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1782WRCAM56605Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken 1782. Two parts bound in one volume. 1452pp. text in two columns. Complete with title- leaves to both the Old and New Testaments along with the certification leaf from Congress. 12mo. Contemporary sheep. Binding rubbed. Light toning and foxing. Contemporary notations on rear endleaves. A very good copy in contemporary condition. In a blue half morocco slipcase and chemise spine gilt. The Aitken Bible is one of the most celebrated American bibles being the first complete English Bible printed in America. During the colonial era the monopoly on printing English bibles belonged to the Royal Printer and the colonies were supplied entirely with bibles printed in England. The first Bible printed in the British colonies in America was the famous Eliot Indian Bible in Algonquin issued in Cambridge in 1661-63 and reprinted in 1680-85. The 18th century saw the printing of bibles in German. With the American Revolution the British monopoly on English-language bibles naturally ended and the embargo on goods from England acted to create a shortage. Aitken a Philadelphia printer undertook the task producing the New Testament in 1781 and the Old Testament in 1782. On completion he petitioned the Continental Congress for their endorsement and received it in September 1782. Because of this official endorsement and the reasons behind its production the Aitken Bible is often referred to as "The Bible of the Revolution." This highspot amongst printed Americana has become very difficult to find in any condition. The present example despite minor faults is a very nice copy of a work almost inevitably found in poor condition here in a contemporary American binding. <br> <br> This copy has four pages of annotations by the Shipman family beginning with the marriage of Paul Shipman and Mary Bond in 1780 and extending through the death of George Shipman in 1846. A note on the rear fly leaf reads: "Paul Shipman's Bible bought of Majr. William Helms in Hacketstown December 23th 1783 price of 6/-. Printed by Robt. Aitken at Pope Head three doors above the Coffey house in Market Street Philadelphia in 1782." <br> <br> A major rarity in American bibles and American printing. DARLOW & MOULE 928. SABIN 5165. EVANS 17101 17473. HILDEBURN 4126 4184. ESTC W4490. HILLS 11. O'CALLAHAN p.31. Printed and sold by Robert Aitken unknown books
1876300103Philadelphia: Harding 1876. hardcover. very good. Steel engraved plates with tissue guards and woodcut illustrations in the text. Rubricated title very thick 4to full brown calf with heavily gilt and carved covers and spine all edges gilt metal clasp. Philadelphia: William Harding 1876. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Harding unknown books
186438435New York: William W. Harding 1864. Harding's Edition. 2 Chromolithographed frontispieces. 1 vols. Thick 4to 11-14 x 9 inches. Bound in full brown contemporary pebbled morocco extra gilt stamped covers gilt spine a.e.g. brass clasps. The names "C.B. & L.A. Northrop" stamped in gilt on upper cover and stamped in gilt "Harding's Edition/ 26" on lower spine. Handsome copy. Harding's Edition. 2 Chromolithographed frontispieces. 1 vols. Thick 4to 11-14 x 9 inches. William W. Harding unknown books
18477309New York: American Bible Society 1847. Full Leather. Very Good. 12mo 7" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2" 691 pages; publisher's full sheepskin with gilt lettering on black leather spine label. A very good copy. <br/><br/> American Bible Society hardcover books
1852252169Oxford: Printed at the University Press 1852. 1 vols. Minion 24mo. Original brown pebbled morocco spine titled in gilt a.e.g. with brass clasp. A bit rubbed very good plus. 1 vols. Minion 24mo. This imprint not in Darlow & Moule Printed at the University Press unknown books
1855252170New York: American Bible Society 1855. 1278 pp. 1 vols. Minion 18mo. Publisher's brown blind-stamped morocco a.e.g. Some rubbing. 1278 pp. 1 vols. Minion 18mo. American Bible Society unknown books
1856300659Large 4to. Illustrated with full page steel engravings by P.J. De Loutherbourg and others. Original full black morocco spine with five raised band each double ruled in gilt and elaborately stamped in gilt covers double ruled in gilt with elaborate gilt designs inner dentlles yellow coated endpapers a.e.g. Very good fresh. No signatures or bookplates. Small bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. H.G. Collins hardcover books
