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1557254216Basilaea Basel: Nicolaum Bryling Nicolaus Brylinger 1557. Woodcut border and printer's device on title. INCOMPLETE. 8 479 of 500 8 leaves. Lacking ff. 46-56 & 61-70. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary blind panel-stamped pigskin over bevelled wooden boards clasps removed binding worn exposing boards on rear cover title page detached contemporary marginalia by Johannes Weneken throughout. Woodcut border and printer's device on title. INCOMPLETE. 8 479 of 500 8 leaves. Lacking ff. 46-56 & 61-70. 1 vols. 8vo. Brylinger published the only 16th century edition of Luther's Bible in Switzerland published one of the earliest Greek and Latin diglot Bibles and published a series of 8vo editions of the Bible with diglot and Greek-only text which was popular with students. Darlow & Moule makes no mention of this or any other Latin-only edition by Brylinger.<br/>Front paste-down endpaper and front free endpaper display extensive annotations in Greek and Latin presumably by Johannes Weneken. The marginal annotations provide a fascinating insight into how this book was used. Not in Darlow & Moule but cf. 4621; Adams 1056; OCLC: 46973017 6 copies only 3 of which in U.S. Nicolaum Bryling [Nicolaus Brylinger] unknown books
1558303259Lugduni: Apud Haered. Seb. Gryphi 1558. 478 p.; 333 1 16 pp. 108 woodcut vignettes by repetition of 78 blocks by Jacques Le Fevre. Printer's griffin device on title-page. 2 vols. 16mo. 19th-century polished calf; joints starting spine of first volume chafed; vol. I title soiled worn and remargined at gutter some toning and soiling to text throughout. 478 p.; 333 1 16 pp. 108 woodcut vignettes by repetition of 78 blocks by Jacques Le Fevre. Printer's griffin device on title-page. 2 vols. 16mo. Published by Sebastian Gryphius a German bookseller and printer who settled in Lyon in the 1520s. Described by Febvre and Martin as the "Prince of the Lyon book trade" in the 1540s he supported local humanist culture and used the italic type developed by Aldus Manutius to print compact beautiful books.<br/><br/>A famous illustrated New Testament important "chiefly because of its influence on Bernard Salomon's New Testament cuts". Baudrier VIII 290; Mortimer French 16th Century Books 90 edition of 1560; OCLC: 551931968 locates one copy Apud Haered. Seb. Gryphi unknown books
1898301607Jelgawâ Mitau: J.W. Steffenhagena 1898. 16 frontispiece and family record pages vi 1120; iv 314 2 16 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary sheep cover with blind-ruled borders spine titled and decorated in gilt clasps. Covers rubbed gilt faded dampstain to lower margin of preliminaries paper toned and brittle with a some closed tears at margins. 16 frontispiece and family record pages vi 1120; iv 314 2 16 pp. 1 vols. 4to. OCLC: 1438105 1 copy Harvard University Divinity School; Darlow & Moule 6347 J.W. Steffenhagena unknown books
158234482Rheims: John Fogny 1582. 4to. 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Collation: a-c4 d2 A-5D4 5E2; 28 745 27 pp. With woodcut initials head and tail pieces throughout. Bound in full late 19th century crushed dark blue morocco gilt extra a.e.g.; ex library with a stamp on the title and a few in the text generally a large clean copy.<br/> <br/>The first Roman Catholic New Testament in English.<br/> <br/>Very scarce first edition of the important Rheims New Testament the first Roman Catholic version in English translated from the Vulgate. Like the Geneva Bible the Rheims New Testament was "produced by religious refugees who carried their faith and work abroad. Since the English Protestants used their vernacular translations not only as the foundation of their own faith but as siege artillery in the assault on Rome a Catholic translation became more and more necessary in order that the faithful could answer text for text against the 'intolerable ignorance and importunity of the heretics of this time.' The chief translator was Gregory Martinc. 