Tactile Printing : First Books and Early Presses
Object ID:
2015.9.1
Title:
The Holy Bible [Boston line letter]
Subtitle:
containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Vol. I.
Summary:
Brown clothbound boards embossed with a floral pattern, with black leather corners and spine; five horizontal ribs embossed on spine; no spacers between signatures; single-sided embossing with pages glued together back to back;embossed on spine: "old testament, vol. 1" in Boston line letter.
Contents: Genesis to Leviticus.
Publication Date:
1846
Publication Place:
New York, NY
Publisher:
American Bible Society
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