REDUCED INSTANT BIBLE MUSEUM 33 BIBLES & MANUSCRIPTS 1st Lunar Bible, SAUR, I.THOMAS, M. CAREY, BRYCE... Start Price USD 47,000.00 Current Price USD 47,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Location Hagerstown, Maryland See more about 'REDUCED INSTANT BIBLE MUSEUM 33 BIBLES & MANUSCRIPTS' Description Was $49,500.00REDUCED to $47,000     A chance of a life time! This auction is for the avid or future Bible collector. We are offering a significantly large collection of Antique English & Americana Bibles and books. Various editions printed throughout the past. The information gathered and assimilated for this auction is truly a precious reminder of the struggles yet insistence of eminent publishers and printers whose convictions compelled them to translate and print the precious Word of God. INSTANT BIBLE MUSEUM 1. 11th Century A.D. Coptic Manuscript 2. 15th century Torah Scroll 3. 1611 King James Bible (Rainbird Edition) 4. 1663 1st Eliot Indian Bible (An Original Leaf) 5. 1743 Saur Bible 6. 1763 Saur Bible 7. 1776 Saur Bible 8. 1782 Aitken Bible (An Original Leaf) 9. 1782 Aitken Bible (facsimile) 10. 1788-1863 Communion Tokens 11. 1791 Isaac Collins Bible 12. 1792 John Brown Bible 13. 1796 Berriman Bible 14. 1800 Greek New Testament 1st edition 15. 1802 Matthew Carey 16. 1811 Bible, Matthew Carey 17. 1812 First Streotype 18. 1813 Goeb Bible 19. 1814 Greek New Testament 2nd edition 20. 1815 Walpole Bible 21. 1815 Brookfield Bible 22. 1828 Webster Dictionary (facsimile) 23. 1833 Webster Bible 24. 1846 Illuminated Bible 25. 1872 Family Bible 26. 1873 Salesman Sample 27. C. H. Spurgeon, (Hand Written Sermon Notes) 28. 1901 Mini Bible Bryce 29. 1904 Hinkley Bible 30. 1920’s 30 Volumes, Little Library Corporation 31. 1942 World War II New Testament32. circa 1900 Pitman Shorthand Bible 33. 1971 Lunar Bible, - King James Bible Segment     _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________   1. 11th Century A.D. Coptic Manuscript Title: Bible Manuscript, 11th Century A.D. Description of Contents/Collation: Derived from a Bible in an Egyptian monastery in the Sinai desert, this two-sided leaf has been written in Coptic in black and red ink on one of the earliest papers made in the area. 34 x 24 cm. History: According to ancient tradition, Christianity was introduced to the Egyptians by Saint Mark in Alexandria, shortly after the ascension of Christ and during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero. The legacy that Saint Mark left in Egypt was a considerable Christian community in Alexandria. From Alexandria, Christianity spread throughout Egypt within half a century of Saint Mark's arrival in Alexandria, as is clear from a fragment of the Gospel of John, written in Coptic, which was found in Upper Egypt and can be dated to the first half of the second century, and the New Testament writings found in Oxyrhynchus, in Middle Egypt, which date around the year 200 A.D. In the second century, Christianity began to spread to the rural areas, and scriptures were translated into the local language, today known as the Coptic language (which was called the Egyptian language at the time). By the beginning of the 3rd century A.D., Christians constituted the majority of Egypt’s population, and the Church of Alexandria was recognized as one of Christendom's four Apostolic Sees, second in honor only to the Church of Rome. The Church of Alexandria is therefore the oldest church in Africa.   ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. circa 15th Persian century Torah Scroll Fragment Description of Contents: Well-preserved deerskin scroll from Persia covering Genesis 14:3-16:12, where God makes a Covenant with Abraham between the halves. note the fragments from this scroll had Pey in pey (also called pey, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet) which is only seen on the very oldest Torah Scrolls. Scrolls from Persia have a distinctive deep brown color due to the material (deer parchment) and process used to make the scroll. Scrolls of this type are no longer made and the process has been lost over the centuries. The very soft leather parchment holds its ink very well and the letters remain very dark and easy to read despite centuries of use in the Synagogue. The piece measures approximately 20 x 10 inches.   ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. 1611 The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised, by his Maiesties speciall Comandement. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie. Anno Dom. 1611.   Book Description: An exact reprint page for page of the authorized version published in the year MDCXI. World Publishers 1961 Cleveland, 1961. Exact 1:1 folio facsimile. Produced to simulate an original period piece and binding. Slipcase . Print on back end paper reads: This facsimile of the first impression of the original 1611 edition of the King James bible was produced for the World Publishing Company 2231 West 110th street, Cleveland Ohio 44102, by George Rainbird limited, 2 Hyde Park Place, London, W.2. It is one of an edition limited to 1500 copies, of which this is number 403. It was printed by offset lithography and bound by Amilcare Pizzi S.P.A., via Panizza 7 Milan. The laid paper was specially made by the Ventura mill at Cernobbio. the binding is a faithful replica of an original contemporary binding. The coat of arms on the slip case is that of King James I. Printed in Italy. In Very Good Condition, front boards and spine leather, front and back boards in excellent condition, spine six raised bands with scuffing. Slipcase with King James I Coat of Arms.     _____________________________________________________________ 4. 1663 Eliot Indian Bible ( An Original Leaf) Title: Bible in Massachusetts.] ELIOT, John, translator. [General Title-page:] Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God Naneeswe Nukkone Testament Kah Wonk Wusku Testament … John Eliot … Cambridge: Printeuoop nashpe Samuel Green, MDCLXXXV. [New Testament Algonquian Title-page:] Wusku Wuttestamentum nul-Lordumun Jesus Christ Nuppoquohwuffuaeneumun. Cambridge: Printed for the Right Honourable CORPORATION in London, for the propagation of the Gospel among the Indians in New-England Description: An Original Leaf   _____________________________________________________________ 5. 1743 Saur Bible Title: Biblia, Das 1st: Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments, Nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers, Mit jedes Capitals kurtzen Summarien, auch beygefiig-ten vielen und richtigen Parallelen; Nebst dem gewohnlichen Anhang Des dritten und vierten Buchs Esra und des dritten Buchs der Maccabaer. Germantown [Pa.]: Gedruckt bey Christoph Saur, 1743. Description of Contents/Collation: Arndt & Eck #47:1743: Germantown,, Pa. Saur, Christoph, 1743 ' PHi Am.1743.Bib.Ger Bible. German. Luther. 1743. Biblia, Das 1st: Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments, Nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers, Mit jedes Capitals kurtzen Summarien, auch beygefiig-ten vielen und richtigen Parallelen; Nebst dem gewohnlichen Anhang Des dritten und vierten Buchs Esra und des dritten Buchs der Maccabaer. Germantown [Pa.]: Gedruckt bey Christoph Saur, 1743. [4], 995, [1], 277, [7]; 25 cm. (4to). Signatures: pi2 A-6I4 6K2 (6K2 verso blank); A-2M4 [2N]2.--The first Bible printed in America in a European language. The edition of 1200 copies was based on the Halle (34th) edition of Luther's version, with Esdras, books 3 and 4, and Maccabees, book 3, supplied from the Berleburg Bible. — With separate title-page, separate pagination and signatures: "Das Neue Testament Unsers Herrn und Heylandes Jesu Christi..."—277 p.; followed by "Register der Episteln und Evangelium,..."—[3] p. and "Kurtzer Begriff von den Heiligen Schriften und deren Uebersetzungen."—[4] p. Printed in two columns. Lines 1, 4, 6, 8, 11 and 14 of the general title-page are printed in red. Errors in paging: p. 497, 708, 976 misnumbered 749, 707, 958. -- Variant states of the title-page noted: Variant A (Evans 5127) as transcribed above; variant B (Evans 5128) has "Nebst einem Anhang" for "Nebst dem gewohnlichen Anhang" and "Parallelen" misspelt "Parllelen."; variant C, hitherto unrecorded, makes no mention of the "Anhang" at all, title ends: "...Parllelen;" [sic], pagination: [4], 995, [1], 277, [3], i.e. lacking Saur's four-page comment on the translations of the Bible. Saur provided the variant B title-page for part of the edition after heavy orthodox protests against the inclusion of the two apocrypha from the Berleburg Bible and his calling these parts 'the usual appendix.' Evans 5727 - 5728. — Reichmann, F. Christopher Sower Sr., 42, 42a. — Seidensticker p. 20. [Copies referenced by Arndt & Eck—Note: This is not reflective of the copy being sold here.] Copy defective: First four leaves mutilated. MWA. Copy 3 incomplete: title-page wanting. Phi. Copies variant A in title-page. PHi; DeWint; PHuJ. Copies variant B in title-page. GyGoN; GyWoH; MWA; PGL; PP; PPeSchw. Copy variant C in title-page. PPL. *De Wint; *GyGoN; *GyWoH; *MWA; *PGL; *PHi; *PHuJ; *PP; *PPeSchw; *PPL (PHI: 3 copies; PP: 2 copies). Lacking original general title page, replaced with typed general title information sheet, otherwise appears to be complete. First several leaves have had some repair for preservation. Publisher: Christoph Saur Binding: Full leather ,Original Boards and spine with five raised bands. Cracking to front hinge, attached, scuffing. attached. Binding tight Inscriptions: Jacob Dershen inscribed from inside board Family genealogy (?) inscribed inside back cover. ________________________________________________________________________   6. 1763 Saur Bible Title: Biblia, Biblia, Das ist: Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments, Nach der Teutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers, Mit jedes Capitels kurzen Summarien, auch beygefiig- ten vielen und richtigen Parallelen; Nebst einem Anhang Des dritten und vierten Buchs Esra und des dritten Buchs der Maccabaer. Description of Contents/Collation: Arndt & Eck #269: 1763 German Bible. Germantown: Christoph Saur. Biblia, Das ist: Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments, Nach der Teutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers, Mit jedes Capitels kurzen Summarien, auch beygefiig- ten vielen und richtigen Parallelen; Nebst einem Anhang Des dritten und vierten Buchs Esra und des dritten Buchs der Maccabaer. Germantown [Pa.]: Gedruckt bey Christoph Saur, 1763. [4], 992, 277, [3] p.; 25 cm. (4to). Signatures: pi2 A-6I4 A-2M4. — "Biblia" printed in roman type. — Second edition of the "German- town Bible", consisting of 2000 copies, printed by the son of the publisher of the 1st edition, 1743. Preface signed: Chr. Saur. Germantown, den 8ten December, 1763. — Printed in two columns. Various errors in paging. — With separate title-page: "Das neue Testament ..."—277, [3] p. Evans 9343. — O'Callaghan, E. List of editions of the Holy Scriptures, p. 25. — Seidensticker p. 61. General title present with tears with no loss of text. Collates up to Revelation 9:7, last leaf detached. Publisher: Christoph Saur II Binding: Full leather ,Original Boards and spine with four raised bands. Cracking to inside front joint, attached, scuffing. . Binding tight Inscriptions: front inside cover 1773 , owners name ________________________________________________________________________   7. 