1542-1582 . Technical words were transliterated rather than translated. Thus many new words came to birth. Not only was Martin steeped in the Vulgate he was every day involved in the immortal liturgical Latin of his church. The resulting Latinisms added a majesty to his English prose and many a dignified or felicitous phrase was silently lifted by the editors of the King James's Version and thus passed into the language" Great Books and Book Collectors 108. While Martin was responsible for the translation the controversial textual annotations in defense of Catholic doctrine are attributed to Richard Bristow one of the supervisors of the project; most copies of this edition were purportedly suppressed and destroyed because of these notes some of which were removed from later editions. The New Testament was issued separately and first in the hope that its successful sale would finance prompt production of the Old Testament; the two-volume Old Testament did not however appear until 1609-10 due to insufficient funds.<br/> <br/>ESTC S102491; STC 2884; Darlow & Moule 134; The Bible 100 Landmarks 66; The Bible in the Lilly Library 39 40; Dore 291-98; Herbert 177 300; Pierpont Morgan Library The Bible 112115. Rumball-Petre 15. Rylands 95 96; Herbert 300; Pforzheimer 68. John Fogny unknown books
1582308536Rheims: John Fogny 1582. First Catholic Bible New Testament in English. Collation: a-c4 d2 A-5D4 5E2; 28 745 27 pp. With woodcut initials head and tail pieces throughout. 1 vols. 4to 8-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches. Bound in full late 19th century crushed dark blue morocco gilt extra a.e.g. Surface scuffs and light wear to extremities ex-library with a stamp on the title and colophon call number inked to lower margin of title upper outer corner of title repaired generally a large clean copy. Donor presentation inscription dated 1891 on flyleaf. First Catholic Bible New Testament in English. Collation: a-c4 d2 A-5D4 5E2; 28 745 27 pp. With woodcut initials head and tail pieces throughout. 1 vols. 4to 8-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches. THE FIRST ROMAN CATHOLIC NEW TESTAMENT IN ENGLISH. Very scarce first edition of the important Rheims New Testament the first Roman Catholic version in English translated from the Vulgate.<br/>Like the Geneva Bible the Rheims New Testament was "produced by religious refugees who carried their faith and work abroad. Since the English Protestants used their vernacular translations not only as the foundation of their own faith but as siege artillery in the assault on Rome a Catholic translation became more and more necessary in order that the faithful could answer text for text against the 'intolerable ignorance and importunity of the heretics of this time.' The chief translator was Gregory Martinc. 1542-1582 . Technical words were transliterated rather than translated. Thus many new words came to birth. Not only was Martin steeped in the Vulgate he was every day involved in the immortal liturgical Latin of his church. The resulting Latinisms added a majesty to his English prose and many a dignified or felicitous phrase was silently lifted by the editors of the King James's Version and thus passed into the language" Great Books and Book Collectors 108. While Martin was responsible for the translation the controversial textual annotations in defense of Catholic doctrine are attributed to Richard Bristow one of the supervisors of the project; most copies of this edition were purportedly suppressed and destroyed because of these notes some of which were removed from later editions. The New Testament was issued separately and first in the hope that its successful sale would finance prompt production of the Old Testament; the two-volume Old Testament did not however appear until 1609-10 due to insufficient funds. ESTC S102491; STC 2884; Darlow & Moule 134; The Bible 100 Landmarks 66; The Bible in the Lilly Library 39 40; Dore 291-98; Herbert 177 300; Pierpont Morgan Library The Bible 112 115. Rumball-Petre 15. Rylands 95 96; Herbert 300; Pforzheimer 68 John Fogny unknown books
185940310New York: American Bible Society 1859. 447 ; 112 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary American green gilt extra morocco a.e.g. Fine smalkl snag at head of spine. 447 ; 112 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. American Bible Society unknown books
