The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments: with the Apocrypha. / Translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by the special command of King James I, of England. ; With an index. ; Appointed to be read in churches. ; Vol. I[-II].

Format:

Microformat

Contributor:

Seymour, Joseph H., engraver.

Norman, John, 1748?-1817, engraver.

Hill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804, engraver.

Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832, engraver.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23186.

Standardized Title:

Bible. English. Authorized. 1791

Language:

English

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations ; 40 cm (folio)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

United States of America. Printed at the press in Worcester, Massachusetts, : by Isaiah Thomas. Sold by him in Worcester; and by him and Company, at Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street, Boston., MDCCXCI. [1791]

Notes:

The New Testament (p. [787]-991) has separate title page.

Vol. 1: [4], 460 p., XXVI leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 461-1012 p., XXVII-L leaves of plates. Some copies bound in 1 v., the title page to v. 2 being omitted.

Printed in two columns. Plates engraved by J. Norman, J.H. Seymour, S. Hill, and A. Doolittle.

The catchword "An" appears at foot of p. 1012, apparently indicating an abandoned intention to include "An alphabetical table of the proper names ..." found in the quarto edition printed by Thomas in the same year.

"Directions to the binder for placing the plates"--v. 1, p. [3], 1st count.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23186).

Cited in:

Evans 23186

Hills, M.T. Engl. Bible in Amer., 29

OCLC:

55831242