Das kleine Davidische psalterspiel der kinder Zions
Subtitle: von alten und neuen auserlesenen geistes gesängen, allen wahren heils-begierigen saüglingen der weisheit, insonderheit aber denen gemeinden des Herrn, zum dienst und gebrauch mit fleiss zusammen getragen ... nebst einem ... register
Edition: Zum vierten mal ans licht gegeben.
Publisher: gedruckt bey Christoph Saur
Published: 1777
Place of publication: Germantown
Language: ger
Number of pages: 572
Subjects: German Paraphrases; German Hymns; Inspirationists; Hymns; Bible
Other titles: Bible. Psalms. German. Paraphrases. 1777.
Notes: "The larger Psalterspiel, of which the second edition appeared 1729 in Schaffhausen, contained 1047 hymns on 849 pages. Of these a selection was published as the small Psalterspiel, mainly for the use of the 'Inspired' ... The American reprint became quite popular with some sects, Dunkers, Mennonites, etc., as is evidenced by the numerous editions of the book (1744, 1760, 1764, 1777, 1781, 1795, 1797, 1813, 1829)"--Seidensticker, The first century of German printing in America, 1728-1830, Philadelphia, 1893, p. 23.

"Anhang einiger psalmen Davids": p. [509]-572.

Without music.

Includes indexes.

Rare Book copy: Binding: Full leather over wooden boards; two metal clasps; rebacked.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Anna Harnessin, with her calligraphic inscription on front free endpaper recto, dated December 27, 1780. A gift from her brother.

Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol; 1966.