1639255527Lugduni Batavorum i.e. Leiden: ex officina Elseviriorum 1639. First edition. 12 43 5 966 86 pp. Printer's device on title-page. Text in Greek and Latin. 1 vols. Folio. Contgemporary panelled calf skillfully rebacked preserving original backstrip later marbled endsheets corners restored rear joint cracked but sturdy minor staining to covers; internally apart from slight dampstaining to inner margins quite clean and crisp. First edition. 12 43 5 966 86 pp. Printer's device on title-page. Text in Greek and Latin. 1 vols. Folio. Daniel Heinsius Commentary. Heinsius' massive commentary on the New Testament and one of his major achievements. The second part Aristarchus Sacer is his commentary on the Gospel according to John first published by the Elzeviers in 1627 and here slightly revised and enlarged. ex officina Elseviriorum unknown books
1583255181London: Christopher Barker printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie 1583. 6 322 19 leaves; 12136 16 pp. Woodcut initials. Texts in black letter that in the second work in double columns. 1 vols. 4to. Full 19th-century crushed levant raised bands gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. by Jenkins & Cecil. Both titles within elaborate woodcut borders with woodcut map on verso of ¶8 and Royal Arms at conclusion of St. John. The first work wants the two preliminary blanks and the final blank. Joints rubbed clearly washed at the time of binding though with occasional light foxing and minor spotting remaining a handful of small marginal repairs lower margins of U2-3 in second work a bit frayed with a few small chips not affecting text; generally a very good copy if somewhat processed. 6 322 19 leaves; 12136 16 pp. Woodcut initials. Texts in black letter that in the second work in double columns. 1 vols. 4to. The Geneva - Thomson text of the New Testament revised by Thomson from the translation by Whittingham Gilby Sampson and others. First printed in 1576 Thomson's revision eventually became the final and most popular version of the Geneva text. The edition of the Psalms by Sternhold and Hopkins was first published in its complete form in 1562 and was frequently reprinted often to be bound to accompany other editions of the Bible. ESTC S123036 & S102250; STC 2885 & 2466; Herbert 180; Darlow & Moule 137; Luborsky & Ingram 2885 Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie unknown books
1638254393Genève: Pierre Aubert 1638. First edition of the New Testament translated into modern Greek. Bilingual text Koiné and Modern Greek in two columns. 24 452; 1-314 2 ff. Volume II: leaf 4a2 i.e. 278 largely torn away and with two later blank leaves inserted 4a3 i.e. 279 defective at lower gutter with some narrow loss of text. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary mottled calf rebacked with much of the original gilt backstrip and labels laid down gilt monogram on boards marbled endsheets. Woodcut device on title-page woodcut initials and head and tail pieces. Calf treated at some point early on with a darkening agent bookplates and blindstamps in corner of each title of the "Society for the Home Study of Holy Scripture and Church History" irrelevant bookseller's description pasted to front endpaper of first volume. I:4 shows a quarter sized ink spot with smaller droplets and a discoloration to fore-margin occasional light marginal discolorations elsewhere a few signatures a bit tanned; still very good. Volume II: intermittent damp staining from 4b1 through end some worming from 4c1 through end often costing several letters or words per leaf; just a flawed companion to the former volume. First edition of the New Testament translated into modern Greek. Bilingual text Koiné and Modern Greek in two columns. 24 452; 1-314 2 ff. Volume II: leaf 4a2 i.e. 278 largely torn away and with two later blank leaves inserted 4a3 i.e. 279 defective at lower gutter with some narrow loss of text. 2 vols. 4to. First Edition of the New Testament in Modern Greek. First edition of the New Testament translated into modern Greek. An important and attractive publication sponsored by the States General of Holland to foster amity between the Greek and Reformed Churches. The modern Greek was prepared by the monk Maximus of Gallipoli and the edition was authorized by the Patriarch of Constantinople Cyril Lucarius who contributed a Preface. The edition is reported to have consisted of some 1500 copies. The rationale behind the preparation of this text was much the same as the impetus leading to the publication by Elzevier of a modern Greek translation of the Dutch Reformed Catechism in 1648. Darlow & Moule 4958; Cathedral Libraries Catalogue b1500 Pierre Aubert unknown books
