(BIBLE IN ENGLISH) The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New

Sale 2263 - Lot 74

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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

(BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments. One map (of 2), 11 (of 16) plates, and one engraved table. Folio, tasteful modern full calf by Weitz-Coleman; marginal wear to early leaves, final leaf quite worn with archival repairs, minor foxing and toning, lacking the list of subscribers; Brush family genealogical notes on verso of one plate, later gift inscription on flyleaf. Philadelphia: Berriman & Co., 1796

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"Valued by collectors, as its illustrations give excellent examples of the work done by several American engravers of that time"--Wright page 325. Among the engravers represented are Alexander Anderson (a map of the Holy Land and a view of Solomon's Temple) and Amos Doolittle (Judas Maccabeus defeats the Samarian army). Evans 30065; Hills 53. Only two other copies known at auction, each with fewer plates than the present copy.