Boston: James Munroe & Co. Very Good-; Light foxing at ed-papers and adjoining leaves. 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Publisher's embossed cloth 295p. American Imprint #43224 in part. Hills #836 in part. Chamberlin page 471. With the ornate Meadvillle Theological Seminary exlibris giving the book to Rev. Chas. B. Ferry. . James Munroe & Co. hardcover
Boston: James Munroe & Co. Good; Water wrinkles at lower inner corner of first several leaves . 1843. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Publisher's embossed cloth 304p. American Imprint #43224 in part. Hills #836 in part. Chamberlin page 471. With the ornate Meadvillle Theological Seminary exlibris giving the book to Rev. Chas. B. Ferry. . James Munroe & Co. hardcover
Boston: James Munroe & Co. Good;. 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Publisher's embossed cloth 293p. American Imprint #43224 in part. Hills #836 in part. Chamberlin page 471. With the ornate Meadvillle Theological Seminary exlibris giving the book to Rev. Chas. B. Ferry. . James Munroe & Co. hardcover
London: British & Foreign Bible Society. Good; Top half inch of spine cracked at hinge bottom half inch is . torn but present. 1846. Hardcover. Miniature; 48mo 3�" - 4" tall; Ornately blind stamped leather with gilt spine title. With the binder's ticket of Watkins binder. Size is Diamond 48mo. . British & Foreign Bible Society hardcover
NY: Carlton & Lanahan. Very Good; Tight and clean with minor signs of use. 1869. Hardcover. Folio 13" - 23" tall; Full embossed brown leather 15 by 11.5 inches all edges gilt 1221 pages illustrated with engravings and a color map. A joint imprint with Hitchcock & Walden Cincinnati. Extra shipping charge due ot size and weight. . Carlton & Lanahan hardcover
London & NY: Cassell Petter Galpin & Co. Good; Board starting to show at corners and abraided at bottom edge. ca1860. First Edition . Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; Black morocco blind tooled with gilt tooled borders all edges gilt 1264 424p. profusely illlustrated many being half and full page family records section unused. Four volumes bound in one. Not listed in Herbert's Historical Catalogue of Printed Bibles. . Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. hardcover
NY: New York Public Library. Very Good-; New old stock. 1929. First Edition. Softcover. tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Wraps 12p. 10 plates. . New York Public Library paperback
Wellington NZ: British & Foreign Bible Society. Very Good; Private owner's label on front free end-papers. 1969. Hardcover. 8vo; Publisher's black cloth silver spine title gilt title on blind stamped front board all edges red 979 291p. four maps. . British & Foreign Bible Society hardcover
J.H. SEARS 1928. J.H. SEARS 1928 Good/ Pos penned inside cover dated 1928. King James New Testament Matthew-Revelation. Leather like black decorative cover red page edges slight tear to last end paper. Imitation Leather. Good. J.H. SEARS Hardcover
NY: American Bible Union. Very Good-; Spine ends worn else about VG. 1873. Hardcover. 8vo; xx 1 209 pages; Americazn Bible Union blind embossed cloth. Chamberlin p.191. . American Bible Union hardcover
NY & London: American Bible Union & Trubner & Co. Good; Spine faded. 1866. Hardcover. 32mo; 488 pages; Publisher's embossed cloth text bulks 3/4" 4" by 3" text without rules. Hills #1808: unlisted early reprint. Second Revision Amory Memorial 20th thousand Agate 32mo Edition. . American Bible Union & Trubner & Co. hardcover
Los Angeles: C. F. Horan & Co. Good; Chip and short crack at top of front hinge. c1914. Hardcover. 8vo; Black lealtherette all edges gilt in publisher's two piece box 1086 306p. illustrated color maps . C. F. Horan & Co. hardcover
Northampton: J. H. Butler. Good; Lacks free end-papers and leaf preceeding the title page. ca1840. Hardcover. Miniature; 32mo; Tan cloth with ornate gilt tooling printed in double columns 3 5/8" tall 384p. illustrated. Hills #1449: "Privately owned copy also undated noted with four wood engravings signed `A.A.' but they do not seem to be up to Anderson's usual standard." Inscribed "Presented to Martha C. Cobbet by her S.S. Teacher on Feb. 24th 1840." Hills gives 1850 as the estimated date. . J. H. Butler hardcover
Portland ME: O. L. Sanborn. Poor; Lacks pages 3-46 title page and end-papers are present limp . cloth else about good. 1839. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Original cloth 226p. American Imprint #54437" IaHi only copy located. Ruball-Petre: "First Bible printed in Maine." . O. L. Sanborn hardcover