1653255179Londoni: Excudebat Rogerus Daniel: prostat autem venale apud Joannem Martin & Jacobum Allestrye sub signo Campanae in Cometerio D. Pauli 1653. The first edition of the Septuagint printed in England. 8 1279 1; 186 2 pp. plus terminal blank. 1 vols. 4to signed in 8's 195 x 143mm. Old vellum titled and dated in manuscript on the spine. Terminal leaves slightly soiled two ownership inscriptions on front endsheets and small Lincoln's Inn release/sale stamp vellum a bit handsoiled occasional modest foxing and dusting along upper margins but a very good copy. The first edition of the Septuagint printed in England. 8 1279 1; 186 2 pp. plus terminal blank. 1 vols. 4to signed in 8's 195 x 143mm. The Uncommon Quarto Printing. The first edition of the Septuagint printed in England with the Scholia the scarce printing in quarto format. The text is derived from the Sixtine text and edited by John Biddle 1615-1662 the Unitarian controversialist who was imprisoned by the Parliamentary Commissioners for his religious views. <br/>The SCHOLIA . has a separate title-leaf register and pagination. The same setting was imposed in both quarto and octavo formats the latter with rules separating the columns of text. In regard to institutional representation the edition in quarto is much more uncommon than that in octavo: ESTC locates 4 copies of the quarto printing in North America as opposed to 19 of the octavo printing. Occasionally Daniel's reprint of the New Testament is bound up with the octavo printings to form a complete Bible. Brunet cites that format but notes the sale of a copy on "Gr. Pap." presumably a copy in this format. Over the last 35 years ABPC records sale of one copy in quarto 1999 and four in octavo. ESTC R12599 & R236817; Wing B2718 octavo edition only; Darlow & Moule 4692; Brunet I:863 Excudebat Rogerus Daniel: prostat autem venale apud Joannem Martin & Jacobum Allestrye, sub signo Campanae in Cometerio D. Pauli unknown books
19461263Paris: Editions du Sceau 1946. Aboulker Célestine. Quarto original wrappers slight wear to ends of spine margins slightly browned; a very good copy. One of an edition of 130 copies illustrated with 15 color lithographs by Celestine Aboulker. A member of a prominent Jewish family in Algiers Aboulker's paintings often biblicly inspired are in the collections of Le Musée d'art et d'histoire du judaïsme in Paris and the museums of Ein Harod and Dimona in Israel. <br/><br/> Editions du Sceau unknown books
1480254000Ulm: Johann Zainer 1480. 293 of 296 leaves; lacking first 2 leaves of the Calendar and final blank. •6 ••8 a-x8 y12 z8 A-L8 M3. 1 vols. 8vo; 111 x 90 mm. Bound in 18th-century paper boards with remnant of morocco spine label edges stained red. Spine defective and covers rubbed but binding is sound; several leaves bear stubs at outer edge from former index tabs; first leaf of Psalter extended at inner margin; final two leaves slightly waterstained; some browning and occasional stains; text block seriously trimmed but never into text. Notes on front endpapers and a presentation inscription in 1826 from a member of the German Methodist Episcopal Church U.S. In a custom half-morocco slipcase and chemise. 293 of 296 leaves; lacking first 2 leaves of the Calendar and final blank. •6 ••8 a-x8 y12 z8 A-L8 M3. 1 vols. 8vo; 111 x 90 mm. An Incunable of the Utmost Rarity. Johann Zainer the Elder fl. 1472-93 established the first printing press at Ulm where his first book is dated 1473. This pocket psalter by Zainer is undated; the colophon gives only the printer's name and the city in which it was printed. ISTC gives a conjectural date of around 1480. <br/><br/>The book's handy but fragile format a thick octavo that would have been easily portable for late fifteenth-century users doubtless guaranteed a low survival rate. Indeed the few copies which have survived are often incomplete fragments or in poor condition.<br/><br/>ISTC gives the following locations: France: Strasbourg BNU imperfect wanting Commune sanctorum; Germany: Bamberg SB; Berlin SB; Fulda HLB; Leipzig DB/Buch fragment missing; München BSB 2 imperfect; Stuttgart WLB 3; U.S.A: Washington DC Washington Cathedral Library this copy<br/><br/>The present copy - the only copy in America - is complete save for the first two leaves of the Calendar and the blank leaf at the end. Goff Suppl. P1041a; H 13475; C 4927; GW M36206; ISTC No.: ip01041500 Johann Zainer unknown books
