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The Holy Bible; Containing the Old and New Testaments
by [Bible]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Published by Benjamin Johnson, 1804. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 vol. 8vo. Unpaginated. Later smooth calf with the boards ruled in gilt, spines in six compartments, a maroon and a black morocco label lettered in gilt on each spine, spines with gold lettering and decorations in gilt; all edges decoratively stained yellow. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations, diligently compared and revised. With a few leaves at the end of volume two for families to records births, deaths, and marriages. Not in Darlow and Moule. Not in Herbert. Shaw and Shoemaker 5850. Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of this edition, now held at the Library of Congress. An early American bible, beautifully bound. A small split to the front joint of volume four; leaves show a few small archival tape repairs, title pages with a contemporary name, the corner of the title page of volume two has a repair.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000010494
- Title
- The Holy Bible; Containing the Old and New Testaments
- Author
- [Bible]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- Published by Benjamin Johnson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1804
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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