Lipsiae: Caroli Tauchnitz. Good; One outer hinge torn at top inch other hinge is cracked for . 2/3rds its length. 1833. Hardcover. Thick 8vo; Contemporary 3/4 leather mottled boards all edges red 1 xiv 1392 8p. Preliminary material in Latin. The "Lecturis" by Augustus Hahn is dated 1833. . Caroli Tauchnitz hardcover
NY: Association Press. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1970. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 809617951 . 8vo; 158 pages; A colloquial modern translation with a Southern accent vigorous and fervent for the gospel unsparing in earthiness. rich in humor. . Association Press hardcover
Boston: American Unitarian Association. Good; Spine faded silverfish damage to front free end-paper appears . unread. 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth vi 570p. Herbert #1971. . American Unitarian Association hardcover
New Haven & London Dallas: Yale University Press & Bridwell Library. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. c1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0300066678 . 4to 11" - 13" tall; xiii 2 197p. illustrated some in color bibliography index. . Yale University Press & Bridwell Library hardcover
Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss. Very Good-; Moderate edge-wear two scars on rear board that have . colored in well tight clean and attractive. 1855. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Folio 13" - 23" tall; Dark brown morocco six panel gilt spine boards elaborately gilt tooled with three frames dividedd by double gilt rules.the inner frame has ornate corners at the center is a leather label stamped "G.A. and J.A. Cheney" 360cm by 290cm all edges gilt 1130 382p. four leaves for family records. Hills #1570. Pulpit Bible of Gustavus Adolphus Cheney was born in Soughtbridge Mass. Dec. 27 1848 and died in Sharon Aug. 27 1926. On July 25 1893 he married Jennie Ada Badger of Sharon. . H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss hardcover
United Bible Societies. Good in Good dust jacket; Bottom edge of cloth lightly rubbed . clean attractive copy. c1972. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 536p. Examples of bible verse in 1399 languages with brief histories and list of editions. . United Bible Societies hardcover
Oxford: John Baskett. Poor; Text block is now in several sections portrait and O.T. tItle . page are mounted several leaves are torn closely trimmed one leaf . incomplete else apparently complete. 1736. Hardcover. 4to; Contemporary leather recovered with old suede leather various paginations portrait of the King profused illustrated with plates four to a sheet. Apparently Herbert #1032. Preceeded by The Book of Common Prayer. Griffith 1736 #3. The New Testament is dated 1735 and is followed by An Index to the Holy Bible. The front free end-paper is inscribed Lois Orne's June 1773. Inserted on newer paper is a two page manuscript Chronology of the Family of Benjamin & Lois Adams Chronology of the Family of Aaron & Eunice Green Chronology of the Family of Perkens & Bridget Nichols & Chronology of the Family of John & Pamela Orne. The chronologies cover the period 1788 to 1810. . John Baskett hardcover
Durham: Andrews et al. Good; One spine lacks two narrow one inch strips number on spine . minor interior library marks apparently unused. 1854-1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Surtees Society; 8vo; Four volumes two color facsimiles one folding. Surtees Society volumes 28 39 43 and 48 lcomplete in four volumes DM #1614. Binder's ticket of Andrews & Co. Bookbinders Durham. . Andrews, et al hardcover
London & Edinburgh: J. B. Nichols & Son William Pickering Laing & Forbes. Very Good; Minor wear at spine ends light spine numbers internal . library stamps else uncirculated and about VG. 1843 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Surtees Society; 8vo; Publisher's cloth Ix 329 5 204p. With the binder's ticket of Andrews & Co. Bookbinders Durham. . J. B. Nichols & Son, William Pickering, Laing & Forbes hardcover
Brattleborough VT: Holbrook & Fessenden. Good; Frontispiece map lacks outer two inches lacks blank lower . half of last page of index occasional tears last two leaves detached . else a strong sound copy. 1824. Hardcover. 4to; Leather raised bands red leather label thick 4to 6 9-682 160 685-930 2p. illustrated. The New Testament has the imprint of John Holbrook only. The plate "The Creation" is by Alexander Anderson. American Imprint #15350. . Holbrook & Fessenden hardcover
Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey. Good; Boards showing at corners short hinge crack. 1844-1845. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Half leather two volumes 401 414p. American Imprints #44-648. . Benjamin B. Mussey hardcover
Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Co. Fine; Presentation page inscribed else as new. ca1940. Hardcover. 4to; Masonic edition heavy embossed black morocco gilt masonic emblem on front boards alld edges gilt publisher's box various paginations illustrations color plates. . A. J. Holman Co. hardcover
Front board detached rear oute hinge cracked. 1800-1815. Hardcover. 8vo; Leather unpaginated signed in fours beginning on A1 and ending on W4 comprising 84 leaves plus blanks sheets measure 212mm by 133mm and a spine height of 220mm. Printed circa 1810 or earlier in America. With the typographically decorated bookplate of the Cheshire Theological Institute. This institution" was formed in 1830 around the 700 volumes owned by Rev. Barstow" per "Upper Ashuelot" A History of Keene New Hampshire. The spine title is "Apocraphy." The colume size matches the Bible printed by Anson Whipple in Walpole New Hampshire in 1815. . hardcover
Boston & NY: Crosby Nichols & Co. and Charles S. Francis & Co. Lacks top of spine insect damage to cloth else about VG. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Publisher's cloth 256p. Chamberlin's Catalogue of English Bible Translations page 725 listing the 1855 printing. The original translation occupies pages 231-256. . Crosby, Nichols & Co. and Charles S. Francis & Co. hardcover
Boston: J. H. A. Frost Imprimeur. Good; Lacks overlap at top of spine short tear at base of spine . board showing at corners elsle tight and clean. 1824. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Leather red spine title label double gilt rules 379p. American Imprint #15382. With the bookplate of The Rev. John Wright author of books on the Bible and Prayer Books. . J. H. A. Frost, Imprimeur hardcover
NY: Pratt Woodford & Co. Good; Base of spine chipped with half inch hinge cracks boards . beginning to show at corners occasional foxing mainly at end-papers . and adjoining leaves. 1844. Hardcover. Large 8vo 10" tall; Full contemporary leather black spine label spine divided into five panels by double gilt rules marbled end-papers 40 3-10 773p. 2 engraved plates. Earlier printing of Hills #1330. There are four pages of Hagins family records. They start with Wm. B. Hagins born December 9 1815 and Esther J. Kirk born May 11 1823 they were married Nov. 2nd 1846. William B. Hagins died March 30th 1891. With the later binder's ticket of Levy Bros. Binders Madison Ind. There are pencil instructions to the binder at head of title page "W. B. Hagins resew only put in same cover." . Pratt, Woodford & Co. hardcover
Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. Very Good-; Clean and tight with only minor wear externally. 1976. Softcover. 8vo; Wraps 3 volumes illustrated bibliography indexes. Edited by P. R. Ackroyd C. F. Evans G. W. H. Lampe & S. L. Greenslade. Vol. I: From the beginnings to Jerome. Vol. II: The West from the Fathers to the Reformation. Vol. III: The West from the Reformation to the present day. . Cambridge Univ. Press paperback
Manchester: Printed By W. D. Varey. Lacks front board rear board hanging tight and clean internally VG. 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo; 3/4 calf xx 320p. . Printed By W. D. Varey hardcover
Lunenburg Mass.: Edmund Cushing. Good; Half inch crack at bottom of one hinge boards showing at . corners first three leaves and engraved plate following them have . ragged margins occasional foxing particulalry noticable on the frontispiec. e and title page moderate rubbing but still a tight attractive copy. 1828. Hardcover. 4to; Dark brown leather four broad raised bands on gilt tooled spine simple gilt border around boards 683 160 685-930 illustrated with full page wood engravings. Four pages of family records. First marriage recorded is:Albion Moody to Temperance Williams Oct. 17 1830. First birth recorded is "Mary Ann Moody our daugther was born January the 31 day 1832 being on Thursday." There is a later note applying to a slipper which we do not have: "Dec. 7 - 1780 date of the wedding slipper of Mrs. Mary Williams wife of Peter or Capt. John Williams of Revolutionary times. Preseumably Peter as her daughter Temperance wife of Albion Moody Frank's grandfather had a son Peter." Included is a stitched bookmark of Teresa Marie Sutton. Also a note regarding "Peter Williams died Sept the 28 1837 Aged 82 years He was borned March the 17th 1755." Affixed to the other side are three of four hair-wreaths; Nathan P. Williams Susan Williams & Amos C. Williams - DNA samples. Also a pencil copy ot a poem: "Lean hard. Child of my love lean hard And let me feel the pressure of thy cares. I know thy buren Child. I shaped it Poised it on mine own hand." under a pencilled arch of posies. This is dated August 14. 