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The holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments, with references, numerous critical and explanatory notes, and a condensed concordance : illustrated with more than nine hundred highly finished engravings.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection BS185 1860 .N4 pt. 1-5, 7-8, 14, 16-30, 33-43
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. English. Authorized. 1860.
- Language:
- English
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 50? parts : illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
- Other Title:
- Cassell's illustrated family Bible
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [1860-1861?]
- Notes:
- Single parts issued in paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements; double parts issued in pink paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements.
- Advertisements on wrappers for parts 2-3 have date 1860; introductions to v. 2 in pt. 28 and v. 3 in pt. 41 each dated 1861.
- "Cassell's illustrated family Bible ... will be completed in about fifty parts"--Pt. 1, p. [4] of wrapper.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy housed in 2 boxes.
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-5, 7-8, 14, 16-30, 33-43 only.
- Penn Libraries copy has a few leaves unopened; ms. corrections of part numbers on front wrappers of pts. 19 & 20, 25 & 26, 35 & 36, 37 & 38, 39 & 40, 41, 42 and 43 in ink, pencil or colored pencil.
- OCLC:
- 38450273
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