Parkinson. A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs,1809 Baptist Hymnal

Parkinson, William. A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs. In two parts. Part I. containing the Hymns. Part II. containing the Songs. Designed (Especially the Former Part) for the use of Congregations, as an Appendix, to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns. New-York: Printed for John Tiebout, By D. & G. Bruce, 1809. First Edition. [8624] Full calf, boards bowed, front detached, rear joint good with flaked leather to board, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Pages are not numbered; they have the hymn numbers rather than pagination. Appx. 550 pp. WorldCat calls for a portrait, not present here. Lacks the front blanks. Fair. The first part contains 420 hymns; the second part contains 150 spiritual songs. Words only, no music."William Parkinson (1774-1848), a Maryland native who, after serving as chaplain to the United States Congress, was pastor of First Baptist Church, New York City, from 1805 until 1840...In his preface, Parkinson acknowledges the excellence of Watts, but, echoing Rippon's argument