New English Bible: With Apocrypha by Donald Ebor, preface; Joint Committee, editors - 1971

New York: Cambridge University Press, 1971. First Edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. U.S. printing of 1971. Handy size, 5.25 X 8. List of names to the rear endpaper else clean and unmarked.. Black and gilt full leather, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. "A fresh and authoritative translation of the Bible into modern English" The Joint Committee was composed of representatives of the major Protestant Churches of the British Isles joined by observers from the Roman Catholic Church. This is the Standard Edition made up of the second edition of the New English New Testament, which was first published in 1961 and the first edition of the NE Old Testament with the Aprocrypha, published here for the first time. The Old Testament (with introduction and guide to notes),1166 pages; The Apocrypha, 275 pages; The New Testament, 336 pages. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!