1776 Saur Bible (Gun Wad Bible) Title: Biblia, Das ist: Die ganze Gottliche Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments, nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers; Mit jedes Capitals kurzen Summarien, auch beygefiigten vielen und richtigen Parallelen: Nebst einem Anhang Des dritten und vierten Buchs Esra, und des dritten Buchs der Maccabaer. Dritte Auflage. Description of Contents/Collation: Arndt & Eck #475: 1776 German Bible. Germantown, PA: Christoph Saur Biblia, Das ist: Die ganze Gottliche Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments, nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers; Mit jedes Capitals kurzen Summarien, auch beygefiigten vielen und richtigen Parallelen: Nebst einem Anhang Des dritten und vierten Buchs Esra, und des dritten Buchs der Maccabaer. Dritte Auflage. Germantown [Pa.]: Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur, 1776. [4], 992, 277, [3] p.; 25 cm. (4to). Signatures: pi2 A-6I4 A-2M4.—Preface signed: Chr. Saur.—An edition of 3000 copies was printed. For an account of the history of this edition, said to have been for the most part destroyed during the Revolution, see: Rumball-Petre, Edwin A.R. America's first Bibles, Portland, Me., 1940. — Printed in two columns. — Errors in paging: p. 198 of Old Testament misnumbered 189; p. 162 of New Testament misnumbered 192. — "Das neue Testament..."—227, [3] p., has separate tide- page. — Variant A in title-page: printed in red and black. Evans 14663.—O'Callaghan, E. A list of editions of the Holy Scriptures p. 29. — Seidensticker p. 93. Complete   Publisher: Christoph Saur II Binding: Full leather ,Original Boards and spine with five raised bands. Chipping to bottom of spine with some loss of leather. Sound & solid binding.   Inscriptions: 1787 Elizabeth Gehort, family records 1796-1798-1837-1895   Due to the restrictive terms of the Bible Patent, an English law designed to keep an accurate text and produce revenue for the sovereign, the printing of Bibles in English was restricted to Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the sovereign’s printer, and sometimes to the Stationers’ Company. This law applied to all English territories, so printers in the American Colonies were not allowed to print the Bible in English. Thus the earliest printed biblical texts in America are not in English. Christoph Saur (1693–1758) printed the first European language Bible in America, using Fraktur (a German style of black letter) type obtained from the Luther Foundry of Frankfurt, Germany. It took three years to complete the printing and the edition was 1200 copies at a price of 18 shillings. For the poor, Saur wrote, "we have no price." Many stories have attached themselves to the Saur Bibles. One of the most interesting relating to the 1743 edition is that Saur sent a crate containing 12 copies of his printing of the Bible to Dr. Heinrich Luther of the Luther Foundry in gratitude for the gift of the type with which to print them. The ship containing the crate was captured by pirates, but after two years, the crate arrived at its destination. The late William Salloch, distinguished bookseller, located and sold two copies of this shipment—in 1974 and 1986. Heinrich Luther had printed the story of the Bibles’ adventure, and pasted a copy in each Bible, signing them. Considering the blood, sweat, and tears it took to produce 1200 copies at the hand press in three years of the hardest labor, one could assume that religious leaders would support Christoph Saur. Not so! Religious sectarianism was particularly strong and vigorous among people of Germanic descent at this period in Pennsylvania. The Reverend Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, of the German Lutheran Church, did everything in his power to embarrass the work. The Reverend Caspar Schnoor of the German Reformed Church at Lancaster did the same. Chief among the charges leveled at Saur was that he was an "arch Separatist"—in other words, he had a mind of his own. Christoph Saur II (1721–84) continued his father’s work, and produced the second Saur Bible in 1763 in an edition of 2000 copies. It is the first Bible printed in America on American-made paper. Christoph Saur I, while deeply religious, had maintained his independence from Germanic religious factions. His son, however, became an elder in the Dunkers (modern day Church of the Brethren) movement, which meant that he would neither take an oath or bear arms. This was to bring him serious difficulties later. The third Saur Bible is also a first: the first Bible printed from American made type. The type was manufactured by Justus Fox at the Saur type foundry in Germantown. Legends cling to this particular edition, most of which will not bear too much scrutiny. One of the most frequently met is that this is the "Gun-Wad" Bible. The story details the seizure of many unbound leaves of this edition to make cartridge paper during the Battle of Germantown, 4 October 1777. Whether it was the British or American troops who did this depends upon who is telling the story. Another legend relates that when the British stabled their horses after winning the battle, they seized many of the unbound leaves to make litter for their horses. Yet one more story is that during the battle, one of Saur’s daughters gathered sufficient leaves to make a copy each for her ten children. Whatever happened to the major portion of this edition of 3000 copies, it nevertheless seems to have survived in a relatively large number. After the close of the Revolutionary War, the pacifist Christopher Saur II, who had not participated in the War, was badly treated. His neighbors, those on whom he and his father had showered many kind deeds, seized his property, leaving him nothing. He finished his life in quiet resignation, earning his bread by binding books. Author: D. TURNER, SMU ________________________________________________________________________   8. 1782 Aitken Bible, An Original Leaf from the Bible of the Revolution… Title: AN ORIGINAL LEAF FROM THE BIBLE OF THE REVOLUTION AND AN ESSAY CONCERNING IT BY ROBERT R. DEARDEN, JR. AND DOUGLAS S. WATSON. Description of Contents/Collation: San Francisco: Printed by Edwin & Robert Grabhorn for John Howell, ., 1930. 34pp. Frontispiece plus facsimiles and original leaf from the Aitken Bible (from the Book of Jonah). Original half leather and paper boards, spine gilt. Inscribed on front free endpaper by John Howell, writer. From an edition limited to 580 copies (this is one of 454 copies of the "Colonial Edition"), printed for John Howell Books by the Grabhorn Press and containing an essay by Edwin Grabhorn on typography in America in 1776. This volume contains an original leaf from a copy of the Aitken Bible, 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 only Bible printed in the British colonies in America was the famous Eliot Indian Bible, in Algonquian, issued in Cambridge in 1661-63 and reprinted in 1680- 85. With the Revolution, this monopoly 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." OTHER WORKS OF: Dearden, Jr., Robert R. The Guiding Light on the Great Highway   ________________________________________________________________________   9. 1782 The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the Original Tongues; And with the former translations Diligently compared and revifed. Title: The Holy Bible, As Printed by Robert Aitken and Approved & recommended by the Congress of the United states of America in 1872. Arno Press New York 1968. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and new Testaments: Newly translated out of the Original Tongues; And with the former translations Diligently compared and revifed. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, At Pope’s Head, Three Doors Above The Coffee House, In Market Street MDCCLXXXII Description of Contents: Complete reprint, pages in like new condition. Faux leather boards and spine with guild text to front board and spine. Front board torn but attached, binding firm. Robert Aitken printed three documents in the front of his Bible, the report of the committee established to review his memorial; the report of the Congressional Chaplains; and Congresses endorsement. Below is the text of these documents: BY THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED: September 12th, 1782. THE Committee to whom was referred a Memorial of Robert Aitken, printer, dated 21st January, 1781, respecting an edition of the Holy Scriptures, report, "That Mr. Aitken has, at a great expense, now finished an American edition of the Holy Scriptures in English; that the Committee have from time to time attended to his progress in the work; that they also recommended it to the two Chaplains of Congress to examine and give their opinion of the execution, who have accordingly reported thereon; the recommendation and report being as follows: "Philadelphia, 1st September, 1782. "Reverend Gentlemen, "Our knowledge of our piety and public spirit leads us without apology to recommend to your particular attention the edition of the Holy Scriptures publishing by Mr. Aitken. He undertook this expensive work at a time when, from the circumstances of the war, and English edition of the Bible could not be imported, nor any opinion formed how long the obstruction might continue. On this account particularly he deserves applause and encouragement. We therefore wish you, Reverend Gentlemen, to examine the execution of the work, and if approved, to give the sanction of our judgment, and the weigh of your recommendation. We are, with very great respect, Your most obedient humble servants. (Sign'd) JAMES DUANE, Chairman in behalf of a Committee of Congress on Mr. Atken's Memorial. Reverend Doct. White and Revd. Mr. Duffield, Chaplains of the United States in Congress assembled. Report. Gentlemen, AGREEABLY to your desire we have paid attention to Mr. Robert Aitken's impression of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament. Having selected and examined a variety of passages throughout the work, we are of opinion that it is executed with great accuracy as to the sense, and with as few grammatical and typographical errors as could be expected in an undertaking of such magnitude. Being ourselves witnesses of the demand for this invaluable book, we rejoice in the present prospect of a supply; hoping that it will prove as advantageous as it is honorable to the Gentleman, who has exerted himself to furnish it, at the evident risk of private fortune. We are, Gentlemen, Your very respectful and humble servants, (Sign'd) WILLIAM WHITE, GEORGE DUFFIELD. Philadelphia, September 10th, 1782. Honble James Duane, Esq. Chairman, and the other Honble Gentlemen of the Committee of Congress on Mr. Aitken's Memorial." Whereupon,RESOLVED, THAT the United States in Congress assembled highly approve the pious and laudable undertaking of Mr. Aitken, as subservient to the interest of religion, as well as an instance of the progress of arts in this country, and being satisfied from the above report of his care and accuracy in the execution of the work, they recommend this edition of the Bible to the inhabitants of the United States, and hereby authorize him to publish this Recommendation in the manner he shall think proper. CHA. THOMSON, Sec'ry. Publisher: Arno Press Collation Hill's #11: 1782/81: 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. [Device ? Arms of the State of Penn sylvania] Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, at Pope's Head, Three Doors above the Coffee House, in Market Street . MDCCLXXXII. 