62 more. 1st edn thus. Binding is flexible cloth. (more information)

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Philadelphia Rodeheaver (1935)., 1935. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 8" x 5.75" (64)pp w/index Contains lyrics and music to 65 hymns, along with lyrics to ten morality poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Ruth McEnery Stuart, &c. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Winona Lake, Indiana Rodeheaver-Hall-Mack (1943)., 1943. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Covers lightly smudged, contents in very good condition. 10.25" x 6.75" (48)pp, index Contains lyrics and music to 48 of "the best and most popular gospel songs in keys that are easy for the low voices.". Illustrated by Rodeheaver portrait on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Winona Lake, Indiana Rodeheaver-Hall-Mack (1940)., 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Covers lightly smudged, contents in very good condition. 10.25" x 6.75" (48)pp, index Contains lyrics and music to 29 of "the best and most popular gospel songs in keys that are easy for the low voices.". Illustrated by Rodeheaver portrait on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Chicago: Rodeheaver Hall-Mack, 1937. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 73pp, index. Contains words and music to 73 sacred songs. 8.25" x 5.75". (more information)

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Chicago & Philadelphia Rodeheaver Hall-Mack 1974., 1974. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signs of light use, else in very good condition. 8.25" x 5.75" 73pp + index Contains words and music to 73 sacred songs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Chicago Biglow & Main (1888)., 1888. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Corners of boards bumped as usual, else in very good condition. 7" x 4.75" 128pp w/index Contains words and music to 118 gospel songs. First Edition. Binding is cloth/boards. (more information)

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NY / Chicago Biglow & Main / John Church (1878)., 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Boards tanned and rubbed at edges, else in good condition. 8" x 5" 112pp w/index Contains words and music to 100 gospel songs, and words only to 22 more. First Edition. Binding is cloth/ boards. (more information)

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Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1961. First Editions. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Two volumes, dated 1961 and 1963. 32pp each volume. The two contain words and music to 67 "negro" spirituals in dialect, including: Ain'a Dat Good News; Couldn' Hear Nobody Pray; Heab'm; Li'l David, Play on Yo' Harp; Yo' Mus Come In at de Do'; By an' By; Dere's No Hidin' Place Down Here; In Dat Great Gittin'-up Mornin'; Nobody Knows d' Trouble I's Seen; Si'down, Servant!; and 57 more. 10.25" x 6.75". (more information)

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Waco, Texas Sacred Songs 1969., 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 7.25" x 7.25" unpaginated Contains words and music to 67 secular and sacred songs, some tradional folk, the majority with a definite Christian flavor. Illustrated by cover illustration. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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