1707265534Oxonii: E Theatro Sheldoniano 1707. Title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre engraved frontispiece potrait of Queen Anne preceding Dedication 8 full-page engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf covers rubbed joints tender but cords holding; onternally fine. Title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre engraved frontispiece potrait of Queen Anne preceding Dedication 8 full-page engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. The first eight books only of the famous edition of the Septuagint here in the same type as the folio version but issued in octavo format "to prevent the book from being piratically printed in Germany." Darlow & Moule. The volume contains the first eight books ending with the Book of Ruth. Darlow & Moule 4734 E Theatro Sheldoniano unknown books
1633156London: Robert Barker.by the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Very Early Elizabethan Printing. Tooled leather. Very Good /Custom Case. 12mo original tooled leather 17th century binding engraved frontispiece very closely cut borders all edges gilded original green silk page divider viii blank ~ 524 vi blank pages. THE NEW TES_/ TAMENT / Of our Lord and / S A V I O V R / - Jesus Christ Newly translated out of the / Originall Grrek : and / with the former transla- / tions diligently compared / and revised by his Maie- / sties special commande- / ment. ---------------------------- Imprinted at London / By Robert Barker Printer / to the Kings most Excel- / lent Majesty and by / the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Cum privilegia. A GEM! In an original tooled leather binding no less. Beautiful clear type. Minimal wear. Some pages so closely cropped by the printer that the chapter headings at the top have been partially excised though not the text. In order to ensure its proper long-term preservation we commissioned Scott Kellar distinguished Chicago bookbinder and restorer to make minor professional repairs and to construct a protective box for this already Exceptional and Rare tiny edition of the Authorized King James version of the New Testament. Finely bound in contemporary tan embossed calf over wooden boards richly gilt to spine. four hubs and boards. Marbled pastedowns & endpaper. a.e.g. and gauffered. Spine very slightly rubbed with partial loss of caps at head and foot restored and almost invisible. Edges of engraved title page reinforced; overall a fine copy. Ink inscriptions on two front free endpapers naming "Edmund James Gore" & his London addresses. The continental binding on this small format Authorized version MAY suggest that it might be a pirated edition of the English Bible pirated in Amsterdam. For example the Stam printing family were printing small format Bibles in 1673-- after our publication see Cambridge History of the Book in Britain IV p.467. Herbert 713-14 Wing B2511A. Robert Barker...by the Assignes of John Bill hardcover books
1971IY915-265Los Angeles:: Bela Blau 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Miniature Book. 1 1/2 x 1 3/16 inches. 22 pp. Hand-colored portrait of Moses ten commandments in Hebrew printed within tablet-shaped rules text of the ten commandments in English; text clean unmarked. Gilt-stamped brown leather decorative end-papers; binding square and tight light shelf wear smudges to covers. Very Good. SECOND EDITION of Blau's masterful edition of the Ten Commandments handset printed and bound by Bela Blau. Bela Blau was a mainstay in the fine press community in Los Angeles for 40 years. Blau had been a printer in Hungary until he was imprisoned in a Nazi labor camp during World War II. He had restarted his business after the war only to lose it again when the Communists took over Hungary. After fleeing to the United States in 1956 Blau went to work for a Los Angeles bookbinding company. Several years later he opened his own custom binding company and named it A-1 Bookbinding to win the lead spot in the telephone directory. An oral history of Blau's experiences during World War II is online at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Bela Blau, hardcover books
1965IY915-266aLos Angeles:: Bela Blau 1965. Hardcover. Like New. Miniature Book. 1 x 3/4 inches. 27 pp. Portrait of Moses depictions of stone tablets with Hebrew text the Ten Commandments in English; text clean unmarked. Gilt-stamped full red leather marbled end-papers; binding square and tight. IY915-266a. Fine. Handset printed and bound by Bela Blau. Blau published several miniature book editions of the Ten Commandments. This was his first with the variant binding in red leather and elaborate gilt decorations on the front cover. REFERENCE: Bradbury 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books No. 408. Bela Blau, hardcover books