1 or 2 vols: 143 x 80 mm. 960 leaves. Signatures: ?1, [A]12, B-2Z12, 3A6 (-3A6), 2[A]6, B-2D6. (W used in NT signatures.) Evans 17473. Has two preliminary leaves: title, within border; verso blank (1 leaf). Second leaf has on recto and half of verso "By the United States in Congress Assembled: September 12, 1782," a request by Congress that the Chaplains of Congress, Dr. Wm. White and Mr. George Duffield, examine the text, with their report and the action by Congress, signed by Charles Thomson, approving the publication and recommending the edition to the inhabitants of the United States. Order of Books also appears on recto of second leaf. NT title has The New I Testament \ Of our Lord and Saviour \ Jesus Christ; Newly Translated out of the \ Original Greek; And with the former Translations \ Diligently compared and revised. \ [Vignette ? hat, flute, etc.l | Philadelphia : \ Printed and Sold By R. Aitken, Bookseller, \ opposite the Coffee-House, Front-Street. \ M.DCC.LXXXI. Verso has Order of Books followed by initials R. A. in script letters. No Apocrypha. Error in i Tim 4:16, thy doctrine, for the doctrine. Complete reprint, pages in like new condition, ________________________________________________________________________   10. 1788-1863 Grouping of Communion Tokens Title: Communion Token Collection, Set of Six Description of Contents: "Let a man examine himself." An indication of who was worthy to partake of communion was sought by John Calvin, credited with the idea of Protestant communion tokens, beginning in the 16th century. Scottish Presbyterians began to widely use the tokens in the 17th century, though they were also used by other denominations. (Tokens were also used by the Catholic church.) At first the Protestant tokens were crudely designed, being simply small shapes of metal crafted by the local blacksmith with the church elders' approval. Thus there were slight variations in size—as well as text—among the tokens. Most, however, indicated the church's name or location, the minister's name, or the year that the church was founded, the year the minister arrived, or the year that the token was issued, or several of these elements. Later tokens were made with molds and had a more ornate appearance. Churches who could not afford molds used stock tokens, which indicated only such designations as "Free Church of Scotland" and could be used in a variety of places due to a lack of local significance. Blank tokens had a similar purpose. In Presbyterian churches, much was made of the observance of communion, which was an annual or semi-annual event and could last up to a few days. Members were examined for faith and Christian knowledge—Scripture memorization was a requirement—and those who passed the examination were issued their tokens, to be turned in at the Communion service to follow. Some of the tokens listed a table number at which the participant was to sit during the Communion service. How many tables were used depended on the size of the congregation. Some churches may have only had three or six, but large congregations had many more. Later years also included the use of Communion cards in place of tokens, and the use of tokens fell out of favor by the mid-20th century. A tradition was thus ended, and a new era of collection was begun. Individual Descriptions of Tokens: 1. 1788 LETHENDY UNITED PRESBYTERIAN TOKENS Dated 1788 with the initials M.A.B. for Minister Alex Belfour, the first minister, this token represents the Lethendy United Presbyterian Church and is square, measuring approximately ¾". Lethendy is located in Perthshire, Scotland. This token has been catalogued by Rev. Robert Dick as #601. A decorative border surrounds the letters and date on the obverse. The reverse is blank. 2. 1825 INVERURY (INVERURIE) CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TOKENS These square tokens measure 7/8" and were used by the Inverury Church of Scotland in 1825. The initials R.L. in the center stand for Robert Lessel, the name of the minister who served from 1800-1853. These tokens have been catalogued by Kerr and Lockie as #711. Mr. R.L. 1825 is set on three lines in the center of the obverse of the token, with a thin, square line border surrounding it and the words "SIC | ITUR | AD ASTRA" in capital letters along the four edges of the token. Inverury is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 3. 1848 BELHELVIE COMMUNION TOKENS 1848 Communion Token, Communion Table 1 "THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME," reads the reverse of the round Communion token issued by the church in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1848. Though a part of the Church of Scotland, the Belhelvie Congregation listed only its name, "Belhelvie," and the year on the obverse of the token, besides the table number. A token issued by Belhelvie in 1848 for Table 1 of 1 through 6. 4. 1863 INVERURY (INVERURIE) PARISH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TOKENS Table 1 of 3 Dated 1863, these oval-shaped tokens measure 18 x 14 (1 1/8" by 7/8") and were catalogued by Kerr and Lockie as #712. The obverse of the token lists the church name, "INVERURY PARISH CHURCH", encircling the date 1863. The table number is central to the reverse of the token, with a numeral standing above capital letters spelling out the word "TABLE", all of which is encircled by "THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME." A thin line border and slightly thicker edge border surround the words on both sides of the token. Inverury is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 5. 1863 INVERURY (INVERURIE) PARISH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TOKENS Table 2 of 3 Dated 1863, these oval-shaped tokens measure 18 x 14 (1 1/8" by 7/8") and were catalogued by Kerr and Lockie as #712. The obverse of the token lists the church name, "INVERURY PARISH CHURCH", encircling the date 1863. The table number is central to the reverse of the token, with a numeral standing above capital letters spelling out the word "TABLE", all of which is encircled by "THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME." A thin line border and slightly thicker edge border surround the words on both sides of the token. Inverury is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 6. N/D TINGWALL CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TOKENS Tingwall is located in Orkney, which is a part of Scotland. This token is from the Tingwall congregation of the Church of Scotland and is oval-shaped, measuring 19 x 12 (1 3/16" x ¾"). Kerr and Lockie have catalogued it as #1248. With a slightly thick edging around the border of the token, the obverse reads simply "TINGWALL" in capital letters, while the reverse reads, "I COR. 11.23", a passage telling of Christ's Last Supper with His disciples. ________________________________________________________________________ 11. 1791 Isaac Collins Bible Title: Bible, 1791 Isaac Collins Description of Contents: Pages are generally good; light soiling on closed page edges; stains on edges of a few pages. Edge of index page torn and bent in margin only. Some stains and marks on index pages, heavy over a few letters of text. Few marks on preliminary leaves do not hinder reading. Some foxing and spotting throughout, pages lightly browned as is fairly typical of age. No initial or final endpaper. Titles present; appears complete, though not issued with Ostervald's notes as some copies were. Publisher: Trenton, NJ: Isaac Collins Binding: Full-leather covers with light tooling and five raised bands on spine. Some scratch marks on covers, some edge wear especially at corners, leather chipped from ends of spine. Inscriptions: Inscribed paper affixed to inside back cover but mostly torn away. Binder's label affixed to inside front cover. Collation: (from Hills') Unpaged: 658 leaves. 247 x 177 mm. Signatures: [A]4, B-4Q4, 4R2, A*-U*4, 2[A]4, B-T4, U2, [‡A]4, ‡B-‡2G4, ‡2H2, 3[A]4, B-I4. P* missigned '*P'. Reference: Hills' #31: "Evans 23184. Has four preliminary leaves: title with verso blank; To the Reader [by Dr. John Witherspoon]; Account of the Dates with verso blank; and Order of Books with verso dank. With Apocrypha. Index, Tables, and A Brief Concordance by John Downame (1790) follow NT. Error in i Tim 4:16, thy doctrine, for the doctrine. Material added to the text varies with copies. NN and NjT copies have Practical Observations on Old and New Testaments by Reverend Mr. Ostervald. The Observations are in smaller type and follow the Apocrypha. XXAB copy lacks the Observations. PHi has copy without Apocrypha. Also found bound in two vols. This is the first Bible printed in New Jersey and the first to be printed by Isaac Collins, a Quaker and native of Delaware. He later moved to Trenton where he was a printer to the State of New Jersey. He remained there until 1795, when he moved to New York where he carried on his business for another ten years. Collins' first printing of the Scriptures was a New Testament which appeared in 1779 (No 4). In 1789 Collins issued a proposal to publish the Holy Bible on receipt of 3000 subscriptions, at a cost of Four Spanish Dollars; One dollar to be paid at the time of subscribing, the remainder on the delivery of the book. He later announced that Downame's Concordance would e included at no extra cost. This Bible was published in 1791 in an edition of 5000 copies. (Simms, p 130.) In the Advertisement to his second edition, 1807, Collins gives the following information about his first edition of 1791. In order to comply with the various sentiments regarding the inclusion of the Apocrypha and commentaries, Collins offered to print the Bible with the Apocrypha or Ostervald's Notes — or both or neither — providing subscribers made their wishes known in advance. An address To the Reader by Dr. Witherspoon was substituted for the Dedication to King James, and an Account of the Dates or Time of Writing the Books of the New Testament, also by Dr. Witherspoon, was published for the first time in this Bible. Both were later used by many other printers in their editions. Similar material is found in W. Young's 1790 duodecimo printed in Philadelphia (No 25). "As the Dedication of the English translation of the Bible to King James the first of England seems to be wholly unnecessary for the purposes of edification, and perhaps on some accounts improper to be continued in an American edition, the Editor has been advised by some judicious friends to omit it, and to prefix to this edition a short account of the translations of the Old and New Testaments from the original Hebrew and Greek in which they were written." "The Publisher has only further to add, that he has made the following impression from the Oxford edition of 1784 by Jackson and Hamilton — and has been particularly attentive in the revisal and correction of the proof-sheets with the Cambridge edition of 1668 by John Field — with the Edinburgh edition of 1775 by Kincaid, and, in all variations, with the London edition of 1772 by Eyre and Strahan — that where there was any difference in words, or in the omission or addition of words, among these, he followed that which appeared to be most agreeable to the Hebrew of Arias Montanus, and to the Greek of Arias Montanus and Leusden, without permitting himself to depart from some one of the above-mentioned English copies, unless in the mode of spelling, in which he has generally followed Johnson." (From To the Reader, first and last paragraphs.) This edition of Collins' Bible is particularly known for its accurate text. A number of eminent authorities in the field, including Dr. Witherspoon, superintended the work. Recourse was had to the most authentic copies of the Bible in the original languages and to the best English versions. The typography was thoroughly checked and it was said that only two errors were found after its publication — one a broken letter, the other a punctuation mark. Collins also notes that Mathew Carey, Wm. Durell, and other printers adopted this edition as their standard of correctness. A copy of this edition was used by Noah Webster as printer's copy for the sections in which he followed the King James text, including the error in i Timothy 4:16; see 1833, No 827." ________________________________________________________________________   12. 