1785 JOHN WESLEY. True First Edition of Wesley's Pocket Hymn Book after Pirated Editions. ZZFineMiscellanea An interesting letter concerning financial

An interesting letter concerning financial difficulties

and history

The complete New Testament would not be complete for over 40 more years

Brother Esty

has sold for hundreds of dollars at auction

1785 JOHN WESLEY. True First Edition of Wesley's Pocket Hymn Book after Pirated Editions. ZZFineMiscellanea An interesting letter concerning financialA 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