Livingston, John H. The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Liturgy, of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America; Selected at the Request of the General Synod. New-York: Published by D. D. Smith, At the Franklin Juvenile Book Store, No. 190 Greenwich-street, 1820. [11069]
Brown calf with red leather spine title label, gilt lines to spine, front joint cracked and sometime filled in with paste, now partly separated, 11 x 6.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches). Lacks the front blanks; title page inside edge stuck to front end paper, due to the old repair. [1]-20, [25]-536 pages, text is complete. The gap between pp. 20 & 25 is due to the introductory matter being shortened in this edition, and not due to missing leaves; p. 330 mislabeled as 230. Good. Hardcover.
Separate half-title pages for the Hymns and for the Catechism, with Articles of Faith, and Liturgy.
John H. Livingston, D.D. (1746-1825); born at Poughkeepsie, NY, educated in Holland. “Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church, city of N. York, 1770-1810; Theological Professor in the Dutch Church, 1784-1810; President of King’s College, New Brunswick, 1810-1825.” – Allibone.
With a signed provenance card from the music collection of A. Merril Smoak, Jr., DWS.
