The Psalms and Hymns, with the Catechism, Confession of Faith, and Canons, of the Synod of Dort, and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America; Authorized by the General Synod to be used in the Churches under their care. Philadelphia: William G. Mentz, 1854. [11101]
Black leather, elaborately decorated in gilt to both boards, gilt-decorated spine panels, all page edges gilt, 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. The binding has some light edge-wear 1 1/2 inch thin crack top front joint, yet both covers are firmly attached. "Dinah M. Schoonmaker's, West Hurley, July 1856" in brown ink on the front free end paper. [i]-ix, 10-851, 1-81 clean pp., tight. Very good. Hardcover.
"Stereotyped by J. Fagan" on verso of the tp.
A later printing of the approved version of 1847.
788 hymns, 21 doxologies, words only, no music. Index of subjects and of first lines. The last 81 pages are the Catechism, Confession, &c.
With a signed provenance card from the music collection of A. Merril Smoak, Jr., DWS.
