New Testament with Psalms, 1837, first American Bible Society edition thereof
The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Translated out of the Original Greek; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. New-York: Stereotyped by Redfield & Lindsay, for the American Bible Society, Instituted in New-York, in the Year 1816. Printed by D. Fanshaw. 1837.
BOUND WITH
The Book of Psalms, Translated out of the Original Hebrew; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. New-York: Stereotyped by Redfield & Lindsay, for the American Bible Society, Instituted in New-York, in the Year 1816. Printed by D. Fanshaw. 1837.
Pica 8vo in original full brown leather with title label and raised bands on spine. Leather scuffed. Corners bumped and chipped. Joints/hinges appear strong. 19th century owner’s writing on ffep. Some foxing and toning. Binding tight. Printed in two columns.
New Testament: 431 pages. Psalms: 112 pages.
Approximately 9 x 5 ¾ x 1 ¼ inches.
Appears to most closely correspond to Hills 986, being the first ABS copy of the NT issued with the Psalms, though the copy cite by Hills is noted as the “third edition” but printed in the same year.