1883300656Thick 4to. Illustrated with maps woodcuts and full-page engraved portraits and views after Francis Frith and others. Full contemporary gilt and blindstamped brown morocco spine with raised bands gilt stamped inner dentelles marbled endpapers a.e.g. rubbing; upper hinge starting. Good-very good. The Paddock/Burgess family bible with a manuscript genealogy tracing family history to William Brewster who arrived on the Mayflower. A.J. Holman hardcover books
184025730Concord NH: Stearns Morrills & Silsby 1840. Full morocco with leather tongue and clasp. All edges gilt. Clasp worn boards rubbed upper joints split but tight beautiful period inscription to first blank overall a very good copy. 852 pp.; 259 pp. Illus. with two engravings with tissue guards. 32mo. 11 cm. Added title page engraved. OCLC lists no copies of the 1840 edition or earlier. There are two copies of a 1841 edition under the imprint of Morrill & Silsby at Harvard Divinity School and the NH Historical Society. A Polyglot Bible in 1843 was published by Stearns. The name Edward Fornis in gilt on one board. Scarce New Hampshire imprint. Stearns, Morrills & Silsby hardcover books
180939623Hartford Connecticut: Printed and Sold by Hudson & Goodwin 1809. 12mo. 6 7/16 x 4 1/8 inches. 810pp. Original sheep binding spine flat. Slight wear.<br/> <br/>A fine copy of the first edition of the first Bible printed in the state of Connecticut complete with the separate title page for the New Testament.<br/> <br/>On October 18 1809 an announcement in the "Connecticut Courant" now known as the Hartford Courant read: "Hudson and Goodwin have the satisfaction to announce to the public that they have this day completed their first edition of the School Bible. The type is entirely new imported at heavy expense.and the paper is so good a quality that it is asserted with confidence to be the best of the kind offered for sale in this country." Henry Hudson a partner in the Hudson and Goodwin publishing firm which was also the publisher of the Connecticut Courant was the secretary of the newly-formed Connecticut Bible Society at the time. At the encouragement of the society Hudson and Goodwin published this Bible which they referred to as the School Bible.<br/> <br/>Hills The English Bible in America 168. Printed and Sold by Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
1792WRCLIT76093London: Printed for Bellamy and Roberts 1792. Four volumes bound in six. Quarto. Contemporary unlettered calf marbled endsheets spines gilt. Plates and maps some folding. Institutional bookplate and early gift inscriptions hinges cracked but still holding spine ends chipped scattered foxing and tanning burn scar to lower board of first volume scrape to spine of sixth volume. Still a sound useful set amenable to cosmetics. First edition of Thomas Scott's edition of the English Bible first published in 174 weekly numbers spanning 1788-92. The enterprise contributed to the bankruptcy of the publisher and Scott was saddled with considerable debt but his commentary has been described as "the greatest theological performance of our age and country" - Sir James Stephen quoted by Herbert. The title calls for a Concordance and accompaniments which does not appear in this set -- according to Herbert it is usually the separate 3rd edition of Powell's 1792 concordance and was published as a separate accompaniment in quarto format and in 8vo both as standalones. Given the binding configuration of this set it usually appears in four volumes it is possible that this set was bound up from the parts issue. The New Testament is bound in two volumes with general title in 1st volume only and what usually appears as volume one is here present in two volumes with the general title in the first and the second beginning with Ruth. ESTC locates three sets: BL Newport Central and Washington State. HERBERT 1366. ESTC T95096. Printed for Bellamy and Roberts unknown books
185039772London: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1850. 2 vols. Thick 12mo 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 inches. Bound in full crimson red contemporary morocco heavily gilt all edges gilt. Fine in original full pebbled crimson morocco box. 2 vols. Thick 12mo 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 inches. The Book of Common Prayer is inscribed "Frances Mary Henrietta Hawkesworth from her affectionate Godfather Rich. S. Hawkesworth 27th August" 18 The year has been effaced. A beautiful set. Eyre and Spottiswoode unknown books
