The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. With references and various readings. Together with the Apocrypha. In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Devereux, George T., approximately 1810-

Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

Sinclair, Thomas, approximately 1832-

E.H. Butler & Co., publisher.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

Bible. English. Authorized. 1850.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

2 volumes (4 unnumbered pages, 787 pages, 1 unnumbered page; 139 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 279 unnumbered pages-600 pages., 17 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 30 cm (4to)

Edition:

Butler's edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Published by E.H. Butler & Co., 1850.

Notes:

Vol. 2 has separate title page and pagination. Apocrypha has separate pagination (139 p.) followed by New Testament, with separate title page and pagination resuming with p. [279].

At head of title: Butler's edition.

Text printed in two columns.

Frontispiece signed: Painted by T. Stothard R.A.; engraved by J. Sartain.

Numerous chromolithographed plates were designed by Devereux and printed in colors by Thomas Sinclair.

Plates signed variously: Martin; Sartain; Vernet; C. Begas; A.H. Ritchie; Jones; Scheffer; B. West.

Includes a total of [17] chromolithographed plates, [4] of which were intended record family history of births, deaths, marriages and memoranda.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

RBC copy with [4] leaves for recording family history left blank.

RBC copy has typed note laid in at front reading: This family Bible (102 years old) is notable for the beautiful illustrations it contains. The most brilliant colors are preserved in a process not known to present-day printers. At least these pictures have been a marvel to every printer to which they have been shown."

RBC copy in a pebbled sheep binding over wooden boards with a gilt stamped vignette of Moses with tablet surrounded by gilt arabesque and foliate designs within ruled border; board edges and turn ins with gilt roll.

Cited in:

Hills, M.T. Eng. Bible in Amer., 1423

OCLC:

899245448