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Lot 3
RTC - Hancock - First Shaker Hymnal 'Millennial Praises'
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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RTC designated 06/16/2025.
[Wells, Seth Young and others] comp. MILLENNIAL PRAISES, CONTAINING A COLLECTION OF GOSPEL HYMNS, IN
FOUR PARTS; ADAPTED TO THE DAY OF CHRIST'S SECOND APPEARING. COMPOSED FOR THE USE OF HIS PEOPLE.
Hancock, [Mass.]: Printed by Josiah Tallcott, Junior, 1813. viii, 288, [4] pp.
This is the second printing of the first Shaker hymnal and the first book printed by the Shakers. The first printing of 1812 is very scarce. Printed at the Hancock, Massachusetts community and published for circulation and use of the Shakers exclusively. Many of the hymns were from the Ohio and Kentucky Shaker communities and all were approved by the
Ministry and Elders of the Shaker Church.
Last page with Errata.
Provenance: From the collection of the late J. J. G. McCue of Lexington, Mass. and acquired by him directly from the Canterbury, New Hampshire Shakers during the 1950s.
H 6-7/8 in. W 4-1/4 in. D 1-1/8 in.
Condition: Original full sheep binding in very good condition. Contents toned, browned but otherwise very good. A choice example. Collates complete. Richmond Shaker Literature 1416. Sabin 79719.
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