176242105Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett Printer to the University 1762. With the New Testament title page bearing the name of "Mark Baskett." Herbert says M. only. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary full crimson morocco gilt panelled spines a.e.g. Fine. Bookplate of Isabella Hildebrand and ownership inscriptions of Charlotte Milles 1767 Margaret Brutoon Isabelle Hildebrand 1912 and Sir Hector Livingston Duff 1936. With the New Testament title page bearing the name of "Mark Baskett." Herbert says M. only. 2 vols. 12mo. Herbert 1145 Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the University unknown books
1811320096Philadelphia: Mathew Carey No. 122 Market-Street 1811. 4 1080 72pp. Complete with 50 illustrations plate at p. 916 is detached and tattered at edges and plate at 932 is detached and with considerably trimmed. Early entries on the family register by the Mingle family. Sectional titles for the OT and NT 1811 Apocrypha and Brown's Brief Concordance as issued. 4to. Contemporary calf. Worn upper cover nearly detached. Foxing. Early inked stamp of P.A. Johnson Bookseller & Stationer Morristown N.J. on front pastedown and with ownership inscription on ffep: "Henry Mingle's Bible bought of Peter A. Johnson in Morristown October 28 1812. 4 1080 72pp. Complete with 50 illustrations plate at p. 916 is detached and tattered at edges and plate at 932 is detached and with considerably trimmed. Early entries on the family register by the Mingle family. Sectional titles for the OT and NT 1811 Apocrypha and Brown's Brief Concordance as issued. 4to. In 1804 Carey first published a new edition of the quarto Bible from standing type and including the Apocrypha. A consummate promoter and bookseller Carey re-issued the Bible on a variety of paper stocks and with various numbers of engraved maps and plates over the next decade. An 1809 advertisement listed 34 variations of his "Family Bible" priced between $3.50 and $12 however none of those listed include more than 30 engraved maps and plates suggesting this issue with 50 engraved maps and plates and including the Old Testament New Testament Psalms Apocrypha and Brown's Concordance to be among the most deluxe version yet issued by Carey. We find no record of Carey's quarto bible with 50 plates as here.<br/><br/>With an early Morristown New Jersey bookseller stamp and provenance to the Mingle family of Warren County New Jersey. Hills 174; O'Callaghan 1810.1. See Clarkin 622 8 plates and 623 1 map 10 plates; this issue not recorded Mathew Carey, No. 122 Market-Street unknown books
181816976Pittsburg: Cramer and Spear 1818. Small 8vo. 792pp. Original publisher's sheep. Signatures sprung from use but attached; pages generally very soiled and with some contemporary markings; old repair to the spine else the binding is in good condition. Ownership name of Dan Smith dated 1828 and later 'Dan Smith His Book'. The New Testament has a separate title page. <br/> <br/>In this copy there is a short note pinned to its verso listing the births of members of the McNees family in the late nineteenth century. <br/> <br/>This is the first Bible printed west of the Allegheny River and the first Bible in English printed west of the Allegheny Mountains. <br/> <br/>Note: this is a well used copy but in good condition. Rare. <br/> <br/>Hills 349; Not in Darlow and Moule Cramer and Spear unknown books
150741458Cambridge: Pr. by John Archdeacon 177576. 4to in 8s 28.8 cm 11.33". Frontis. 639 ff. <br><br>with accompanying volume The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England: Together with the psalter or psalms of David. Cambridge: Pr. by John Archdeacon 1781. 8vo 20.7 cm 8.15". 376 ff. bound with Vickers William. A companion to the altar: Shewing the nature and necessity of a sacramental preparation in order to our worthy receiving the holy communion. London: Pr. for Thomas Beecroft 1783. Frontis. 2 v55 1 adv. pp. lacking half-title or initial blank and with Bible. Psalms. English. Sternhold and Hopkins. The whole book of psalms collected into English metre. Cambridge: Pr. by John Archdeacon 1785. 8vo. 64 ff.