[Thomas, Abel Charles]. Hymns of Zion, with Appropriate Music 1839 Universalist

An Evangelist; [Thomas, Abel Charles]. Hymns of Zion, with Appropriate Music. Designed as an Aid to Devotion in Families, Social Circles, and Meetings for Public Worship. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1839. First Edition. [9980]

Very worn cloth binding, lacking almost half of the backstrip, fron tboard with old stains at bottom, 14.5 x 10.2 cm (6 x 4 1/4 inches). (i)-iv, (5)-62, 71-216 pp. Leaf 57-8 torn but nearly complete; lacking the 4 leaves as noted. Poor. Hardcover.

Stereotyped by J. Fagan, Philadelphia. Preface signed "A. C. T."

Abel Charles Thomas (1807-1880), b. Philadelphia, PA; d. Tacony, PA. "A Universalist minister whose most important pastorate was at the Lombard Street Church, Philadelphia, 1830-1839, and again 1848-1863. A controversial writer and speaker. He edited Hymns of Zion, Philadelphia, 1839, the first Universalist hymn book to contain tunes." - Henry Wilder Foote, DNAH archives.

With a signed provenance card from the music collection of A. Merril Smoak, Jr., DWS.