First Royal Quarto Bible in America
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THE HOLY BIBLE. Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1791. Large 4to, 11.5" x 9". With frontispiece to OT and NT. 1310 pp., without the concordance at end. Bound here in modern full calf. ************** THE FIRST QUARTO EDITION OF THE BIBLE PRINTED IN AMERICA. This edition was issued both with 2 frontispieces (as seen here) and with numerous plates as seen in other copies (see Wright, page 81.) The printer Isaiah Thomas also produced the first folio the same year; Ben Franklin referred to Thomas as the "Baskerville of America." This copy with the ownership signature of Sarah Bradford, dated 1800
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A number of leaves (mostly at front and rear) with margins strengthened with paper or tissue, similarly some marginal chips or fraying repaired. Pp. 519/20 with some slight loss of text (shown in photos.) Occasional marginal water-stains, occasional light foxing or stains, occasional toning, mostly clean.
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First Royal Quarto Bible in America
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