19021322Hammersmith The Doves Press 1902-1904. Containing the Old Testament and the New Translated Out of the Original Tongues by Special Command of His Majesty James the First. Issued in 5 volumes. Folio. Bound by Doves Bindery in original limp vellum with gilt title on the spine. A perfect copy of one of the 500 on handmade paper only two were printed on vellum. This is the one of the most beautiful books ever published by a private press and one of the three most desirable the other two are the Kelmscott Chaucer and the Ashendene Dante. In addition there are 18 specimen proof pages and original leaves included. Franklin: pp.117-118 Cave p.148. Doves Press books
19856343London: Facsimile Editions 1985. Edition limited to 500 copies. Very Good/Fine facsimile of "Ms Kennicotti" held in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University a finely decorated manuscript of the Hebrew Bible that resembles in some ways the Book of Kells in the use of animal figures and and intricate marginal decorations although the style comes from the Ibero-Islamic tradition rather than the Celtic one. The manuscript was copied out twenty years prior to the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 by Moshe Ibn Zabara and Yosef Ibn Chaim containing the entire Tanak together with the Radak commentary and Sefer HaMichlol. It is known as the "Kennicott Bible" after Benjamin Kennicot 1718-1783 the English clergyman and Hebraist who acquired the manuscript for Oxford University. An exceptionally beautiful facsimile five and a half years in the making it is printed on deluxe paper stock intended to reproduce the appearance of the original vellum. The gold highlights in the facsimile illustrations were applied by hand. The commentary by Bezalel Narkiss and Aliza Cohen-Mushlin provides a scholarly yet approachable historical context and artistic appreciation. A remarkable production!. 34 cm; 2 volumes 444 leaves facsimile; 97 pages commentary. Hebrew and English. Each volume in sturdy blindstamped leather bindings housed in custom velvet-lined blue cloth folding case. Slight surface mark on lower board of facsimile; surface scratch on lower board of commentary folding case a little dusty closure strap somewhat distressed else fine. Extra shipping charges will apply. [Facsimile Editions] hardcover books
18957527New York: American Bible Society 1895. Hard Cover. First edition of this Bible volume I only; folio 14" x 13" 164 leaves embossed in the New York Point Alphabet for the Blind which is a system of tactile raised dots similar to Braille. Contemporary 3/4 calf over tan cloth covered boards spine ruled in gilt; spine label is absent. New York Point for the Blind was invented by William Bell Wait 1839-1916 educator for the Blind as an alternative to the "Line Letter" system consisting of raised letters of the standard alphabet which was in use in the late 19th Century and lasted for several decades. But Braille had been invented by Louis Braille in 1824 but fell into disuse only to be revived in the early 20th Century and Braille remains today the standard in reading and writing for the Blind throughout the world. Internally quite clean with the embossed dots in very good condition; small loss at head of spine and corners worn through; a very good copy now quite scarce on the market. <br/><br/> American Bible Society hardcover books
1996D15754Augsburg: Pattloch Verlag 1996. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. Limited edition. Thick 4to. 14 1184 4 353 1 39 9pp. Original decorative full leather binding with gilt foil and engraved relief gilt design. All edges gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Limitation and title page signed by the artist. Fine modern press edition of the Bible with text in German. Illustrated with 80 full page color plates by Ernst Fuchs an Austrian renaissance man of sorts known principally for his artwork within the school of Fantastic Realism. Bible is housed in the original folding box and carton slipcase. Fresh copy. <br/><br/> Pattloch Verlag hardcover books
