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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831.

Standardized Title:

Bible. English. Authorized. 1791

Language:

English

Penn Provenance:

Ross, T. Edward (bookplate)

Physical Description:

2 volumes (4 unnumbered pages, 460 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 461-1012 pages), 50 leaves of plates) : illustrations, frontispiece ; 41 cm (folio)

Place of Publication:

Worcester, Mass. : Printed by Isaiah Thomas ; Sold by him in Worcester, and by him and company, at Faust's statue, no. 45, Newbury street, Boston, 1791.

Notes:

First folio Bible printed in America; cf. Evans 23186; Hills 29.

Bound in 1 v. v. 1: [4], 460 p.; v. 2: [2], 461-1012 p.

Each volume has a special t.p. A third t.p. has been provided for the New Testament.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Copperplate engravings by Samuel Hill, J.H. Seymout, John Norman, and Amos Doolittle.

Woodcuts at head of first pages of text of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Apocrypha; ornamental letters at beginning of each Book.

Apocrypha inserted between the Old and New Testaments.

Imperfect: special t.p. for vol. 2 wanting.

Cited in:

Evans 23186

OCLC:

5271825