STANDARD HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS: A Selection of the Best Hymns, New and Old, for Use in All Departments of Church Work, Evangelistic Services, Prayer and Praise Meetings, Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools, and Social Meetings
Chicago and New York: The Biglow and Main Co., 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by Hubert P. Main on the front flyleaf. A leading music publisher, Main (1839-1925) also wrote over 1,000 pieces, from school songs to hymns. He was also an avid collector of music books whose library (over 3,500 volumes) was acquired by the Newberry Library in Chicago, where it forms the core of its Americana collection. Octavo: 320 p. Original green cloth binding, with decorative black stamping. Light soiling along the edges. A bit of rubbing to the corners and tips, with some faint evidence of moisture along the fore-edge of the front board; otherwise very good. Very good. Item #74242
Price: $50.00