Information for title and author from front cover ; for publication from inside front cover, back and inside back cover. [Inside covers and back cover with advertisements]

288 numbered hymns, choruses, duets, solos, etc., mostly with music close and piano score, short title header at text--p. 1-242

Hymn no. 88 [p. (90)] is a scripture selection. Hymn nos. 153, 155-157 at p. [151-52] of main text have words only, sometimes designating music, etc. ; nos. 150-152, 154 at p. [151-152] tunes only.

Includes indexes : Index [shown also in running header]--p. [243-246] ; Meters [13 titles]--p. [246]

Hymn nos. 177-197 are selections for children [without header]--p. [172-190] ; nos. 177, 178, 182, 183, 186 [p. (172, 173, 177, 178, 181)] are headed with illustrations ; no. 187 [p. (183)] with note ; no. 189 [p. (183)] lacks music. (Certain "motion songs" indicated throughout.)

Old Hymns Ever New [separate text header] : hymn nos. 198-271 [all showing alternative numbers in Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian hymnals]--p. 191-230

Specials [separate text header] : hymn nos. 272-285--p. [231-240]

Dismissals [separate text header] : hymn nos. 286-288--p. [241-242]

Preface : The Singers [7-quatrain poem] / -Longfellow--verso of leaf following front cover title.

Typographers' colophon : "The Armstrong Printing Co. Music Typographers, 419 Elm Street, Cincinnati, O."--p. [246]

Tan [bubble-grain] laminate paper binding over simple sheet [muslin] ; stapled [3x] with wires : matter on covers printed in slab-serif capitals [short part of title in relilef], line border with ornate corners on front [banner and inset of numeral] Promotional statement at bottom : Twenty Years' Experience And The Sale Of One Million Song Books Is Behind This One.

In fair condition. Paper somewhat acidic.

Inscription : "Mabel Houston" [and title in Frank J. Metcalf's hand]--on leaf following front cover title.

Frank J. Metcalf's bookplate inside front cover stamped with date : Feb 18 1930.