<br>Â Â Â Â This striking 18th-century set owned by a wealthy Englishwoman who spent much of her life in Switzerland for more on which see below pairs a handsome Cambridge Bible and BCP in => masterfully designed and executed deluxe matched bindings. The Bible opens with a frontispiece engraved by Charles Grignion after Francis Hayman; the Apocrypha are present in this copy and the New Testament has a separate title-page dated 1776. The BCP is bound with Companion to the Altar "Note This Book is bound up with the Common-Prayers of several sorts printed by the University of Cambridge" as per the title-page; Sternhold & Hopkins bring up the rear.<br>Â Â Â Â Bindings: Contemporary mottled green morocco covers framed in Greek key roll and dentelles composed of urn and flower motifs surrounding central JHS medallions with red morocco inlays and gilt-tooled flames; spines with gilt-tooled compartment decorations Bible spine with gilt-stamped red leather title-label. While the covers of the two volumes are strongly similar overall and "read" as => identical on first glance the details of the design vary slightly between the Bible and the BCP as the size disparity and possibly the time gap between the publication dates necessitated the use of different tools. The spine designs differ more notably but still most companionably with the Bible's spine decorations being built up with foliate and floral motifs and the BCP's with suns and stars. => To engage in minute comparison of these bindings' detail is an entrancing exercise.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front free endpaper of Bible used for family record: Francis James Barwell de Sandol Roy born in 1793 and died in 1813 "Quel angoisse!"; Henri Guillaume de Sandol Roy born in 1797; and a list of grandchildren: François Sophie Anna and Alfred. The title-page inscription confirms that this set was owned by Sophie Bridget Barwell de Sandol Roy 17691850 daughter of William Barwell a director of the East India Company; her brother Richard became a famously wealthy and scandalous nabob. Dubbed "la belle Anglaise" following her arrival in Neuchâtel Sophie made a great splash in Swiss society and received a proposal from Colonel François Isaac de Sandol Roy sometimes given as Sandol-Roy a proposal which she at first rejected until he subsequently saved her from the guillotine in revolutionary Paris! For more on their story please see Musée Neuchatelois 1923 ed. pp. 24 which includes a reproduction of a portrait of Sophie de Sandol-Roy done by Sir Joshua Reynolds. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Bible: Darlow & Moule 1247; ESTC T88808. BCP: Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1781:1; ESTC T212010. Companion: ESTC T76554. Psalms: ESTC T221010. Bindings as above moderate rubbing to extremities and sides with limited scuffing only; all edges gilt marbled endpapers and original matching dark blue bookmarks present still attached. Bible with small area of waterstaining to lower inner margins of first few leaves including frontispiece; varying faint to moderate foxing; one leaf with small repair to upper outer margin. BCP with a few instances of light foxing pages mostly clean; laid in is a stitched pamphlet which seems to be a record of additional family information involving Albert Victor and Mary although written in a challenging hand. => A gorgeous lavish production altogether with a remarkable arresting provenance. Pr. by John Archdeacon hardcover books
179631848Philadelphia: Pr. by Jacob R. Berriman for Berriman & Co. 1796. Folio 42.2 cm 16.7". 748 pp. 2 final ff. of back matter lacking; 18 plts. <br><br>Bible collector's treasure: the first edition of the Berriman Bible. Noted for its excellent illustrations by several contemporary American engravers including Alexander Anderson Cornelius Tiebout Francis Shallus and William Rollinson this large and handsomely produced lectern-sized folio Bible is printed in two columns with sidenotes including scriptural cross-references and a chronology. The plates include scenes of Adam and Eve in paradise frontispiece the Egyptian midwives drowning the Hebrews' infant sons Judas Maccabaeus slaying Apolloninus and Judas betraying Christ with a kiss; the maps show the presumed historical setting of the Garden of Eden and the Holy Land. One plate in this copy "The Parting of Lot and Abraham" is bound in upside-down.