Rare First / New Edition Early 19th Century Antique Bible in 4 volumes - The Holy Bible , Thomas Scott | Published in London by Seeley, Hatchard, Baldwin, 1812 | Volume 1: Genesis - 2 Samuel; Volume 2: 1 Kings - Song of Sooman; Volume 3: Isaiah - Malachi; Volume 4: Mathew - Revelations | Four (4) volumes fully bound in calf leather; spine with black title and volume panels, gold gilt decoration and lettering to spine | Full Title Page: The Holy Bible Containing The Old and New Testaments, According to the Publick Version; with Explanatory Notes, practical Observations, and Copious Marginal References. By Thomas Scott, Rector of Aston Sandford, Bucks: Late Chaplain to the Lock Hospital. A New Edition, with Corrections by the Author. London: Printed by C. Baldwin, New Bridge-Street; And Published by L.B. Seely, 169, Fleet-Street; John Hatchard Piccadilly; and Robert Baldwin, 47, Paternoster Row. 1812 | Thomas Scott (1747-1821) was rector of Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire. He became co-founding Secretary to the Church Mission Society and purportedly trained the first missionaries, who were sent to West Africa and Sierra Leone.

The Holy Bible Containing The Old and New Testaments, According to the Publick Version; with Explanatory Notes, practical Observations, and Copious Marginal References. By Thomas Scott, Rector of Aston Sandford, Bucks: Late Chaplain to the Lock Hospital. A New Edition, with Corrections by the Author. London: Printed by C. Baldwin, New Bridge-Street; And Published by L.B. Seely, 169, Fleet-Street; John Hatchard Piccadelly; and Robert Baldwin, 47, Paternoster Row. 1812