1785 JOHN WESLEY. True First Edition of Wesley's Pocket Hymn Book after Pirated Editions. ZZFineMiscellanea Our young protagonist in the

Our young protagonist in the present volume has lost his father only months before the story begins

who both thought he was unlikely to succeed and even offered to supply transport to Mexicans seeking repatriation

I just feel I cannot undertake it

Else quite crisp and clean Minor foxing as shown

large quarto half leather volumes

1785 JOHN WESLEY. True First Edition of Wesley's Pocket Hymn Book after Pirated Editions. ZZFineMiscellanea Our young protagonist in theA very rare first [and only] edition of Wesley's clunker of a hymn book. A rare publishing misstep on Wesley's part. In 1780 John Wesley issued what he considered the definitive Methodist hymnal, A Collection of Hymns for the People Called Methodists. This was the largest collection that he ever published, containing 525 hymns. But the cost was dear, unaffordable for many of the Methodist laity. Because of the cost issue, he also continued to reprint