The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments. / Newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised.

Format:

• Book

Series:

• Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17473.

Standardized Title:

• Bible. English. Authorized. 1782.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1452 unnumbered pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by R. Aitken, at Pope's Head, three doors above the coffee house, in Market Street., M.DCC.LXXXII. [1782]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

• The first complete English Bible printed in America and bearing an American imprint. Includes a resolution of Congress (pages [3-4]) "recommend[ing] this edition of the Bible to the inhabitants of the United States ..."
• The New Testament has separate title page, dated 1781. Of the New Testament, earlier editions were issued by Aitken in 1777, 1778, and 1779.
• Title vignette: arms of Pennsylvania.
• Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 17473).

Cited in:

• Evans 17473
• Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4184
• Hills, M.T. Engl. Bible in Amer., 11

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