London. Thomas Bosworth. 1853. pp. xxxii, 94, (ii), 16 of adverts. 8vo. Original blind stamped cloth, head of front hinge small split. ith the bookplate of Dr. Alan Gauld (1932-2024), parapsychologist and historian of psychical research. Charles Beecher was the brother od Harriet Beecher Stowe. He was a minister, organist and activist and abolitionist. Working with his brother Henry Ward Beecher, the brothers produced a book that revolutionized Christian worship services around the world – the first hymnal to combine words and music in an easy-to-read format, known as the Plymouth Collection.
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