1880 and signed in a different hand "E.E. Gordon" on the other side is "Mrs. Mary Sutton. Present." There is a three panel folding frontispiece Adam Naming The Creation by F. & J. Andrews Sc. Lancaster Mass. Dictionary of American Biography says Joseph Andrews 1805-1873; "In 1827 or 1829 he became a member of the firm of Carter Andrews & Company of Lancaster Mass." while R.C. Waterson says that "about the year 1827 Mr. Andrews went to Lancaster Mass. with his brother where he set up with him in the engraving and printing business." In 1821 he had been apprenticed to Abel Bowen where he had learned to engrave upon wood. The plate area of the frontispiece is 9 1/8" by 16 1/2." Among the pairs of animals are diary cattle and the American turkey. Hills #615. American Imprint #32296. . Edmund Cushing hardcover
Boston & Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Co. and Henry P. B. Jewett. Very Good-; Spine ends lightly worn appears un-opened. 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Publisher's embossed cloth 423p. Hills The English Bible in America #1687. Herbert Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible #1918. Chamberlin Catalogue of English Bible Translations; page 554. Hugh Pope Engllish Versions of the Bible page 546: "These two versions 1855 Andrews Norton and 1858 L.A. Sawyer are little known yet they mark the beginning of the long line of present versions which use current English as the medium of expression." Simms The Bible in America: "He had the satisfaction however of knowing that much of his work criticised freely at the time was sustained by the Revisions Committees of 1881." . John P. Jewett & Co. and Henry P. B. Jewett hardcover
NY: Nelson & Phillips. Very Good; Slight rubbing at extremetiees internally VG. 1873. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Leather black and red spine labels all edges speckled 1165p. Volume II. - The First Book of Kings to Proverbs. "A copious collection of parallel texts; summaries of each book and chapter; and the date of every transaction and event recorded in the sacred oracles agreeably to the calculations of the most correct chronologers. By Rev. Joseph Benson." Hills #1892. . Nelson & Phillips hardcover
Brattleboro & Boston: Fessenden & Co. And Shattuck & Co. Good; Short cracks at bother ends of rear hinge the usual scattered . foxing else tight attractive volume. 1834. Hardcover. Large 8vo; Full leather all edges marbled 10 838p. plates illustrations. American Imprint #23311. . Fessenden & Co. And Shattuck & Co. hardcover
NY: American Bible Society. Very Good-; Extremeties lightly rubbed with one lower corner being . lightly worn. 1869. Hardcover. Large 8vo; Dark brown morocco profusely gilt tooled reinforced hinges all edge gilt 1008 312p. unused family record pages. "A. W. Alexander" in gilt in center panel of front board. Small Pica Reference Royal 8vo edition. . American Bible Society hardcover
Brattleboro & Boston: Fessenden & Co. And Shattuck & Co. Good; Hinges rubbed some top grain lifting or gone slsight loosenes . to text-block but still sound. 1834. Hardcover. Large 8vo; Full leather all edges marbled 10 838p. plates illustrations. American Imprint #23311. . Fessenden & Co. And Shattuck & Co. hardcover
Portland ME: Sanborn & Carter. Good; Quarter inch crack at ends of all hinges stains on several . short areas of less than an inch slight looseness to text-block . with gilt heavily worn. 1845. Hardcover. 32mo; 852 259 pages; Brown leather wallet-style all edges gilt frontispiece is vertically oriented. American Imprint #45-752. Hills #1268: our engraved title page The Everlasting Gospel is dated 1843 and the New Testament is dated 1845. See Rumball-Petre #199: this Bible was printed from the same plates as the 1842 printing which was the first Bible printed in the state of Maine. Also this copy has the same 1843 engraved title page as our previously catalogued 1842 printing. This copy does not have a stereotype notice. . Sanborn & Carter hardcover
