| Description |
[ii], 34 p. : front., ill. (incl. port.), facsims. ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"Limited edition - 1000 copies"--T.p |
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"This is leaf-book no. 301 of 1000 of the colonial edition."--Affidavit of originality, p. 34 |
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Includes (on verso of t.p.) facsimile of previous t.p.: "An original leaf from the Bible of the revolution, and an essay concerning it, by Robert R. Dearden, Jr. and Douglas S. Watson. San Francisco, Calif.: Printed by E. & R. Grabhorn for J. Howell, 1930."--P. [ii] |
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The original leaf is mounted on page 7; the WTS library copy leaf contains the text of I Corinthians 7:1-8:7 |
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Bound in leather shelfback, stamped in gold |
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Title page of the Aitken Bible (facsimile) -- Title page of Aitken's Psalms in metre (facsimile) -- Signature of Robert Aitken (facsimile) -- Mark of Robert Aitken used on verso of title leaf to the Bible (facsimile) -- An original leaf from the Aitken Bible -- Second title page in the Aitken Bible (facsimile) -- Portrait of Robert Aitken by Charles Wilson Peale -- The Bible of the revolution : an essay / Robert R. Dearden, Jr. and Douglas S. Watson -- The Coffee House in Philadelphia in Robert Aitken's time -- Portrait of General Washington -- A letter of Washington regarding the Bible of the revolution -- A note on the typography of the period / Edwin E. Grabhorn -- Affadavit of originality |
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS |
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Bible. English -- Versions -- Authorized
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Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802
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Printing -- United States -- History
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| Alt Author |
Dearden, Robert R. (Robert Rowland)
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Watson, Douglas S. (Douglas Sloane), joint author
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Grabhorn, Edwin E
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Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Correspondence.
Selections
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| Alt Title |
Bible. English. Authorized. 1782
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Original leaf from the Bible of the revolution
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Bible of the revolution
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Note on the typography of the period
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