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Title-page with inked inscription in upper margin: "Benjamin Morris to Samuel White Sept. 17th 1826" and with tipped-in typed slip noting presentation to a seminary by the Rev. John Cyrus Madden class of 1893 who had received the book from Charles Reifschneider a descendant of White. Spine with gilt-stamped leather label reading "Deborah Morris to" only! <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Herbert 1402; Hills 53; O'Callaghan 51; Rumball-Petre 175; Wright Early Bibles of America 325; Evans 30065; ESTC W004506. Early 19th-century mottled sheep covers framed in blind roll spine with gilt-stamped title label and compartment decorations; scuffed and rubbed gilt now mostly lost front cover with inkstain front joint cracked but holding and back one holed back free endpaper lacking. Spine head chipped with one label partly cut yes cut away and foot with inked shelving number; other library markings including bookplate pressure- and rubber-stamps and a few typical annotations. Pages age-toned to browned with offsetting and foxing ranging from mild to moderate occasional spotting and smudging some dog-eared corners;some leaves with margins chipped or short edge tears a few with tears extending into text some with loss of a few letters. Two leaves in Jeremiah torn with upper portions lacking one leaf crudely repaired some time ago last leaf tattered; two final leaves last portion of tables section and the subscribers list lacking with scraps of the "Table of Kindred & Affinity" laid in. => Marked by time and use still an agreeable and interesting example of a noteworthy edition. Pr. by Jacob R. Berriman for Berriman & Co. hardcover books
181235967Philadelphia: Stereotyped for the Bible Society at Philadelphia by T. Rutt Shacklewell London and pr. by William Fry 1812. 12mo 17.9 cm 7". 456 45978 481633 1 pp. 1 f. 191 1 pp. <br><br>The first Stereotyped Bible Printed in America. The Bible Society of Philadelphia founded in 1808 with Bp. William White as its first president was the first Bible society organized in the United States. It published this the first stereotype Bible printed in the U.S. from plates imported from London; the B.F.B.S. contributed £500 towards the purchase of the plates and they were admitted to the U.S. free of import duties. The initial run produced 1050 copies of the complete Bible and 750 copies of the New Testament in double columns in very small type.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Signature of Edward H. Mills dated 27 May 1843 on front pastedown. From the collection of Michael Zinman. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 24835; Hills 213; Herbert 1560; O'Callaghan 110; Wright Early Bibles of America 19293; Rumball-Petre 189. Contemporary sheep rubbed with joints opening and leather lost at spine head; wormwork to spine and some margins of text. Volume "soft" with sewing pulling away from spine and a few gatherings separated; text foxed and browned as often; several leaves perhaps two dozen damaged with some loss of text perhaps a dozen more with small tears. Lacking two leaves of the Old Testament all others present. A distressed copy of this important edition and priced accordingly. Stereotyped for the Bible Society at Philadelphia, by T. Rutt, Shacklewell, London, [and pr. by William Fry] hardcover books
18197970New York: American Bible Society stereotyped by E. & J. White; pr. by D. Fanshaw 1819. 8vo 24.2 cm 9.5". 705 1 215 lacking 1/2 1 blank pp. <br><br>Early American Bible Society Bible following its first which appeared in 1816. This stereotyped New York Bible was done from the same plates as Fanshaw's 1818 Long Primer Octavo and this 1819 example is seen institutionally far more often in microform copies than in genuine holdings.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front cover with blind-stamped logo of the American Bible Society; title-page with inked inscription reading "Mary Ann Lanings word obscured August 24 1823." . <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 47213; Hills 375. Contemporary sheep double-panelled in blind spine with gilt-ruled raised bands and gilt-stamped leather title label; binding rubbed and unevenly faded leather cracking over spine. Foxing ranging from mild to severe; last few leaves waterstained; some dog-earing. One worm track to upper outer margin of a few leaves. New Testament lacking title.<br>Â Â Â Â Well used but not abused; an evocative copy. American Bible Society (stereotyped by E. & J. White; pr. by D. Fanshaw) hardcover books
