{"product_id":"book-as-object-marbled-hymnal-score-covers-1848-copy-of-uncle-william-and-his-nephews","title":"Book as Object: Unusual Marbled Hymnal Score Covers, 1848 Copy of Uncle William and His Nephews","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery time I venture to Pennsylvania I seem to come back with at least one book I've purchased for its covers alone, as is the case here. The book itself is a 1848 copy of \"Uncle William and His Nephews\" (a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003emoral and religious tale that was a staple of 1840s Sunday school libraries)-- published by Lane \u0026amp; Tippett, New York, for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Church, 200 Mulberry Street, and printed by Jospeh Longking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are a few nice engravings in it, but what's of interest to me are the covers: a page of sheet music from a hymnal used as the paper for hand-marbling, with the notes and lyrics yet showing through. Hard to beat the drama of SUPPLICATION in large capitals, showing through on both front and back covers, along with lyrics relating to the crucifixion: \"Nail'd to the shameful tree...To bleed and die for thee!\" Is it a coincidence that the engravings inside all feature trees? I'm not sure! But I have definitely not come across another example of pre-printed paper used for marbled covers, and the hymnal content of that paper here makes this seem all the more interesting to me. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\" x 4\", 64 pages, very good antique condition. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531707330814,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8944_e9a0cc34-b03c-4914-b8c5-6583fa5aa936.png?v=1783088059","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/book-as-object-marbled-hymnal-score-covers-1848-copy-of-uncle-william-and-his-nephews","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}