Hull: printed by Robert Peck, and sold in London by J. Mathews... n.d. [1800?]. Only edition, 4to, pp. [4], iii, [1], 391, [1]; contemporary quarter tan calf over marbled boards; rebacked, old spine and spine label neatly laid down; very good and sound. Put to verse, this is an unusual..... More
New York: American Bible Society, 1837. 8vo. 431, [1]; 112; contemporary full black calf, spine scuffed and crackled, prelims and terminals foxed, hinges cracked; the fore-margins of the early and last leaves are frayed, and a prior owner appears to have reglued the first and last gatherings back into the..... More
[Nettetal]: Monumenta Serica Institute, [1999]. 8vo, pp. 450, [24]; text illustrations; green printed paper covered boards, fine. Monumenta Serica Monograph Series XLIII. A collection of essays on the Bible's translation, transmission, reception, and appropriation in China. More
Gottingen: Dieterichschen buchhandlung, 1849-1852. 4 volumes in 2, 8vo; some pages slightly browned, stains at tops and bottoms of hinges, extremities and joints rubbed, spines a little scuffed, stain on spine of vol. I, else very good in contemporary half brown morocco gilt over maroon paper covered boards. Yearbooks of..... More
Oxford: published for the Society for the Study of Mediaeval Languages and Literature by Basil Blackwell, 1961. First edition, 8vo, pp. [8], 111, [1]; fine in original green printed wrappers. Medium AEvum monographs, no. 6. Study of the Gothic Gospels and Epistles. More
Roterodami: Arnoldi Leers, 1646. Folio, pp. [8], 1223, [48]; title page printed in red and black and with printer's device; full contemporary calf, covers neatly reattached; ex-Knox College Library with stamp on title page. A complete copy of this rare and exhaustive work on the New Testament Gospels. OCLC finds..... More
London: Martin Secker, 1925. First edition, 8vo, pp. 141, [1], [2] (ads); original black cloth-backed decorative cloth, gilt-lettered spine; spine a bit cocked, else about fine. Bookplate on front pastedown. Higginson & Williams A14a. More
New York: for the Typophiles by the Bird and Bull Press, 1982. Edition ltd. to 1000 copies, sm. 8vo, pp. 76, [4]; 7 facsimiles, 3 folding; fine copy. Typophile Chapbook no. 56. The story of Nash's projected Bible, not finished, but intended to be his magnum opus. Printed by Henry..... More
New York: for the Typophiles by the Bird and Bull Press, 1982. Edition ltd. to 1000 copies, sm. 8vo, pp. 76, [4]; 6 facsimiles, 3 folding; fine copy. Typophile Chapbook no. 56. The story of Nash's projected Bible, not finished, but intended to be his magnum opus. More
New York: Library Binding Institute, 1952-1957. 2 volumes, 8vo, 14 issues, 8-32 pages each; bound in red and black library cloth, gilt titles on spines. Fine. More
Utica: Cyhoeddwyd gan Thos. T. Evans, 1856. 8vo, pp. [2], 345; text in double column; original brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine; soine ends chipped, good and sound, or better. Part II only, comprising the Gospel of John and The Acts. More
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, [c 1884]. Folio, pp. [16]; self-wrappers; text in double column; two full-page color maps of Palestine and a temple, text illustrations, last leaf detached but present, shallow tears at fore edge, very good. A prospectus for the complete book, with sample pages, table of contents..... More
Bruxellis: typis Francisci t'Serstevens, 1776. First edition, 4to, pp. [2], [12], 740; text in double column, woodcut vignette portrait of Jansenius on title-p.; nice enough copy in contemporary full sheep, red morocco label on gilt-decorated spine, edges stained red; spine a little rubbed, but the binding is sound and text..... More
Akron & Evanston: Bruce Ferrini / Hamill & Barker, 1993. Edition limited to 166 copies, folio, pp. 40; original burgundy morocco-backed boards, paper label on upper cover, black morocco label on spine; accompanied by a linen folder, paper label on upper cover, containing an original leaf from the Fust &..... More
Paris: Desray, 1814. 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xxxiv, 380; [2], 435, [1] errata; engraved frontispiece in each volume, plus 48 engraved plates showing 96 figures; mild foxing throughout, otherwsie a venerable, uncut copy in original pastepaper wrappers backed in marbled paper, printed paper labels on spine. Half title in volume..... More
Stockholm: Hartwig Gercken, 1730. 8vo, pp. 175; contemporary three-quarter calf over boards (some soiling), rubbing, large crack to top right-hand corner of front board; several contemporary inscriptions on endpapers and title page; a good copy. OCLC does not locate any copies in the United States. More
Leipzig und Franckfurth: in Verlegung der Lanckischen Erben, 1718. Large, thick folio, pp. [26], 1342; [2], 868; title page printed in red and black, text in triple column; contemporary full blindstamped pigskin, manuscript titling on spine; the binding worn and soiled, but sound, cracks at base of spine. A German..... More
Philadelphia: Lanston Monotype Machine Company, ca. 1920s. Miniature book (approx. an inch-and-a-half square, 38 x 38 mm), unpaged, text printed on rectos only; illustrations; printed staplebound self-wrappers, volume laid into publisher's printed bifolium (toned), accompanied by one piece of type measuring 1/6 of an inch square on which is cast..... More
Philadelphia: [publisher not identified], published at 1227 Walnut Street, [stereotyped by L. Johnson & Co., printed by C. Sherman and Son], 5619 [i.e. 1858-59]. Second edition, 4to, pp. vi, [4], 3-1011, [1], plus 2 pro-forma lithograph leaves of "family records," and a tipped-in printed slip extending the family record (see..... More
Menomonie, Wisc. Vagabond Press, 1960. First edition, 8vo, pp. [9], 21-[23]; original tan cloth stained, else very good. Location and provenance of the 45 known copies, and the story behind the discovery of the 46th. More
Menomonie, Wisconsin: The Vagabond Press, 1960. First edition, 8vo, pp. [9], 21-[23]; Location and provenance of the 45 known copies, and the story behind the discovery of the 46th. presentation copy with Leslie's warm inscription, The Blake School Library bookplate on front paste-down, library cards at rear paste-down; extremities lightly..... More
Philadelphia: Mentz und Rovoudt, 1848. 12mo, pp. 251, [1]; woodcut frontispiece (within the pagination), dampstain pervades the first dozen leaves, otherwise a very good copy in original sheep-backed decorative paper-covered boards, green clover-leaf design on a pink brick-motif background, green and pink decorations to page edges; yellow bookseller's ticket of..... More
New York: Amerikanischen Bibel-Gesellschaft, 1844. 2 volumes in 1, thick 8vo; text printed in double columns; full contemporary calf, black gilt spine label; considerable wear, leather rubbed, several losses to spine label, hinges weak; endpapers soiled, lacking front flyleaf; contemporary signature on title page; interior fine. American Imprints 44-646. More
Boston: J. N. Bradley & Co., 1844. 8vo, pp. 55, [1]; self-wrappers; spine with cloth reinforcement, first leaf with 2" tear at the top gutter (some loss of paper but no loss of letterpress), ex-Garrett Bible Institute, Evanston, Illinois with several old library rubberstamps (released); good copy. Mann had taken..... More
Calcutta: Printed at the Baptist Mission Press, for the Bible Translation Society, and the American and Foreign Bible Society, 1851. Second edition limited to 2000 copies, 8vo, pp. 719; contemporary paneled calf, dark brown gilt-lettered calf spine labels, ex-Baptist Mission House Library with usual early 20th-century markings and bookplate to..... More
