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The Holy Bible [electronic resource] : containing the books of the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha. Carefully printed from the first edition (compared with others) of the present translation. With notes, by the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Wilson, D.D. Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. And various renderings, collected from other translations by the Reverend Clement Cruttwell, the editor. In three volumes.
- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. English. Authorised.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. N.T. Gospels--Harmonies, English.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3v. )
- Place of Publication:
- Bath : printed by R. Cruttwell; and sold by Rivingtons; St. Paul's Church-Yard; Dilly, Poultry; Robson, New Bond-Street; and Robinsons; Pater-Noster-Row, London, M DCC LXXXV. [1785]
- Notes:
- Authorised version.
- Large paper issue of twelve copies.
- Each vol. has separate register and pagination (page numbers appearing only on the first page of each book).
- The Apocrypha has separate register, no pagination and the direction line "Vol. II." but appears after the N.T. in vol. 3.
- The Apocrypha includes 3 Maccabees, which had not appeared in any English Bible since 1551.
- The notes are apparently taken from Wilson's 'Abstract of the historical part of the Old Testament' and other writings.
- The preliminaries include a list of editions of the Bible from 1526.
- With a 7-page list of subscribers.
- The large paper issue also appeared in 6 vols., each with a separate titlepage.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Darlow & Moule, 1302
- English Short Title Catalog, T95045.
- OCLC:
- 508807904
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