1792 John Brown, Self Interpreting Bible Title: Bible, 1792: The Self-Interpreting Bible... To Which are Annexed, Marginal References And Illustrations, An Exact Summary Of The Several Books, A Paraphrase On The Most Obscure Or Important Parts, An Analysis Of The Contents Of Each Chapter, Explanatory Notes, And Evangelical Reflections. By The Late Reverend John Brown, Minister Of The Gospel At Haddington. [Five lines of Scripture texts]. Description of Contents: Pages generally good and intact, though there is some foxing and browning. Tear across first page of appendix following intro with slight loss of text. Text appears complete. Preliminary material present as recorded in Hills'. Title present and frontispiece preceding Genesis also present. Multiple engravings present, though the engravings present in this copy have not been counted. Apocrypha present. NT title present, but NT ends with last page of Revelation, therefore lacking tables and list of subscribers. Publisher: New-York: Printed by Hodge and Campbell, and Sold at their respective Book Stores. M.DCC.XCII . Binding: Full-leather, somewhat scuffed, and worn at corners. Leather worn through in multiple places on edges of cover and corners. Front joint completely cracked but holding by strings. Leather peeling back somewhat on left of front cover. Small crack at top of back joint. Spine with title and five raised bands. Inscriptions: John Leffingwell and Lois Allen's family record on verso of NT title. Pencilled owner's inscription on endpaper. Collation: Unpaged: 520 leaves. 376 x 213 mm. Signatures: ?2, [A]2, b-k2, 2A-T2, 3[A]2, B-3X2, *2. Reference: Hill's #37: Evans 22348 (1790); 24099 (1792). Has twenty-three preliminary leaves: frontispiece — patriotic motif showing woman representing America who is holding the Constitution in her hand and is receiving a Bible (1 leaf); title with verso blank (1 leaf); The Author's Address, with To the Reader on verso (1 leaf); An Introduction to the Right Understanding of the Oracles of God (18 leaves); Appendix of Tables and the Order of the Books (2 leaves). Tables follow NT. Contains 20 plates, each labelled Engraved for the American Edition of Browns Family Bible. Apocrypha wanting? NNAB has a second copy, with title page and frontispiece missing, which has Apocrypha. Following NT are Table of Proper Names, List of the Subscribers [headed by] George Washington, Esq. President of the United States of America, and an Acknowledgment to the Subscribers by the publisher. Wright (p 387) lists a Royal folio NT which is probably made up of the NT parts, but no copy has been located. This is the earliest edition of the Bible printed in New York. It was published by subscription, George Washington being the first subscriber, and was printed in forty parts over a period of two years. See O'Callaghan, p 45; also Wright, p 104-109. John Brown (1722-1787) was a Scottish weaver who became a Presbyterian minister. Although self-educated he pre­pared an annotated Bible, Bible dictionary and concordance, and a metrical version of the Psalms. His Self-Interpreting Bible appeared first in 1778 in Edinburgh and was many times reprinted in Scotland and in America. ________________________________________________________________________   13. 1796 Berriman Bible Folio Title: Bible, 1796 Description of Contents: Title is present but first few leaves are frayed at edges, resulting in some loss of text; otherwise text appears complete except portion of Index to the Holy Bible, which follows the last page of Pages browned and have some foxing but are clearly readable and generally intact. Publisher: Berriman & Co., by Jacob R. Berriman: Philadelphia Binding: Full-leather; leather worn through to boards at edges and corners; covers somewhat scuffed otherwise, but present; leather torn away at edge of back cover. Page binding is generally well-intact. Inscriptions: family record on page preceding NT title; part torn, not severe; family record written in antique brown ink. Collation: Unpaged: 376 leaves. Signatures: [A]2, B-9D2. Reference: Hills' #53, "363 x 216 mm. Evans 30065. Has four preliminary leaves: frontispiece; title page with verso blank; Order of Books with verso blank; and A Correct Map of the Countries surrounding the Garden of Eden. Has marginal notes. Index, Tables, and a List of Subscribers follow NT. 16 plates and 2 maps. Also issued without plates and with general title reset in different fonts of type, without date. Wright (p 325) says this Bible is valued as a collector's item, as the illustrations give excellent examples of the work done by several American engravers of this period." ________________________________________________________________________   14. 1800 Greek New Testament, First Greek New Testament Printed in America Title: Greek New Testament, 1800—First Greek New Testament Printed in America ["Novum Testamentum. Juxta exemplar Joannis Millii accuratissime impressum. Editio prima Americana."] Description of Contents: 12o. Light staining near both ends of book. Appears complete with title at beginning and listing of other books for sale at end. Pages mostly white; the vast majority of them are only slightly browned. Publisher: Isaiah Thomas, Jun.: Worcester, Massachusetts [Excudebat Isaias Thomas, Jun.: Wigorniæ, Massachusettensi." Binding: Full-leather; original binding, sheep. Covers still attached but cracked at joints. Corners and edges rubbed but not severely so. Chip from spine and chip from back cover. Front and back cover are in good condition, though slightly bent. Split in leather on spine. Binding good. Inscriptions: Those of Harry B. Morse & Henry Bellorse Collation: 478pp. +2. 2 endpapers precede and 2 endpapers follow text. Reference: Herbert's #4775, "The earliest Greek New Testament printed in America. Edited by Caleb Alexander, and printed by Isaiah Thomas Jun. of Worcester, Massachusetts. The Worcester Press produced some of the early American editions of the English Bible. See No. 958 (English section). 'The earlier immigrants chiefly brought editions [of the Greek Testament] produced in Antwerp, Leydne, Geneva, and Lyons, with a sprinling form presses along the Rhine, and some of Paris make; but just before and after the American Revolution, more copies came from England and Scotland.' The book is printed in the main from some such edition as Bowyer's Testament of 1794; but the editor has departed from Mill's text in several instances. For a full description of this and subsequent American editions see I.H. Hall's American Greek Testaments (Philadelphia, 1883). Pp. 478. Hall gives facsimiles of the title page and a page of text, in his bibliography." From Early Editions of the Greek Testament: The first edition of the Greek Testament published in the United States came from the press of Isaiah Thomas, Jr., at Worcester, Mass., in the year 1800. It is in size a 12mo and bound in calf. It contains on the second page a chronological list of the books of the New Testament, and at the end this note: "The above Table has been carefully and faithfully collected from the writings of the famous Rev. Nathaniel Lardner, D.D." This note is followed by the name of "-Caleb Alexander" as editor. Although the title page states that the book follows the reading of Mill, it is apparant that the editor draws freely from other editions, and especially the Elzevir text of 1678. It is worthy of a passing notice that in the year 1800 Thomas published the first Greek grammar in this country. It is a duodecimo of 224 page. The title-page stats that the book was 'originally composed for the College-School at Gloucester.' Another line reads 'Recommended by the University at Cambridge, Mass., to be used by those who are intended for that Seminary.' This edition is the fifth listed by O'Callaghan. First Greek New Testament printed in America. Original binding, sheep. ________________________________________________________________________   15. 1802 Matthew Carey Bible Title: Bible, 1802 Description of Contents: General and OT titles present; NT title missing, multiple leaves detached but present; pages browned and foxed but readable; some stains. Includes Apocrypha and engravings, two of which are torn. Foldout map detached but present though a corner appears to be torn away. Concordance and list of engravings follow NT. Binding split at beginning of New Testament; Concordance and list of engravings follow NT; list of engravings is rather crumpled but intact and present. Overall, most pages are well-readable and text appears complete even with detached pages; other antique papers laid loose inside cover and throughout volume. Publisher: Matthew Carey, Philadelphia Binding: Full-leather; Covers fairly heavily scuffed, edge wear; leather on corners worn through to boards; front joint cracked at lower edge; chip from center of back cover; some mildew to front cover. Inscriptions: Small antique ink notation at rear flyleaf; personal paper items included. Collation: 1 vol.: (913) (118) 245 x 199 mm; Materials appended to text are same as those of Carey's 1801 edition (No. 77) except Preface and Errata are omitted and A Concise View of the Evidences of the Christian Religion by J. Fletcher and A Brief Concordance to the Holy Scriptures by John Brown (Thomas Manning, Printer, 1802-118p) are added. Index, Tables, etc. are unpaged. 6 maps and 24 historical engravings. Reference: Hills' #88—"1802 The Holy Bible...Printed for Matthew Carey: Philadelphia. 1 vol.: (913) (118) 245 x 199 mm. ...Shaw 1878 (?). Note at bottom of p. 591 has 'Joseph Charless, Printer." Also issued without Concordance. NN copy has 22 plates." Hills' #77 (referenced above in Hills' #88): "1801 The Holy Bible...Printed for Mathew Carey...by Joseph Charless: Philadelphia. Text ends 5G2 245 x 199 mm. Shaw 171. Preliminary matter includes Order of Books on verso of title, Subscribers' Names (2 leaves), and Preface by Mathew Carey (2 leaves). Apocrypha, set in smaller type, has preliminary page with "This Bible is the Property of" inscribed within border which is surmounted by two vases. Family Record pages precede and follow NT. An Errata follows NT colophon. At end are An Index to the Holy Bible; A Table of Offices; Tables of Scripture Measures; Tables of Proper Names; Table of Time; A Clergyman's Address to Married Persons at the Altar; The Old and New Testaments Dissected; Portrait of an Apostolic Preacher, from Cowper; A Table of Kindred and Affinity; and Judea, Palestine or the Holy Land (a description). 9 historical engravings are included but the Map of Palestine mentioned on title page is omitted. NN copy has woodcut in place of Errata and the Map of Palestine is included. This appears to be the first edition of the King James Version to be published by Mathew Carey. Carey was the foremost printer and publisher of the Bible in America during the first quarter of die nineteenth century and published over sixty duodecimos and quartos of the King James Version (see note under 1790, No 23). As his business expanded, much of the work was transferred to other printers, as can be noted from the above imprint and imprints of many subsequent editions. The distinctions among the various quarto editions are in the number and arrangement of materials added to the text in the form of tables, indexes, commentaries, plates (maps and historical scenes), and the quality of the paper on which they are printed. According to Carey's Advertisement of 1816 (quoted in O'Callaghan, p 131-134), prices varied from $3.75 for a Bible printed on coarse paper without Apocrypha, plates, etc., to $20 for a Bible printed on superfine paper with Apocrypha, Concordance, 100 plates, etc., and done in Morocco gilt with gilt edges. ________________________________________________________________________   16. 