The holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the original tongues, And with the former translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.

1756 Scottish Holy BIBLE Edinburgh Adrian Watkins + Belfast Psalms of David

A highly rare and desirable 18th-century English Holy Bible published and printed in Edinburgh by Adrian Watkins. Like other Bibles of this era, this example includes both the Old and New Testaments with 'The Psalms of David in Metre'. The Psalms, however, was published by Daniel Blow in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Item number: #21079

Price: $750

Holy Bible

The holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the original tongues, And with the former translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches.

Edinburgh: Printed by Adrian Watkins His Majesty's Printer, MDCCLVI. [1756]

Details:

· Collation: Complete

o Unpaginated

o New Testament includes separate title page

o "Psalms of David"

Belfast: Daniel Blow, 1764

· References: ESTC T 185460; D&M 1106 (1754 ed)

· Provenance: Handwritten – G. L. Fraser, Kirkside 1893

o Likely Lieutenant Colonel George Leith Fraser (1826-1908), Bengal Staff Corps, and Laird of Mearnes, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He spent most of his military career in India, accumulating numerous honors through his service.

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~10.5in X 8.5in (26.5cm x 21.5cm)

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