19413501SAN JOSE VICTOR HILLIS 1941 1941. STITCHED STIFF BLUE PRINTED WRAPPERS. 13 PAGES. VERY GOOD. ONE OF 600 COPIES. Soft cover. SAN JOSE, VICTOR HILLIS, 1941 paperback books
1752D3102Paris: Gabriel-Charles Berton 1752. Hardcover. Very Good. 268 half-page engraved illustrations including title vignette. 20 552 pages including half-title. 4to contemporary mottled sheep gilt with morocco lettering piece spine ends rubbed cover corners worn; overall a very nice fresh copy. A charming old 19th century book marker with a little pillow at the head rests inside pillow dangling outside at the top. <br/><br/> Gabriel-Charles Berton hardcover books
1875WRCAM30390New York: American Bible Society 1875. iv717pp. Contemporary calf ornate blind-stamped covers gilt-lettered spine neatly recased. Rubbed. Scattered foxing pencil scribblings on both pastedowns. Small chipped broadsheet of religious hymnals laid in. Good. Third edition after editions of 1844 and 1856. "The A.B.S. Report for 1844 states that this version was made by S. Hall and other missionaries of the A.B.C.F.M. near Lake Superior. J.C. Pilling however in his bibliography of the Algonquian Languages ascribes it to Henry Blatchford." BANKS p.133. EVANS 580. PILLING ALGONQUIAN p.52. DARLOW & MOULE 3040. AYER INDIAN LINGUISTICS CHIPPEWA 35. PILLING PROOF-SHEETS 396. American Bible Society unknown books
181817093Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd 1818. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo. 108pp. Publishers original drab brown cloth; upper board blocked in gilt with title within a floral design. Ink name on front pastedown. Cloth soiled binding lightly shaken gilt rubbed else a very good copy. The date of publication is taken from the Advertisement page 4. This seems to be the first Oliver and Boyd printing of a hieroglyphic Bible and the second Edinburgh printing after the Doig and Sterling edition of 1814. The accepted publicaton date for this Bible is 1818; three other known copies are known to have been issued either in quarter leather and marbled paper boards or in printed card covers. Our copy is in what is clearly publisher's cloth with gilt blocked on the upper board. This combination is unknown before 1826. It is likely then that the textblock while printed earlier was bound after 1826. Exceedingly scarce. Protected in a custom clamshell box. Oliver & Boyd hardcover books
1790260927Boston: Printed by Joseph Bumstead for David West 1790. pp. 358 2 ads. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf. Joints a bit tender; tiny chip at tail of spine. A beautiful unrestored copy and with Pierce family inscriptions on the endpapers. pp. 358 2 ads. 1 vols. 12mo. With unusual ownership painting on the endpaper identifying the Psalms as belonging to Benjamin Pierce's Book 1791 and depicting a man up a tree by way of ladder either to send apples to another man seated below or to read his psalms aloft in peace-- let the viewer be the judge! <br/><br/>The following leaf includes a calligraphic presentation in 1799 to James Pierce who notes its use by "the society in Brattle Square" which we take to mean the then Congregational and later c. 1805-1876 Unitarian Church on Brattle Street in Boston Massachusetts. <br/><br/>The church distinguished itself by its somewhat relaxed attitude toward rigid Calvinist practices and by iits array of important ministers: Benjamin Colman 1699-1747; William Cooper 1716-1743; Samuel Cooper 1747-1783; Peter Thacher 1785-1802; Joseph Stevens Buckminster 1805-1812; Edward Everett 1814-1815; John Gorham Palfrey 1813-1831; and Samuel Kirkland Lothrop 1834-1876. The parishioners were no less esteemed: John Hancock Samuel Adams Joseph Warren John Adams Abigail Adams Richard Clarke Elizabeth Greenleaf Jane Mecom John Lowell Lydia Hancock Henry Cabot Lodge James Bowdoin 1676-1747 and many others. Hans Gram played organ in the late 18th century. The Pierce family's early days in America perhaps coming as early as about 1620 were spent largely in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and their legacy includes Benjamin Pierce governor of New Hampshire 1827-1830 as well as ten generations spent in what is now an historic landmark of seventeenth-century architecture currently serving as a museum in Dorchester Massachusetts. It is difficult to place exactly which Benjamin Pierce and James Pierce this copy belonged to in the large and lively family. Evans 22351 Printed by Joseph Bumstead for David West unknown books