1811 Mathew Carey Bible Title: Bible, 1811 Matthew Carey Description of Contents: Pages have foxing and a few minor tears and wrinkles. General and OT titles present. One leaf of tables follows OT, followed by family record and Apocrypha. NT title present. "Judea, Palestine, or the Holy Land," Index to the Holy Bible, and tables follow NT. Publisher: Matthew Carey, Philadelphia Binding: Full-Leather binding with six raised bands and title band on spine. Some to moderate levels of scuffing to covers and spine. Wear at all corners of covers, joints rubbed and back joint partially cracked but holding. Inscriptions: This is the family Bible of a Nathan Pratt (1778-1860) with three pages of Pratt family members' births and deaths from William Pratt's birth in 1726 to Nathan Pratt's death in 1860. Outside binder is missing a small piece at the bottom. Collation: [not available through this Hills' entry]; 1080 pages. Reference: Hills' #157: 241 x 187 mm. Same as Carey's 1804 quarto (No 112) from standing type except it is printed on inferior paper and Apocrypha, Concordance, and plates are omitted. Error in Esther 1:8, to the King, for so the King occurs here for the first time. NN has copy on superior paper with Apocrypha, Concordance (1809), and only 2 maps; XT title dated 1812. NNAB has another copy with NT dated 1815, which has one map and 18 historical engravings. The plates mentioned in the List of Engravings on verso of OT title are not the ones included. The engravings in this Bible are different from those usually found in Carey editions and are by Mola, Coning, Guercino, Craig, Marillier, Le Brun, Bloemart, Le Clerc, Corbould, West, Northcote, B. Picart, Thurston, L. Caracci, and Pietro da Cartonna. Concordance title reads A New Edition, Corrected Throughout, and Carefully Compared with those of Cruden, Brown, Taylor, &...Second Edition.. London...1817. About the Publisher: Mathew Carey was born in Dublin, Ireland on January 28th, 1760 as the son of a wealthy baker; he died in Philadelphia on September 15th, 1839 as one of the most prominent printer- publishers in the United States. Embarking on a career as a journalist & pamphleteer, the political repercussions of his anonymously published 1779 pamphlet, "Urgent Necessity of an Immediate Repeal of the Whole Penal Code against Roman Catholics" caused the 19 year old Carey to seek refuge in France, where he met the Marquis de Lafayette & worked in the printing office of Benjamin Franklin. After his return to Ireland, he conducted Dublin's Freeman's Journal & founded the radical paper, The Volunteer's Journal. Imprisoned in 1784 for an article attacking Parliament, Carey, upon his release later that year, left Ireland in disguise and emigrated to America. With the help of Lafayette, he established himself as a printer and publisher in Philadelphia .Carey announced plans to publish a Roman Catholic Douay-Rheims version English Bible; 471 subscribers were secured & the Bible was published on December 1, 1790. This edition of no more than 500 copies was not only the first English- Language Catholic Bible published in America, but also the first non-King James version English-language Bible in America, as well as the first in a quarto format. ________________________________________________________________________ 17.  1812 First Streo Type Bible Printed in AmericaTitle: Holy BiblePublisher: T. Rutt for Bible Society at PhiladelphiaPlace: Shackwell, LondonYear: 1812Size: 1 vol: (633)  (192)        152 x 83 mm        Binding: Full-LeatherCondition: Exterior leather rubbed hard; text appears complete though a few leaves are not in ideal condition.  Titles present, binding intact, pages readable.Additional Description: Preliminary matter includes Order of Books and Account of Dates. Tables of Scripture Measures and Table of Time follow OT.  This is the first stereotyped Bible to be printed in the United States. The plates were imported from England by the Philadelphia Bible Society. The British and Foreign Bible Society donated £500 toward the cost and the United States government admitted the plates free of duty. They were received in October 1812, and were immediately turned over to the printer, William Fry of Philadelphia. His initial print run of Bibles was 1050 copies; of NTs, 750 copies (see 1812, No 222A). The sixth printing in May 1814 brought the total number of Bibles to 14,125 copies; the total number of NTs to 3,250.  The Bible Society of Philadelphia, the first in the United States, was organized in Decem­ber 1808. Its first president was Bishop White, who, as one of the chaplains to Congress, reported on the Aitken Bible in 1792. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. 1813 Frederick Goeb Bible, first Bible printed west of the Alleghenies Title: 1813 German Bible: Biblia, Das ist: Die ganze Gottliche Heilige Schrifft, Alten und Neuen Testaments, nach der deutschen Uebersetzung Dr. Martin Luthers. Mit jedes Capitels kurzen Summarien, auch beygefiigten vielen und richtigen Paralellen. Nebst schicklichen Nutzanwendungen zu den fiinf Biichern Mosis, dem Hohelied Salomonis und der Offenbarung S. Johannis. Die erste Auflage. Description of Contents: Pages generally good though somewhat toned and have scattered foxing, but are definitely readable and still partly white. Some light staining on multiple leaves, but mostly marginal. One front endpaper torn. Final endpaper detached but present. Order of books precedes OT; NT books listed on verso of NT title. Binding intact (though one spot somewhat weakened) and text appears complete; printer's emblem at end of OT; Apocrypha follows with smaller font; NT title present and NT paginated as 1-169; index leaf follows. Luther's version. One of the first six German Bibles printed in the United States , and the first Bible printed west of the Alleghenies. Publisher: Friedrich Goeb, Somerset, PA. "Somerset [ Pa.]: Gedruckt und zu finden bey Friedrich Goeb, 1813." Binding: Full-leather; clasps missing; joints and very edges of covers rubbed; covers moderately scuffed; spine has five raised bands and ware crease worn down the center; covers are, however, intact. Inscriptions: none found Collation: [4], 527, [67]; 169, [3] p.; 32 cm. (Folio). Signatures: 1.1-2.1 3.4-67.4 68.2 A-Q2 Rl; 1.4-20.4 21.6 (68.2 verso, 1st count, 21.5 verso, 2nd count, blank). — "With caption title, separate pagination and signatures: "Apocrypha" —[66]p. Reference: Arndt & Eck #2004: —With second title-page, separate pagination and signatures: "Das neue Testament unsers Herrnund Heylandes Jesu Christi, von Dr. Martin Luther." — For a census of Goeb Bibles cf. G.C. Studer. Frederick Goeb, Master printer, pp. xvii-xviii. Shaw and Shoemaker 27883. — O'Callaghan, E.B. List of the editions of the Holy Scriptures, 114. Seidensticker p. 190. ________________________________________________________________________     19. 1814 Novum Testamentum [graecum], juxta exemplar Joannis Millii....Bostoni' Excudebat Esaias Thomas, Jun., typis Watson & Bangs Isaiah Thomas Greek New Testament   Title: Greek New Testament, 1814. (Isaiah Thomas' Second American Edition). Title page reads, "[2 lines in Greek, then] Novum Testamentum [graecum], juxta exemplar Joannis Millii....Bostoni' Excudebat Esaias Thomas, Jun., typis Watson & Bangs 1814." Description of contents: 6¾" x 4¼"; pages browned but readable; a few small bends and wrinkles (mostly on endpaper), binding good, text appears complete. Publisher: Isaiah Thomas, Boston Inscriptions: Some antique inscriptions in dark brown ink on final endpapers; one is an English scripture verse. Binding: Full-leather; front cover recently detached but present. Covers and spine scuffed and most corners have varying degrees of wear; leather on upper corners is worn through to show boards beneath; front cover somewhat bent; back cover has crack in upper part of joint; joints rubbed externally; library label on spine; title band on spine. Collation: 1 endpaper, title, table [2 leaves], 1-478, 3 endpapers. 12mo. 478 pp., [1 (blank)] f. Reference: All American editions of the Greek New Testament printed before about 1830 are now scarce. The Greek New Testament was first printed in the U.S . by Isaiah Thomas in 1800. This edition is the fifth listed by O'Callaghan, but Hall decrees this the second Mill edition (p. 12). Shaw & Shoemaker 30883; O'Callaghan 122; Hall, American Greek Testaments, pp. 12 & 65. On Mill's text, see: Darlow & Moule 4725. Rev. John Wright's Early Bibles of America (1892) states, "Isaiah Thomas, Jr., issued another edition of the Greek Testament in 1814, but the place of printing was Boston, not Worcester. The title-page differed from that of 1800 in the central ornament, which consists of two reclining figures supporting an open Bible, with a Greek motto from I Cor. xv.22. The text is the same as in the first edition."   ________________________________________________________________________   20. 1815 Walpole Bible, first Bible printed in New Hampshire Title: Bible (With Apocrypha), 1815—First Walpole Bible/First Bible Printed in New Hampshire Description of Contents: Foxing throughout and pages lightly browned. Text appears complete with titles and additional materials present. Binding well-intact. Publisher: Anson Whipple: Walpole [New Hampshire] Binding: Full-leather, intact but scuffed with some wear at corners and joints rubbed; front joint cracked at lower end. Title band present on spine along with five raised bands. Title band partly chipped away. Lower end of leather spine chipped away. Inscriptions: "Property of" box includes Betsey Patridge's name. Family record on verso of NT title. Collation: 1 vol: (735) 740-959 [1]. 188 x 105 mm. Preliminary matter includes To the Publick, Account of Dates, Order of Books, Tables of Scripture Measures, and Table of Time. Apocrypha (88 leaves) is unpaged [A-X4]. Table of Offices appears on last leaf. Reference: Hills' #275, "This is the first Bible printed in New Hampshire. O'Callaghan (p 125) says that Whipple was Isaiah Thomas' son-in-law and that Thomas owned the press on which the Bible was printed. Typesetting began about 1810 and the printing progressed to Deuteronomy 26 when the project was suspended and not resumed until 1812. Rumball-Petre (Rare Bibles p 29) says 8,000 copies were printed on coarse paper." From O'Callaghan's American Bibles, p.125: "About 1810, Cheever Felch, afterwards a chaplain in the U.S. Navy, commenced setting in type and printing at Walpole, NH, a Bible for Mr. Whipple, Isaiah Thomas's son-in-law. It was of octavo form, on Bourgeois (English or Scotch) type and consisted of an edition of 8,000 copies on coarse paper. Felch, however, prosecuted the work no farther than to the close of the 26 th chapter of Deuteronomy, when it was suspended till about the year 1813. The composition was then recommenced by Charles Kendall, who, in about 18 months completed the work, except the Apocrypha, which was set up by a man named Brown." ________________________________________________________________________ 21. 1815 Brookfield Edition, First Bookfield Edition Title: Bible (with Apocrypha), 1815—First Brookfield Edition Description of Contents: Most pages intact (but browned with scattered foxing), though approximately a dozen leaves are detached and rough. Text appears complete other than a leaf of Zechariah that is missing and another is present but mislaid near the book of Song of Solomon. Tables follow OT. Apocrypha is included and appears complete also, though unpaginated. Family record rough at edges. NT title present with hole near corner not affecting text. Last leaf of Revelation and Tables (verso) follow NT. Very weak spots in binding found at II Chronicles, Song of Solomon/Ecclesiastes, Daniel, Mark/Luke, and John. Due to these weakened spots, some pages are detached, but present, though rough and torn to varying degrees, resulting in partial loss of text on those pages. Publisher: E. Merriam & Co., Brookfield Binding: Full-leather with raised bands and title band. Joints rubbed. Some edge wear and corners have wear. Binding cracked internally in several places. Somewhat to moderate scuffing on exterior, in addition to several small chips missing from leather in back cover. Inscriptions: Some family history on front endpaper. Family record of Catland family follows Apocrypha. "Property of" signed box by Esther Catland. Collation: 960 p. Reference: Hills' #273, "192 x 110 mm. Closely resembles the E. Duyckinck, etc. edition of 1812 (No 211). Preliminary matter includes To the Reader [by Dr. Witherspoon] and Account of the Dates. Apocrypha is unpaged. Tables follow both Testaments. This edition consisted of 12,000 copies (O'Callaghan, p 124)." (Shaw & Shoemaker 34066.)   