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The Bible [electronic resource].
Author
Taylor, John, 1580-1653
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Uniform title
Verbum sempiternum
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
The ninth edition.
Published/Created
Philadelphia: : Printed for W. Jones, no. 30, N. Fourth St., 1798.
Description
[2], 286, [2] p. : ill. ; 56 mm.
Details
Subject(s)
Bible
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Juvenile literature
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Dedicatee
Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Rare books genre
Juvenile literature
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Poems
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Prayers
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Miniature books .
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Series
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 33410.
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Contains
Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
Salvator mundi.
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Notes
An epitome of the Bible in verse, written by John Taylor and commonly known as the Thumb Bible. First published with title: Verbum sempiternum.
A reissue of the eighth edition (Evans 26649), with cancel title page pasted over original title page. According to Welch, "some pages have been changed and reset." In the AAS copy the title page to the eighth edition has been exposed. It reads: The Bible. The eighth edition. Philadelphia: Printed for Sower & Jones, 66, No. Third-Street. by Jacob Johnson & Co.
Dedicated by the editors to George Washington.
"The history of the New Testament."--p. [163]-278. Half-title: The New Testament. First published with title: Salvator mundi.
Prayers, p. [279]-286.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 33410).
References
Evans 33410
Adomeit, R.E. Thumb Bibles, A9
Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 1293.8
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 232
Other format(s)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place name(s)
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
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