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Wesley Hymn book bound in black leather

A Bound collection of 560 hymns. The binding is black leather with gold tooling on the covers. On the spine are 3 gold tooled decorations. Between the top and second decoration the words "Wesley's Hymns" are tooled in gold. There is a brass clasp fitting but the clasp is missing. On the frontispiece there is an engraving of John Wesley looking 3/4 front right in the manner of John Barry (floruit 1780-1830) of 1 Old Compton Street, Soho, London. Miniature painted 1790. Engraving by J Shury (John Shurry- floruit 1779-1850)

Category: book

Produced by: Wesley, John (Wesleyan) Conference Office, 14 City Road, London

Inscription:

engraved on steel - on frontispiece engraving of Wesley

Rev John Wesley A.M.

Measurements:

spine thickness
height 70mm

Object Number: 2001-209

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