About The Publisher: An apprentice to early American printer and patriot Isaiah Thomas, Ebeneezer Merriam began the publishing enterprise which would become famous for printing the Webster Dictionary and which also printed numerous other works. This was the first Bible to be printed by his company, and the first Bible to be printed in Brookfield, Massachusetts, known as the First Brookfield Edition ________________________________________________________________________   22. 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster TITLE: 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster Dictionary Webster’s Dictionary First edition, facsimileDescription: New facsimile first edition of Webster’s dictionary.Noah Webster owns the unique distinction of having single-handedly rescued the English Language from the corrupting political and social influences of the European Nations of his day. He preserved the language with a pure connection to the original roots in other languages, and provided a necessary tool for our new nation (and all later generations) to understand the writings of the Founders and Framers of the Constitution. The majority of the general public is unaware that Dictionaries today follow the practice of "description" as opposed to "prescription," -- the idea that the popular (mis)use of language should be allowed to alter the established meanings of words, to suit the wants and habits of each successive generation. The danger of this practice is the removal of vast bodies of knowledge and wisdom from public access. Noah Webster understood the connection between physical liberty and liberty of thought. He further understood that the meanings of words played a key role in a person's ability to develop a sound system of knowledge and principles based on unchanging absolutes. He also recognized the necessity of preserving the connection to our heritage of Liberty, as well as the failures of former systems of government and philosophy before the founding of our Constitutional Republic. ________________________________________________________________________   23. 1833 Webster Bible TITLE: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament in the Common Version with Amendments of the Language. By Noah Webster, L.L. D. New haven: Published By Durrie & Peck, Sold by. Hezekiah Howe & Co., and A. H. malt by, new Haven; and by N. & J. White, new York. 1833 Description: Baker House Books, Michigan, 1987. Hard Cover. Faux brown leather binding, gilt titles. Dustjacket. Webster considered this translation his crowning achievement, written in correct grammatical English. Preface: The English version of the sacred scriptures now in general use was first published in the year 1611, in the reign of James I. Although the translators made many alterations in the language of former versions, yet no small part of the language is the same as that of the versions made in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. In the present version, the language is, in general, correct and perspicuous; the genuine popular English of Saxon origin; peculiarly adapted to the subjects; and in many passages, uniting sublimity with beautiful simplicity. In my view, the general style of the version ought not to be altered. But in the lapse of two or three centuries, changes have taken place which, in particular passages, impair the beauty; in others, obscure the sense, of the original languages. Some words have fallen into disuse; and the signification of others, in current popular use, is not the same now as it was when they were introduced into the version. The effect of these changes is, that some words are not understood by common readers, who have no access to commentaries, and who will always compose a great proportion of readers; while other words, being now used in a sense different from that which they had when the translation was made, present a wrong signification or false ideas. Whenever words are understood in a sense different from that which they had when introduced, and different from that of the original languages, they do not present to the reader the Word of God. This circumstance is very important, even in things not the most essential; and in essential points mistakes may be very injurious. In my own view of this subject, a version of the scriptures for popular use should consist of words expressing the sense which is most common in popular usage, so that the first ideas suggested to the reader should be the true meaning of such words, according to the original languages. That many words in the present version fail to do this is certain. My principal aim is to remedy this evil. The inaccuracies in grammar, such as which for who, his for its, shall for will, should for would, and others, are very numerous in the present version. There are also some quaint and vulgar phrases which are not relished by those who love a pure style, and which are not in accordance with the general tenor of the language. To these may be added many words and phrases very offensive to delicacy and even to decency. In the opinion of all persons with whom I have conversed on this subject, such words and phrases ought not to be retained in the version. Language which cannot be uttered in company without a violation of decorum, or the rules of good breeding, exposes the scriptures to the scoffs of unbelievers, impairs their authority, and multiplies or confirms the enemies of our holy religion. These considerations, with the approbation of respectable men, the friends of religion and good judges of this subject, have induced me to undertake the task of revising the language of the common version of the scriptures, and of presenting to the public an edition with such amendments, as will better express the true sense of the original languages, and remove objections to particular parts of the phraseology. In performing this task, I have been careful to avoid unnecessary innovations, and to retain the general character of the style. The principal alterations are comprised in three classes. The substitution of words and phrases now in good use, for such as are wholly obsolete, or deemed below the dignity and solemnity of the subject. The correction of errors in grammar. The insertion of euphemisms, words and phrases which are not very offensive to delicacy, in the place of such as cannot, with propriety, be uttered before a promiscuous audience. A few errors in the translation, which are admitted on all hands to be obvious, have been corrected; and some obscure passages, illustrated. In making these amendments, I have consulted the original languages, and also several translations and commentaries. In the body of the work, my aim has been to preserve, but in certain passages, more clearly to express the sense of the present version. The language of the Bible has no inconsiderable influence in forming and preserving our national language. On this account, the language of the common version ought to be correct in grammatical construction, and in the use of appropriate words. This is the more important, as men who are accustomed to read the Bible with veneration are apt to contract a predilection for its phraseology, and thus to become attached to phrases which are quaint or obsolete. This may be a real misfortune; for the use of words and phrases, when they have ceased to be a part of the living language, and appear odd or singular, impairs the purity of the language, and is apt to create a disrelish for it in those who have not, by long practice, contracted a like predilection. It may require some effort to subdue this predilection; but it may be done, and for the sake of the rising generation, it is desirable. The language of the scriptures ought to be pure, chaste, simple and perspicuous, free from any words or phrases which may excite observation by their singularity; and neither debased by vulgarisms, nor tricked out with the ornaments of affected elegance. As there are diversities of tastes among men, it is not to be expected that the alterations I have made in the language of the version will please all classes of readers. Some persons will think I have done too little; others, too much. And probably the result would be the same, were a revision to be executed by any other hand, or even by the joint labors of many hands. All I can say is, that I have executed this work in the manner which, in my judgment, appeared to be the best. To avoid giving offense to any denomination of Christians, I have not knowingly made any alteration in the passages of the present version, on which the different denominations rely for the support of their peculiar tenets. In this country there is no legislative power which claims to have the right to prescribe what version of the scriptures shall be used in the churches, or by the people. And as all human opinions are fallible, it is doubtless for the interest of religion that no authority should be exerted in this case, except by commendation. At the same time, it is very important that all denominations of christians should use the same version, that in all public discourses, treatises and controversies, the passages cited as authorities should be uniform. Alterations in the popular version should not be frequent; but the changes incident to all living languages render it not merely expedient, but necessary at times to introduce such alterations as will express the true sense of the original languages, in the current language of the age. A version thus amended may require no alteration for two or three centuries to come. In this undertaking, I subject myself to the charge of arrogance; but I am not conscious of being actuated by any improper motive. I am aware of the sensitiveness of the religious public on this subject; and of the difficulties which attend the performance. But all men whom I have consulted, if they have thought much on the subject, seem to be agreed in the opinion, that it is high time to have a revision of the common version of the scriptures; although no person appears to know how or by whom such revision is to be executed. In my own view, such revision is not merely a matter of expedience, but of moral duty; and as I have been encouraged to undertake this work by respectable literary and religious characters, I have ventured to attempt a revision upon my own responsibility. If the work should fail to be well received, the loss will be my own, and I hope no injury will be done. I have been painfully solicitous that no error should escape me. The reasons for the principal alterations introduced, will be found in the explanatory notes. The Bible is the chief moral cause of all that is good, and the best corrector of all that is evil in human society; the best book for regulating the temporal concerns of men, and the only book that can serve as an infallible guide to future felicity. With this estimate of its value, I have attempted to render the English version more useful, by correcting a few obvious errors, and removing some obscurities, with objectionable words and phrases; and my earnest prayer is that my labors may not be wholly unsuccessful. N. W. New Haven, September, 1833 ________________________________________________________________________   24. 