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Philadelphia, 11 August, 1782. : Sir, Various inducements have led me to print a neat and correct edition of the Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, which, I expect, will be ready for sale by the beginning of October.
Van Pelt - Microtext Microfiche 821 no. 44086
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44086.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--English--Authorized--1782.
- Bible.
- Publishers and publishing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Prospectuses.
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered leaves ; 24 cm
- 4x6 in.
- monochrome
- service copy
- negative
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : [Printed by Robert Aitken], [1782]
- Notes:
- Soliciting subscribers "in favour of this first edition of the Bible, in the English language, ever printed in America ...". Signed: R. Aitken.
- Followed by "Prices of Aitken's edition of the Bible" and a specimen page of text.
- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44086).
- Cited in:
- Bristol B5401
- Shipton & Mooney 44086
- OCLC:
- 55814673
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