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The holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the original tongues, And with the former translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.
by Holy Bible
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
1756 Scottish Holy BIBLE Edinburgh Adrian Watkins + Belfast Psalms of David
A highly rare and desirable 18th-century English Holy Bible published and printed in Edinburgh by Adrian Watkins. Like other Bibles of this era, this example includes both the Old and New Testaments with 'The Psalms of David in Metre'. The Psalms, however, was published by Daniel Blow in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Item number: #21079
Price: $750
Holy Bible
The holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the original tongues, And with the former translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.
Edinburgh: Printed by Adrian Watkins His Majesty's Printer, MDCCLVI. [1756]
Details:
· Collation: Complete
o Unpaginated
o New Testament includes separate title page
o "Psalms of David"
Belfast: Daniel Blow, 1764
· References: ESTC T 185460; D&M 1106 (1754 ed)
· Provenance: Handwritten – G. L. Fraser, Kirkside 1893
o Likely Lieutenant Colonel George Leith Fraser (1826-1908), Bengal Staff Corps, and Laird of Mearnes, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He spent most of his military career in India, accumulating numerous honors through his service.
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.5in X 8.5in (26.5cm x 21.5cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21079
- Title
- The holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the original tongues, And with the former translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.
- Author
- Holy Bible
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adrian Watkins His Majesty's Printer
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1756
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1756 Scottish Holy BIBLE Edinburgh Adrian Watkins + Belfast Psalms of David, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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