1833 The Illuminated Bible, the most lavishly illustrated, illuminated Bible, printed in America Title: Bible, 1843-46: The Illuminated Bible...With Marginal Readings, References, and Chronological Tables... Apocrypha...Embellished with Sixteen Hundred Historical Engravings by J. A. Adams, more than Fourteen Hundred of Which are from Original Designs by J. B. Chapman... Description of Contents: Gilt page edges; some weakened spots in binding, resulting in some pages being somewhat misaligned but not detached; binding still intact; text appears complete; pages good though toned with scattered foxing and stains. Binding cracked but holding between pages 36-37 in the Book of Judith in the Apocrypha. Frontis and General titles present. NT frontis of Christ healing Bartimeus present. NT engraved and general titles present. Title and NT title dated 1846, but has note in smaller type at lower edge of page, "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1843, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the Southern District of New York." Text appears complete.When the Harper firm published The Illuminated Bible near the midpoint of the 19th century, the company produced one of the most elaborate and costly American Bibles to that time. O’Callaghan says, “This work was originally announced in 1843, and was issued in 54 numbers at 25 each. J.A. Adams, the engraver, is credited with having taken the first electrotype in America from a woodcut. Many in this Bible are so done. Artists were engaged for more than six years in the preparation of the designs and engravings . . . at a cost of over $20,000.” Publisher: Harper & Brothers, Publishers: New-York. Binding: Full-leather with gilt decoration and gilt cover edges and margins of inside covers. Gilt design on spine. Five raised bands on spine. Gilt title on spine. Cover edges rubbed in multiple places, and corners worn in several places. Raised portions of spine rubbed. Covers are in good condition, front cover edge near spine is scuffed. Joints and ends of spine rubbed. Inscriptions: Imprinted gilt names on front cover—Daniel Crouse and C. Jane Crouse. Family record pages partly filled in. Collation: 1 vol: (844) (128) (256) (4) (8) (14) (34) 34cm. Reference: Hills' #1161: "Dated 1846 with, at foot of title, Entered. . .in the year 1843 by Harper and Brothers. Frontispiece and illuminated title to each Testament. Tables, Index, and Concordance at end. NN copy has no date on title pages. NN has another copy (Arents Collection) in 54 fascicles, as originally issued. This work was originally announced in 1843, and was issued in 54 numbers at 25 cents each. J. A. Adams, the engraver, is credited with having taken the first electrotype in America from a woodcut. Many in this Bible are so done. Artists were engaged for more than six years in the preparation of the designs and engravings included in this Bible, at a cost of over $20,000. (O'Callaghan, p 288.) Frank Weitenkampf writes in The Boston Public Library Quarterly (July 1958, p 154-157): "The engravings after Chapman carefully reproduced the prim line-work of the drawings. There was very little of the tone-work made possible by the 'white line' method of the Englishman Bewick, introduced here by Alexander Anderson....However, this Harper publication was a remarkable production for its time and place, and retains its importance in the annals of American book-making. W. J. Linton, noted wood-engraver and author, knew 'no other book like this, so good, so perfect in all it undertakes.' The illustrations are like picturings of history, as are so many of the old European Biblical paintings and illustrations." O’Callaghan 288–89; Hills 1161. ________________________________________________________________________   25. 1872 Victorian Family Bible Title: 1872 Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised; with the Apocrypha, Concordance, and Psalms. The Text Conformable to the Oxford and the American Bible Society's Standard Editions. Description of Contents: Holman device, No. 1874 bearing the phrase, "Let there be light" appears near lower edge of title page. Lower edge of title bears the phrases "Text Bible, Large Pica" and "Imperial 4to." "Holman's Edition" appears at top edge of title page. Entire title is ruled with red double-border. Endpapers present. Title is followed by Order of Books with blank verso (1 leaf), To the Reader (front of leaf, labeled iii) and—beginning on the verso of iii—Contents of the Books of the Old and New Testaments (ends on page viii). Steel engravings throughout. Some gaps in binding near front of volume, but still intact. Binding mostly good. Ribbon bookmarker. OT ends on page 824. Apocrypha is repaginated as 1-104 and is printed in smaller type. Illuminated family record pages follow (2 leaves). Steel frontis of Jesus and the Samaritan precedes NT. NT title present. NT pages numbered 827-1086. Leaf 903 detached or nearly so but present; slightly rough at edges. Steel engravings throughout. Index to the Holy Bible is paginated 755 to 762. Followed by Judea, Palestine, Or the Holy Land, Tables, Alphabetical Table of Names (ending on page 768). Followed by Concordance to the Old and New Testaments (paginated 1-41), and The Psalms of David in Metre (1-22). Gaps in binding near end of volume also, but no pages detached here. Pages overall very good to good. Publisher: A.J. Holman, Philadelphia Binding: Full-leather. Covers have tooled borders and tooled latticework-style design on centers of covers. Some rubs at joints and near ends of spine, as well as on raised portions of spine. Tooled designs appear between raised portions of spine. Raised portions also tooled. Gilt "Holy Bible" on spine as well as "Holman's Edition." Gilt page edges, gilt design on edges of inside covers and on cover edges. Inscriptions: None found Collation: Preliminary material (i-viii); Old Testament (1-824); Apocrypha (1-104); Illuminated family record pages (2 leaves); NT frontis & title; NT (827-1086). Index to the Holy Bible and other material (755-768). Concordance (1-41), metrical Psalms (1-22). Reference: None found ________________________________________________________________________   26. 1873 Salesman Sample Bible Title: Bible—Salesman's Sample, 1873 Description of Contents: These Bibles were used by salesmen to demonstrate the available bindings and special additional contents of the Bibles that their publishing firm was selling. The sample Bibles were sometimes later used by families and generally included instructions to the seller as well as a register to include the names of the buyers. Sample pages generally included engravings, illuminations, and several chapters of the Scriptures. This sales technique was also used with popular books of the day. Some scattered foxing and a few leaves detached but present and slightly ragged at edges. Bible demonstrates study materials and text enhancements available for the particular family Bible being sold, including a steel engraving, illuminated verse, Contents of the Books of the Bible, History of the Books of the Bible, Science and Revelation, Literature of the Bible, Scripture Difficulties, History of Denominations, woodcut illustrations, and family photo pages. Title reads, "Holman's edition" at top edge and "pica 4to Marg. ref." at lower edge. Some foxing; marbled page edges. Steel frontispiece of Adam and Eve, Illuminated Ten Commandments, Title page, General Contents page ("General Contents of the New Pictorial Reference Family Bible"), Order of Books, Contents of the Bible, Improved Comprehensive Helps to the Study of the Bible, Tables (Miracles of the Old Testament, Remarkable Mountains and Hills, Physical Features of Palestine, Parables of Jesus, Miracles of Christ, Discourses of Jesus, Parables Recorded in the Old Testament), History of the Books of the Bible, Science and Revelation, Literature of the Bible, Testimony for the Bible, Scripture Difficulties, Special Prayers, Selah, various tables, Birth of Christ, Temple of Solomon, History of Jewish Worship, History of the Books of the Bible (NT), Maps, Religious Denominations/Their History and Creeds, Comprehensive Pronouncing Bible Dictionary (Smith, Kitto & Fairbairn), Idols and Idolatry of the Egyptians, Sample Bible Text & Illustrations, Index to the Holy Bible, (complete), "Judea, Palestine, or the Holy Land," A Table of Kindred and Affinity, Tables of Scripture Measures, Weights, and Coins, Alphabetical Table of the Proper Names in the Old and New Testaments (complete), Apocrypha sample text, Concordance (Partial), Metrical Psalms (Partial), Illuminated Marriage Certificate, Illuminated Marriage Record, Illuminated Birth Record, Illuminated Death Record (torn but present), Illuminated Memoranda page (verso of Death record), pullout Jerusalem Map (partly torn), Steel Engraving of Moses with the Commandments, Illuminated Commandment, Advertisement Page with details of the Pictorial Polyglot Family Bible, Additional Sample text with engravings throughout including Meeting of Rebekah and servant steel engraving, Joseph Interpreting Pharoah's Dream steel engraving, David and Jonathan, Elijah in the Wilderness, Esther Accusing Haman to Ahasuerus, David's Escape from Saul, Daniel in the Den of Lions, The Baptism of Our Savior, Christ in the Garden, The Ascension, Christ Blessing Little Children, Jesus and the Samaritan, Deliverance of St. Peter from Prison, Star from the East (detached and ragged at edges along with preceding leaf but present), some tears and leaves to two following text leaves, followed by German Bibles Advertisement page, followed by sample text and illustrations from the German Bible (woodcuts), German Scripture text sample, Apocrypha text sample, Concordance sample, additional German sample text, 2-page Advertisement for Holman's Pictorial Editions of the Holy Bible (English), and sales register. Publisher: A.J. Holman & Company, Philadelphia. Binding: Full-leather with raised and gilt covers and various spines included. Five different covers are represented by the front, back and inside of this book. Some scuffing on cover edges and spine, not too severe. Inscriptions: Some handwritten family history on the sales register page, with Residence and Kind Wanted Columns scratched out to Month and year of people's birth dates. Collation: Not available Reference: This Bible appears to be a sample edition of Hills' #1886, "1873 The Holy Bible ... With References and Various Readings... A.J. Holman & Co.: Philadelphia. Reprint of Holman's 1872 edition (No 1874) but with different supplementary matter. Frontispiece, illuminated page with Commandments, Comprehensive Helps to the Study of the Bible, History of the Books, Pronouncing Bible Dictionary (by Smith, Kitto and Fairbairn), Order of Books, Chronological Order, and Contents precede text. With Apocrypha, followed by Family Record. Map, frontispiece, and illuminated Lord's Prayer precede NT. Indexes, Tables, etc., Concordance, Metrical Psalms, and Family Portrait pages at end. Illustrated." ________________________________________________________________________   27. 