192320518Boston: R. H. Hinkley 1923. 8vo. 14 vols. 70 plts. <br><br>This handsome and much-sought edition of the King James Bible was printed at the Merrymount Press and limited to 2574 sets: 1000 on wove paper 1000 on laid paper 488 on handmade paper and 86 on Japan paper. This set is #233 printed on handmade paper and contains 70 fine plates usually 5 per volume and mostly photogravures after paintings. The edition was designed for smooth reading and the text is set in ordinary paragraphs without chapter and verse numbers.<br>Â Â Â Â This work has a complicated and as yet not fully explained printing history. It was probably first printed in 1904 with sheets reissued or reprinted at various times in the subsequent two decades. Even the name of the publisher on the title-page varies; "The Grolier Society" sometimes appears in place of Hinkley.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Publisher's quarter tan pigskin spine leather over deeply grained polished bare wooden boards with bevelled edges on the three outer sides in the style of incunable and 16th-century books. Raised bands on spines; spine panels tooled and lettered in blind. Unusual and attractive. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Smith 209; Hills 2155 for the 1904 edition and explanation of reissues. Bound as above with top edge gilt other edges uncut. Spines darkened and some chipped. One cover detached and present. Much enjoyment. R. H. Hinkley hardcover books
181419820Philadelphia: William W. Woodward 1814. 2 vols. in 1. 4to 24.1 cm 9.5". 441 160 ff. <br><br>Early American printing of this popular commentary originally published in several years worth of weekly portions. The text is that of the King James Bible and is supplemented by extensive notes from Thomas Scott one of the founding members of the Church Missionary Society. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills 259; Shaw & Shoemaker 30867. Contemporary treed sheep spine with gilt-ruled raised bands and gilt-stamped leather title-label; binding rubbed front joint cracked back joint starting from top spine extremities chipped. Front pastedown with private collectors small bookplate title-page with early inked ownership inscription in upper margin. Pages age-toned. William W. Woodward hardcover books
18234731Philadelphia: Kimber and Sharpless 1823. 4to 29.5 cm 11.5". 2 blank frontis. 2 1 blank 3-4 6 5-570 frontis. 2 573-748 749-770 18 54 2 blank pp.; 10 plts. including 2 frontispieces and 8 full-page engravings. <br><br>Large thick quarto Bible. "Kimber and Sharpless Stereotype Edition" stated on title-page. No date stated. O'Callaghan says that "The first edition of this Bible was printed in 1823. The stereotype plates of the Old Testament were cast by Elihu White of New York; those of the New by B. & J. Collins. Kimber and Sharpless continued the publication of large and numerous editions until 1844 when they sold the plates to Jasper Harding."<br>Â Â Â Â Contents include general title-page a note to the reader order of books contents of the Old and New Testaments Old Testament New Testament title-page New Testament Index and Tables Psalms of David and "A Brief Concordance to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments." by John Brown. With two frontispieces and 8 additional full-page historical engravings.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Late 20th century bookplate of Michael Zinman on front pastedown. Ownership inscription dated 1889 on blank side of first frontispiece. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills 460; O'Callaghan 161-162; Shaw & Shoemaker 11824. Contemporary sheep with four raised bands accented in gilt and forming compartments. The second compartment bears a red morocco label and "Holy Bible" stamped on it in gilt. Binding a bit rubbed front joint opening a bit about 1" at top. Foxed as expectable. Long tear to pp. 401-402 without loss of text but definitely affecting it. Evidence of two leaves of family records between the Old and New Testaments having been torn out. Most of the pages of John Brown's Concordance are waterstained in margins. Red silk bookmark laid in. Complete. Kimber and Sharpless hardcover books
