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An abridgement of scripture history : designed for the amusement and improvement of children : wherein the most striking actions in the Old Testament are made plain to the youngest capacities : adorned with head peices [sic] expressive of the subject of each narrative : curiously engraved on 60 copper plates, and dedicated to the infant Bishop of Osnaburg / by an eminent divine.
Uniform title
Bible.
Old Testament.
Selections
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London : Printed & sold by Edwd. Ryland, in the Old Bailey, MDCCLXV [1765]
Description
112 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (engravings); 18 cm (12⁰)
Details
Subject(s)
Bible Old Testament
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Study and teaching
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Bible stories
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Juvenile literature
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Illustrator
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810
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Engraver
Wale, Samuel, -1786
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Bookseller
Ryland, Edwd. (Edward), active approximately 1762-1775
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Dedicatee
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
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Rare books genre
Bible stories
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Contained in
Multi-title collection including An abridgement of scripture history : designed for the amusement and improvement of children : wherein the most striking actions in the Old Testament are made plain to the youngest capacities : adorned with head peices [sic] expressive of the subject of each narrative : curiously engraved on 60 copper plates, and dedicated to the infant Bishop of Osnaburg and 1 other(s).
Notes
"Price bound 2s. 6d." --At foot of title page.
Illustrations: Engraved pictorial bookplate, engraved frontispiece, signed by Wale and Grignion, engraved pictorial titlepage and dedication page (to Frederick Augustus), and 56 numbered plates, each accompanied by prose text below.
Cotsen copy: Illustrations hand-colored.
Cotsen copy: Inscribed within pictorial bookplate: "Elizabeth Bentham."
Cotsen copy: Inscribed at head of titlepage: "E. B. Muriel 1833."
With
Bound with this is: "Abridgement of sacred history of Jesus Christ" (Ryland, 1766).
Binding note
Later (?) full crimson red, covers with decorative gilt-rolled borders, and paneled spine with decorative gilt-stamped fleurons
References
English short title catalogue, N28324
Osborne Collection of early children's books, page 750
In
Multi-title collection including An abridgement of scripture history : designed for the amusement and improvement of children : wherein the most striking actions in the Old Testament are made plain to the youngest capacities : adorned with head peices [sic] expressive of the subject of each narrative : curiously engraved on 60 copper plates, and dedicated to the infant Bishop of Osnaburg and 1 other(s).
OCLC
29125565
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