Georgian Methodism/Methodist Hymnal. Wesley (The Rev. J...

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£25

Georgian Methodism/Methodist Hymnal. Wesley (The Rev. John), A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People called Methodists. A New Edition. London: Printed for G. Whitfield, 1798, contemporary calf over bowed boards (trifle tired, rubbed), restrained by one brass wrigglework clasp, its companion present but detached, 12mo, The Holy Bible [...], [issued with] The Book of Common Prayer, Oxford: Thomas Baskett, Printer to the University, 1755, BCP preceding HB (& repaired at the gutter), divisional BCP, HB and New Testament black-ruled titles, the text printed in double-columns, contemporary two-tone panelled calf (worn, chipped with some losses), square 8vo, Bindings, The Holy Bible, bound as two, Coldstream: Printed by Robert Kerr, for The Free Bible Press Company, 1847, printed in black-ruled double-columns, finely bound in contemporary maroon morocco gilt plus, all edges gilt, canary yellow endpapers, 8vo, Anon, The Whole New Duty of Man [...], London: James Goodwin Jun:r, n.d. [c. 1810], engraved title-page and frontispiece, contemporary sheep gilt, 8vo, (5). 

Provenance: 1st: 1) James Hage/His Book/1800, ink MS. ownership inscription to pastedown; 2) 20th century Briggs family inscriptions ditto; 3rd: 1) Matthew A. Muir, 19th century crested bookplates to each pastedown; 4th: 1) W:m Blunt, July the 5th 1845, ink MS. inscription to ffep.