[Watts]. An Imitation of the Psalms of David, Allowed by the Presbyterian Church 1805

[Watts, Isaac]. An Imitation of the Psalms of David: carefully suited to the Christian Worship: being An Improvement of the former Versions of the Psalms; Allowed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, to be used in Churches and private Families. Albany: Charles R. and George Webster, 1805. [9895]

Full leather, worn and scuffed, chipped at the spine ends, joints good, 14.7 x 9 cm (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches). Lacks all free end papers (blanks). (i)-(iv), (5)-176, 179-323, (1). Lacking one leaf of text, pp. 177-178. Pages are dark, with some stains, a few torn margins. Fair. Full leather.

This Psalter is based upon Watts, with additional Psalms which he neglected, and editing to remove specific reference to Great Britain, "so as to render the Composition better adapted to the Circumstances of Christians in every Country." - To the Reader.

The Psalter plus 6 Doxologies, 8 Hymns and one Song of Praise.

With adverts for books published or sold by Charles & George Webster. The verso to the tp has a full-page advert for The Easy Instructor, by William Little and William Smith; the verso of To the Reader has a list of books for sale at Webster's Bookstore, Albany; and the very last page has a list of books published and for sale by the same.

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