1888 Charles Spurgeon Hand Corrected Sermon Notes. Title: Handwritten Sermon Notes (two pages) Author: Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Prince of Preachers Description: Charles Haddon Spurgeon was known as the Prince of Preachers, and was long-time pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in England. His sermons were transcribed by a secretary and then hand-corrected by Spurgeon himself. They were then published weekly in pamphlet form and read by much of the population--either in their original form or perhaps in one unusual way: the meat market. There are stories told of the pamphlets being re-used as a wrap for meat in the market, and some of the buyers read the sermons and became Christians. This sermon was delivered on Lord's-day Morning, February 12th, 1888, by C.H. Spurgeon, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. Entitled "The Lord and the Leper," it is based on the text, "And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed." Mark 1:40-42 Year: February 12th, 1888   ________________________________________________________________________ 28. 1901 Mini Bible with Case (Thumb, Mite Bible) David Bryce and Son Title: Holy Bible, 1901 Description of Contents: Smallest Bible ever printed; has dated certificate style description on verso of title page, dated March 29, 1901; rests in small metal case with leather front containing a small magnifying glass. Includes woodcut frontispiece of The Fall; some weak spots in binding, but intact; woodcuts throughout; NT title present. Pages good and white, text appears complete. Case has some to moderate wear, but is intact and workable. Includes dedication to King James. Tiny tear at top of title. Slight soiling to closed page edges. Verso of title bears printed copy of the license granted David Bryce & Son by the Queen. License reads: "In terms of Her Majesty's ...Patent to her Printers for Scotland, and of... Instructions issued by Her Majesty in Council, dated Eleventh July, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-nine, I hereby License and Authorise David Bryce to Print and Publish, as by the Authority of Her Majesty, an Edition of the Holy Bible with illustrations ...and expressing a facsimile copy in miniature of the Oxford Nonparel Decimo???...as proposed in their Declaration dated the twentieth day of March Nineteen Hundred and One. the terms and conditions of the said instructions being always and in all points fully complied with and observed by the said David Bryce. Dated at London the 29 th day of March Nineteen Hundred and One [Signed]." Publisher: David Bryce & Son, Glasgow; also published by Henry Frowde in London; Binding: Flexible Leather with gilt title on spine and front cover. Inscriptions: None found Collation: Ends on page 876 Reference: Bible contains the complete Old and New Testaments. Lithography emerged as a new method of reproduction. Later in the 19th century, photo reduction and photolithography were added to the means available to the printers of miniature books. At the same time, new technologies were being introduced, type founders continued to cast type for miniature books of exceptional quality, as seen in the works published by William Pickering. Spanning the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century, the achievements of David Bryce and Son of Glasgow provide a fitting high point in miniature book production at the close of a century noted for its miniature books. A Bibliography of Miniature Books (1470-1965) compiled by Doris Varner Welsh and edited by Msgr. Francis J. Weber, logs this edition as #562: "The Holy Bible. Glasgow, David Bryce & Sons [1901] 876p. illus. (1 13/16 x 1 1/8 inches) See note under 1896 edition. Spielmann no. 25; Am. Art 47..." Entry for 1896 edition reads, "Photographic reduction of 1876 ed., also called "Mite Bible", some copies sold chained to a lectern, some copies contain the Burns family register, and some copies have the Shakespeare family register. Also sold with a pocket in the back cover containing a magnifying glass. ...Darlow & Moule v. 1, no. 1306." ________________________________________________________________________   29. Hinkley Bible:1904 The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha   Description of Contents: Verso of title reads, "Of this Library Edition One Thousand Copies were printed at The Merrymount Press, Boston. No. 137." Includes illustrations with titled tissue guards. Octavo; approximately 6¼" x 9¾". Top edges of pages gilt. Appears to be the edition printed on woven paper, possibly the first edition thus. Publisher: R.H. Hinkley, Boston Binding: Blue cloth with paper title bands Inscriptions: None Notable Collation: 14 vols., each separately pagedReference: Hills' #2155, "[Plates designed and electrotyped by D.B. Updike, the Merrymount Press]. R.H. Hinkley Company: Boston....25 cm.....Each volume is separately paged. Dedication to King James precedes text, which is printed in paragraph form without verse numbers but with chapter numbers above, at inner corners. Illustrated with photogravure plates of famous paintings. An edition of 86 copies was printed on Japan paper. Another edition of 1,000 copies on handmade paper was issued with the imprint of the Grolier Society (BM, 1907). Unbound sheets seem to have been purchased at various times and bound up by other distributors. Neither the R.H. Hinkley Company nor the Grolier Society has been able to supply full data. PMck has 1909 copy; NBuG has one dated 1920?."   ________________________________________________________________________   30. 1920’s The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament: Translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Little Library Corporation, New York. Title: Holy Bible, 30 volumes The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament: Translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Little Library Corporation, New York   Description/Contents: Beautiful brown covers have ornate embossed border with ornate lettering that says "The Holy Bible." Below that is listed the Book(s) of the Bible that each volume contains. Book names and volume numbers are also listed on the spines. Covers are canvas with suede-like flocking inside. Condition is generally good, though pages are browned where contact with the inside flocking of the covers. Other pages are somewhat yellowed with age, but otherwise all pages are in very good condition. Covers very nice also, minus a few marks on about four of the volumes. Each book measures approximately 3" x 4". Publisher: Little Library Corporation, New York Year: 1920s Binding: Canvas Inscriptions: None found ________________________________________________________________________ 31. 1942 World War II New Testament, Protestant Version   Description of Contents: Notably, this Bible was printed by the United States Government.  Printed by the United States Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. in 1942, this small New Testament was published under the direction of the Chief of Chaplains.  Preprinted message from FDR, with preprinted signature; on first page: "The White House Washington March 6, 1941.  To the Members of the Army: As Commander-in-Chief I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the armed forces of the United States.  Throughout the centuries men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration.  It is a fountain of strength and now, as always, an aid in attaining the highest aspirations of the human soul.  Very sincerely yours, Franklin D. Roosevelt."  Roosevelt's name is a preprinted signature.    Publisher: United States Government Printing Office   Reference: Hill's #2405: "The New Testament...Prepared for Use of Protestant Personnel of the Army of the United States.  Published Under the Direction of the Chief of Chaplains.  United States Government Printing Office: Washington, [D.C.]  607 p. 14 cm.  Bound in brown cloth with cover title, New Testament, Protestant Version.  Presented by the Army of the United States.  Statement by President Roosevelt, dated March 6, 1941, on fly leaf.  Verso has space for identification, etc.  Article--Do You Know Your Chaplain?, signed by W.R. Arnold, Chief of Chaplains, at end."   Binding: Brown cloth   Inscriptions: None found   Condition: Soft cover a little faded with bent corner; pages good with slight foxing on very edges; a few edges of corners bent   ________________________________________________________________________     32. 1971 Lunar Bible--King James Bible Segment   Description of Contents: small microfilm affixed to presentation/history card   Publisher: Apollo Prayer League   Binding: N/A   Inscriptions: N/A   Collation: N/A   Reference (Additional): This is part of the first Bible to have been taken from planet Earth to another celestial body.  The first Bible on the moon landed on the surface of the moon abord the Lunar module of the Apollo XIV mission on February the fifth of the year nineteen hundred and seventy one.  Members of the Apollo Prayer League employed at the manned spacecraft center in Houston made the multiversion special first lunar Bible.  Bible societies in fifty-seven different countries united in participating in this project as well as commercial Bible publishers.  This fifty page segment of the King James Version was carried on this historic mission.  It was returned to planet Earth to be presented by one of the persons who participated in the making of the first lunar Bible which was carried in the spacesuit of Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell for the Apollo Prayer League as a personal gesture to Rev. John M. Stout.  The above microform part with serial number 14641-01....   Statement of Provenance: This asserts that The Apollo Prayer League 50-page microfilm Bible segment presentation (serial no. 14-164-01) that accompanies this letter...was formerly the property of Harold H. Hill.  After being forgotten on Earth by the Apollo 12 crew and missing the lunar surface on Apollo 13, 300 microfilmed copies of the 1,245-page King James Bible were flown to the Moon by Edgar Mitchell on Apollo 14.  The Bibles were carried on behalf of the Apollo Prayer League, a group of NASA engineers, administrators and astronauts founded by the Rev. John Stout with Harold Hill.  Upon their return to Earth, a number of the complete Bibles were cut into 50-page segments to be distributed to the many members of the Apollo Prayer League "Honor Roll."  As the League's second in command, Harold Hill was provided several of these segments to distribute.  This 5" x 7" presentation was among those remaining in Hill's possession at the time of his passing.  Harold H. Hill was a biomedical administrator at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Carter/Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas until he retired in 1982 with more than 20 years of service.  During the Gemini and Apollo programs, Hill was responsible for overseeing the transfer and setup of medical supplies between NASA facilities, including the prime recovery ships used to rescue the astronauts and their spacecraft from the ocean after splashdown.  In November 2002, Harold Hill passed away at age 84.    ________________________________________________________________________ 33. circa 1900, Holy Bible in Pitman's Shorthand Title: Holy Bible in Pitman's Shorthand Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Place: London Year: Circa 1900-1920 Size: Approx. 6 x 9 Binding: Cloth Condition: Some stains/fade spots on cover; gilt title on front cover; red pages edges; text appears complete; general and NT titles present; good binding; some wear at very edges of exterior; small portion of front flyleaf cut away; title page reads, "The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Authorised Version.  Lithographed in the easy reporting style of Pitman's shorthand.  Twentieth Century Edition (no date listed).  London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd...."  Also published in Bath and New York.  Order of Books on verso.  Light tear between Order of Books and OT title.  Additional Description: N/A   ________________________________________________________________________   SHIPPING: FREE shipping and secure packaging for all 50 US States and Territories. 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