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Wesley, Charles
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600 - 900 USD
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Description
- Hymns for the Use of Families, and on Various Occasions. Bristol: Printed by William Pine, 1767
- leather,ink,paper
12mo (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.; 165 x 95 mm). Contemporary tree sheep; rubbed, neatly rebacked.
Literature
Green, Works of John & Charles Wesley 245; ESTC T31305
Condition
12mo (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.; 165 x 95 mm). Contemporary tree sheep; rubbed, neatly rebacked.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition of this collection by perhaps the greatest of all Protestant hymnists. "There are 166 hymns in this collection: all following the 44th are distinguished as Occasional Hymns to many of which titles are prefixed. … 'Mr. Charles Wesley's Family Hymn-Book consists to a great extent of hymns which he had written under circumstances of peculiar excitement, affecting him as a husband, a father, and the head of a family. … They are all the genuine effusions of his heart—not one of the hymns containing a stanza that is either trite or mean. The most common concerns of life are dignified by Christian sentiment, expressed in language of almost unrivalled force and beauty'" (Green).