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1815 Bible with OT, NT, and Apocrypha, – Second New-York edition Duyckinck, Collins, Swords, Mesier, Burtus, Ronalds, and Waite. – G. Long Print.
Size: approx. 5 3/4 inches wide x approx. 8 3/4 inches tall x approx. 3 inches thick.
This 1815 “Second New-York edition” King James Bible is a noteworthy example of early American printing, a product of a collaboration among several New York publishers and printed by G. Long.
- The publishers: The collaborative effort included the publishers Duyckinck, Collins, Swords, Mesier, Burtus, Ronalds, and Waite. This alliance demonstrates the competitive yet cooperative nature of the New York publishing scene in the early 1800s.
Family History: Edwin Moody, Carter Moody, Sarah Moody, Hiram Moody, Cornelius Moody, Marien Elizabeth Moody, Amanda Susan Moody, Marshall Moody, Cornelia Ann Moody, Anderson Moody, Willie Louisa Moody, James Stubbs, Louisa Stubbs, Carter Moody, Hiram Moody, James Wand.
Condition: Bound in leather, both covers attached securely. Missing fly leaves, OT title Page. and Genesis 1:1-11:11. Text has some water staining from beginning through Leviticus, foxing and browning of text throughout. See all photos and description for condition.
1615 GENEVA ENGLISH Breeches BIBLE printed in London by Robert Barker
$1,999.99
1615 GENEVA ENGLISH Breeches BIBLE
Written on fly page: “This Bible Reign of Elizabeth, Famous Geneva Bible. The first Bible that laid aside the old black letters for the present Roman type. It was also the first to recognize the divisions into verses and the first to omit the Apocrypha (Apocrypha is included in this Bible). It omits the name of St Paul from the epistle to the Hebrews and it uses italics for all words not included in the original”.
Dimensions: Approx. 8 3/4 inches in length x 7 inches in width x 3 inches in depth.
Shipping Weight: Approx. 5.2 pounds.
Title: GENEVA ENGLISH Breeches BIBLE
Format/binding: Hardback-Full Leather
Book condition: Used Antique – Good
Publisher: Robert Barker – London
Date Published: 1615
Size: Quarto
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