Troy NY: W. & H. Merriam. Very Good-; Very light rubbing to color at extreeties of binding. 1843. Hardcover. 32mo 4" - 5" tall; Contemporary red leather gilt binding spine divided into 5 panels by double gilt rules boards have a single rule border 725 1 221p. illustrated with etchings frontispiece of Moses with the Tables of the Law additional heavily bordered title pages stating "Diamond Bible. " and "Diamond New Testament. " Hills #1178. Not stated to be a stereotype printing. O'Callaghan p.248 #16 lists the 1836 New York printing of George Dearborn. On p.298 #12 he lists an 1847 printing by Merriam Moore & Co. where he calls the illustrations engravings. . W. & H. Merriam hardcover
Troy NY: W. & H. Merriam. Fair; Two inch hinge tear to front board two tears on spine with . very slight loss internal looseness. 1843. Hardcover. 32mo 4" - 5" tall; Brown leather wallet style binding 725 1 221p. illustrated with etchings frontispiece of Moses with the Tables of the Law additional heavily bordered title pages stating "Diamond Bible. " and "Diamond New Testament. " Hills #1178. Not stated to be a stereotype printing. O'Callaghan p.248 #16 lists the 1836 New York printing of George Dearborn. On p.298 #12 he lists an 1847 printing by Merriam Moore & Co. where he calls the illustrations engravings. . W. & H. Merriam hardcover
Mansell Publishing. As New. c1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0720115671 . Folio 14" tall; Five volumes "There are some 63000 entries representing about 700 llanguages and dialects." Shipping weight is 38 pounds please check for your shipping cost before ordering. . Mansell Publishing hardcover
Castleton Vt.: H. C. Denison Jr. Good; Lacks front free end-paper corners worn bottom of spine . worn two leaves lack a half inch by one inch piece all with some . loss still a sound attractive copy. 1828. Hardcover. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Leather 5.5 by 3 inches 335 1p. AI#32329 & Hills #661: both only locating the VtHi copy. . H. C. Denison, Jr. hardcover
Philadelphia: Towar & Hogan. Spines and fore-edge a bit dry front hinge of one volume very worn . but holding tightly while the rear hinge has a two inch crack started . other than some light foxing on the leaves at both end it is internally . about VG and very attractive. 1828. Hardcover. Tight attractive set with moderate wear one inch hinge crack started in one volume. ; Large 8vo; Mottled leather 960 934p. volumes 5 and 6 of six volume set being the complete New Testament commentary. American Imprint #27-29198: the additional publishers listed in smaller print are John P. Haven New York and Robert Pattersonb Pittsburgh. Hills #621 but imprint seems to be a variant. Hills in entry #292 "it was long celebrated as the best of English commentaries for devotional purposes." . Towar & Hogan hardcover
NY: D. Appleton & Co. Good; Rebacked with the original spine several slight cracks but . I do not see any chipping inner hinges strengthened with matching . paper and a bit tight - an attractive copy. 1848. First American Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Publisher's papier mache under black plaster with leather blind titled spine all edges gilt marbeled end-papers 32 pages richly illluminated and chromolithographed. Ruari Mclean: "it was the first of the so-called `papier mache' bindings contrived to look like carved ebony. the result was splendidly gothic and impressive." The first use of these materials to reproduce an antiquarian hand made binding spine titled with unicial letters. . D. Appleton & Co. hardcover
Philadelphia: William W. Woodward. Good; Lacks small corner effecting one letter in the imprint some . looseness still a very attractive sound copy. 1810. Hardcover. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Conteporary brown leather ornate gilt tooled spine gilt border on boards contemporary marbled end-papers unpaginated. Hills #180. American Imprint #19517. With the ownership inscription: "Edward Bull Yale College New Haven Oct. 24th 1812" also his ink anotations several referring to Dr. Dwight on some pages. . William W. Woodward hardcover
NY: American & Foreign Bible Society. Good; Lacking most of flap rear paste-down is stained and wrinkled . tea-colored stain from pages 259-140 which tapers off quickly towards . the front of the book the pages are not wrinkled overall this is . an attractive useable copy. 1849. Hardcover. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Dark brown wallet style leather all edges gilt hand size 824 256p. . American & Foreign Bible Society hardcover
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