18334703Brattleboro VT: Peck & Wood 1833. 4to 29 cm 11.25". Frontis. 4 1 blank 5-527 1 78 2 blank frontis. 2 1 blank 3-168 56 9 5 2 blank pp.; 8 plts. <br><br>Large thick quarto. "Stereotype Edition" stated on title-page; two frontispieces and six additional full-page wood engravings by A. Anderson. Bound in between the New Testament and Index is the John Brown Concordance "stereotyped by B. & J. Collins" whose title-page bears no place or date; it is likely that this is the Collins printing of the Concordance often found bound into Bibles of this period.<br>Â Â Â Â This Bible includes the Old Testament 527 pp. Apocrypha 78 pp. New Testament 168 pp. John Brown's Concordance 56 pp. an index 9 pp. tables 3 pp. and "An Account of the Lives Sufferings and Martyrdom of the Apostles and Evangelists" 2 pp.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Late 20th-century book label of Michael Zinman on front pastedown. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Hills; not in O'Callaghan. Contemporary full sheep with four raised bands on the spine and "Holy Bible" gilt-stamped on a tan morocco spine label. Binding rubbed joints starting. First two leaves following the title-page and pp. 433-436 loosening. Pages 47-48 of the New Testament chipped in outer margin and p. 9 of the index torn all without loss of text. Pages foxed as expectable. Complete. Peck & Wood hardcover books
183715822Cooperstown N.Y.: H. & E. Phinney 1837. 4to 28 cm 11". Frontis. 768 pp.; 10 plts. <br><br>One of the Phinneys' series of stereotyped quarto Bibles of which 138 editions were published between August 1822 and winter 1848. The Phinney brothers Henry and Elihu carried on the business their father Elihu Phinney had started in 1795; the elder Phinney had established a press bookshop and newspaper after resettling in Cooperstown from Connecticut. James Fenimore Cooper a delegate to the 1816 convention that formed the American Bible Society learned to set type in his shop for fun Hills 69. The younger Phinneys however were not to be restricted to one shop: They sold their stock which consisted of their own publications together with books brought in from Philadelphia and New York from large travelling wagons and established a "bookboat" on the Erie Canal that enabled them to reach a larger portion of western New York.<br>Â Â Â Â The New Testament here has a separate title-page and the volume is llustrated with 10 wood engraved plates including two frontispieces. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills English Bible in America 972. Contemporary sheep gilt-lettered on the spine. Binding rubbed with abrasions along edges and joints spine pulled at head. Ex-library with white-lettered shelf number on spine. Light foxing. One plate with tear from bottom edge not intruding upon illustration. Small hole to one leaf with loss of several letters of marginal notes. H. & E. Phinney unknown books
18417995Cooperstown N.Y.: H. & E. Phinney 1841. 4to 28.7 cm 11.3". Frontis. 576 4 99 3 579768 pp.; 10 plts. <br><br>One of the Phinneys' series of stereotyped quarto Bibles of which 138 editions were published between August 1822 and winter 1848. The Phinney brothers Henry and Elihu carried on the business their father Elihu Phinney had started in 1795; the elder Phinney had established a press bookshop and newspaper after resettling in Cooperstown from Connecticut. James Fenimore Cooper a delegate to the 1816 convention that formed the American Bible Society learned to set type in his shop for fun Hills 69. The younger Phinneys however were not to be restricted to one shop: They sold their stock which consisted of their own publications together with books brought in from Philadelphia and New York from large travelling wagons and established a "bookboat" on the Erie Canal that enabled them to reach a larger portion of western New York.<br>Â Â Â Â This edition has the Apocrypha added and 11 woodcut plates in total; the New Testament has a separate title-page. The family record leaves here are mostly unused but bear a few names with dates from 1845 through 1899.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front pastedown with small bookplate of 20th-century collector Michael Zinman. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Hills English Bible in America 1100. Binding see: Wolf From Gothic Windows to Peacocks 126. Contemporary goat embossed in arabesque patterns over a diapered background with central diamond-shaped medallion spine with gilt-stamped leather title label and compartments gilt extra; worn and abraded with portion of front cover faded leather rubbed over joints and extremities spine leather cracking. Hinges tender. Front free endpaper lacking frontispiece recto used for pencilled list of names one plate with inked notation on verso and another with pencilled ones. One other plate with pencilled notes in margins and pencil and ink markings throughout text. Some leaves browned. H. & E. Phinney hardcover books
